Post traumatic stress disorder among former child soldiers attending a rehabilitative service and primary school education in northern Uganda.

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dc.contributor.authorOvuga, Emilio
dc.contributor.authorOyok, Thomas O.
dc.contributor.authorMoro, E.B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-11T11:35:12Z
dc.date.available2022-03-11T11:35:12Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis study was prompted by the psychiatric hospitalization of 12 former child soldiers of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) at a rehabilitation school in northern Uganda with a case of mass psychotic behavior. Objectives: To report the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, depressed mood, and associated risk factors. Methods: Data on post-traumatic stress disorder, depressed mood, physical disabilities, socio-demographic variables, and the children’s war experiences were collected in face-to-face interviews using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ), a modified Hopkins Symptoms Check-List (HSCL), and a 15-item War Trauma Experience Check-list (WTECL-15). Data was analyzed with SPSS version 11.0. Results: There were 58 girls and 44 boys. Eighty nine children (87.3%) reported having experienced ten or more war-related traumatic psychological events; 55.9% of the children suffered from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, 88.2%, symptoms of depressed mood and 21.6% had various forms of physical disability. Nearly half of the children (42.2%) reported a positive family history of severe mental illness; 10.8%, a family history of suicide; 22.5%, a family history of suicide attempt; and 45.1%, a family history of alcohol abuse. Children who experienced 10 or more traumatic war events were more likely than the rest to experience depressed mood. Return through a reception center or through a cleansing ritual did not protect against depression. Discussion: Post-traumatic stress disorder among former LRA child soldiers at a rehabilitation centre in northern Uganda is presented. The report highlights the huge unmet need for psychological services among former child soldiers of the LRA.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOvuga, E., Oyok, T. O., & Moro, E. B. (2008). Post traumatic stress disorder among former child soldiers attending a rehabilitative service and primary school education in northern Uganda. African health sciences, 8(3), 136-141.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs/article/view/7064
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2711
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican health sciencesen_US
dc.subjectPost traumatic stress disorderen_US
dc.subjectChild soldiersen_US
dc.subjectRehabilitative serviceen_US
dc.subjectPrimary school educationen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Ugandaen_US
dc.titlePost traumatic stress disorder among former child soldiers attending a rehabilitative service and primary school education in northern Uganda.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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