TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Exploring psychological distress in Burundi during and after the armed conflict
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Familiar, Itziar
A1  - Hall, Brian
A1  - Bundervoet, Tom
A1  - Verwimp, Philip
A1  - Bass, Judith
SP  - 32
EP  - 38
VL  - 52
IS  - 1
N2  - We assessed symptoms of psychological distress among a population-based sample of 9000-plus adults in Burundi during (1998) and after (2007) armed conflict. After exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to an 8-item, self-report measure, we identified two domains of psychological distress "Depression/Anxiety" and "Functioning" with good fit to data. The questionnaire was invariant in males and females. Depression and Anxiety symptoms during conflict were more frequently reported than Functioning symptoms; all symptoms were more frequently reported by women. Psychological distress was found in 44 % of individuals during conflict and in 29 % 2 years after the conflict. <br><br>RESULTS call for further research in Burundi that can inform the development of mental health interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9902-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -