Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Musisi, Seggane"
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Caregivers' experience with major depression concealed by physical illness in patients recruited from Central Ugandan Primary Health Care centers
Muhwezi, Wilson Winstons; Okello, Elialilia Sarikiaeli; Neema, Stella; Musisi, Seggane (Sage Publications, 2008)In this article, we present caregivers’ grapples with major depression seen among their physically ill patients. A thematic analysis of 29 in-depth caregiver interviews identified four themes: (a) caregivers’ perceptions ... -
Clinical presentation of bipolar mania in HIV-positive patients in Uganda.
Nakimuli-Mpungu, Etheldreda; Musisi, Seggane; Mpungu, Steven Kiwuwa; Katabira, Elly (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2009)Background: Secondary mania in HIV-positive individuals has been well documented; however, cases of bipolar mania in HIV infection occur, as well. Objective: This is the first controlled study of the demographic and clinical ... -
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
Bangirana, Paul; Allebeck, Peter; Boivin, Michael J.; John, Candy C.; Page, Connie; Ehnvall, Anna; Musisi, Seggane (BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ... -
Cognitive dysfunction among HIV positive and HIV negative patients with psychosis in Uganda
Nakasujja, Noeline; Allebeck, Peter; Agren, Hans; Musisi, Seggane; Katabira, Elly (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Cognitive impairment is an established phenomenon in HIV infected individuals and patients that have psychosis. However there is need to establish the severity of the impairment if patients are co morbid with ... -
Comparative studies on orphans and non-orphans in Uganda
Munaaba, Flavia Nabugere; Owor, Joseph; Baguma, Peter; Musisi, Seggane; Mugisha, Frank; Muhangi, Denis; Matovu, Vero I. D.; Owor, Joseph Rach; Ezati, Enoch; Okumu, Joseph; Tindyebwa, Denis; Ekwaru, Paul; Kyomugisha, Eunice; Kimeze, Sarah Nambuubi; Kinyanda, Eugene; Nakigudde, Janet; Mugisha, James; Muhindo, Isaiah; Kakooza, Angelina; Muhwezi, Wilson; Mugumya, Firminus (Center for International Health and Development, 2004-10)There are now in Uganda more than two million orphans, i.e. children under 18 years old who have lost one or both of their parents. Roughly one in every five children is an orphan and one in every four households in the ... -
Detection of major depression in Ugandan primary health care settings using simple questions from a subjective well-being (SWB) subscale
Muhwezi, Wilson Winstons; Ågren, Hans; Musisi, Seggane (Springer Verlag, 2007)Objective To explore whether the 4- item subjective well-being subscale could be used to detect a major depressive illness. Secondly, to describe the prevalence and characteristics of depressed health care attendees at ... -
Early-onset versus late-onset HIV-related secondary mania in Uganda.
Nakimuli-Mpungu, Etheldreda; Musisi, Seggane; Mpungu, Steven Kiwuwa; Katabira, Elly (2008)Background: First-episode secondary mania in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been described among samples of predominantly Caucasian, HIV-positive male patients in developed countries. Objective: The goal ... -
HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda
Sacktor, Ned; Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Rezapour, Mona; Robertson, Kevin; Musisi, Seggane; Katabira, Elly; Ronald, Allan; Clifford, David B.; Laeyendecker, Oliver; Quinn, Thomas C. (Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009)Background. In the United States, clade B is the predominant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) subtype, whereas in sub-Saharan Africa, clades A, C, and D are the predominant subtypes. HIV subtype may have an impact on ... -
The International HIV Dementia Scale: a new rapid screening test for HIV dementia
Sacktora, Ned C.; Wong, Matthew; Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Selnes, Ola A.; Musisi, Seggane; Robertson, Kevin; McArthur, Justin C.; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)Objective: HIV dementia is an important neurological complication of advanced HIV infection. The use of a cross-cultural screening test to detect HIV dementia within the international community is critical for diagnosing ... -
The international HIV dementia scale: a new rapid screening test for HIV dementia.
Sacktor, Ned C.; Wong, Matthew; Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Selnes, Ola A.; Musisi, Seggane; Robertson, Kevin; McArthur, Justin C.; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly T. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)Objective: HIV dementia is an important neurological complication of advanced HIV infection. The use of a cross-cultural screening test to detect HIV dementia within the international community is critical for diagnosing ... -
Life events and depression in the context of the changing African family: the case of Uganda
Muhwezi, Wilson Winstons; Ågren, Hans; Neema, Stella; Musisi, Seggane; Maganda, Albert Koma (2007)Introduction: Traditionally, the African extended family gave psychosocial support to all members, which cushioned any illness effects including depression. Recent changes in the African family, notably urbanization and ... -
Pattern of neuropsychological performance among HIV positive patients in Uganda
Robertson, Kevin R; Nakasujja, Noeline; Wong, Matthew; Musisi, Seggane; Katabira, Elly; Parsons, Thomas D.; Ronald, Allan; Sacktor, Ned (BioMed Central, 2007)Background: Few studies have examined cognitive functioning of HIV positive patients in sub-Saharan Africa. It cannot be assumed that HIV positive patients in Africa exhibit the same declines as patients in high-resource ... -
Qualitative study of the influence of antidepressants on the psychological health of patients on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Okello, Elialilia S; Ngo, Victoria K; Ryan, Gerry; Musisi, Seggane; Akena, Dickens; Nakasujja, Noeline; Wagner, Glenn (National Inquiry Services Centre, Taylor & Francis, 2012)The study set out to explore how HIV-positive individuals conceptualise and describe depression and its manifestation in their lives, and how this may change over time in the context of antiretroviral therapy (ART) ... -
War related sexual violence and it’s medical and psychological consequences as seen in Kitgum, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Kinyanda, Eugine; Musisi, Seggane; Biryabarema, Christine (2010)Background: Despite the recent adoption of the UN resolution 1820 (2008) which calls for the cessation of war related sexual violence against civilians in conflict zones, Africa continues to see some of the worst cases of ...