War experiences, general functioning and barriers to care among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: the WAYS study | Zendy

Kennedy AmoneP’Olak | Zendy; Peter B. Jones | Zendy; Richard MeiserStedman | Zendy; Rosemary Abbott | Zendy; Paul Stephen Ayella-Ataro | Zendy; Jackson Amone | Zendy; E. B. L. Ovuga | Zendy

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War experiences, general functioning and barriers to care among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: the WAYS study

Author(s) -

Kennedy AmoneP’Olak,

Peter B. Jones,

Richard MeiserStedman,

Rosemary Abbott,

Paul Stephen Ayella-Ataro,

Jackson Amone,

E. B. L. Ovuga

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdt126

Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , suicide prevention , psychiatry , military service , occupational safety and health , environmental health , public health , poison control , medicine , nursing , political science , pathology , law

Exposure to war is associated with considerable risks for long-term mental health problems (MHP) and poor functioning. Yet little is known about functioning and mental health service (MHS) use among former child soldiers (FCS). We assessed whether different categories of war experiences predict functioning and perceived need for, sources of and barriers to MHS among FCS.

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