Beliefs about the causes and treatment of common mental illnesses and suicidality in rural Uganda
This study identifies common beliefs regarding the causes and perceptions of mental illness in rural Uganda. The predominant focus on financial stressors as a cause of mental illness, coupled with strong emphasis and belief in the effectiveness of community-based support as treatment, highlights the need for context-specific mental health interventions.
Authors
- R. Sivakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2060-2194)
- Robert A. Rosenheck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4314-4592)
- Yang Jae Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-0786)
- Rauben Kazungu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4946-2981)
- Jason A. Wykoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-5420)
- Ibrahim Ssekalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9573-6616)
- Alexander C. Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-7917)
- Rita Mbabazi
- Shakira Nakaweesi
- Ondine Jevremov
- Ella Brodey
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Harvard University (US)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Williams College (US)
- Cavendish University Uganda (UG)
- Yale University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Empowerment Program (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10066
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.88