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Training in the management of post-traumatic stress disorder in Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Patricia d'Ardenne ,
Hanspeter Dorner ,
James Walugembe ,
Allen Nakibuuka ,
James Nsereko ,
Tom Onen  and
Cerdic Hall
Patricia d'Ardenne
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychotrauma, East London NHS Foundation Trust, 61 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BE, UK, email [email protected]
Hanspeter Dorner
Affiliation:
East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
James Walugembe
Affiliation:
Butabika Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Allen Nakibuuka
Affiliation:
Butabika Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
James Nsereko
Affiliation:
Butabika Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Tom Onen
Affiliation:
Butabika Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Cerdic Hall
Affiliation:
East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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The aims of this study were to establish the feasibility and effectiveness of training Ugandan mental health workers in the management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on guidelines from the UK National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The Butabika Link is a mental health partnership between the East London Foundation NHS Trust (ELFT) and Butabika National Psychiatric Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, supported by the Tropical Health Education Trust (THET), and based on the recommendations of the Crisp report (Crisp, 2007). The Link has worked on the principle that the most effective partnership between high-income and low- or middle-income countries is through organisations already delivering healthcare, that is, through the support of existing services. Butabika Hospital is a centre of excellence, serving an entire nation of 30 million people, many of them recovering from 20 years of armed conflict that took place mainly in the north of Uganda. In addition, Uganda has received refugees from conflicts in neighbouring states, including Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan and Burundi. The Ugandan Ministry of Health's Strategic Plan (2000) has prioritised post-conflict mental disorders and domestic violence, which is reflected in the vision of the Link's work.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 67 - 68
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