Evaluating changes in recovery in people living with severe and persistent mental illness after psychiatric rehabilitation services at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.

Matthew Turissini¹, Angela L Rollins², Allan Kimaina³, Florence Jaguga⁴, Julius Barasa⁵, Lily Okeyo⁵, Mercy Kimaiyo⁵, Richard Matundura⁵, Gilliane Kosgei⁵, Naomi Kipkorir⁵, Neal Patel⁶, Edith Kamaru Kwobah⁴

¹Department of Medicine, IU Center for Global Health Equity, Indiana University.

²Department of Psychology, Indiana University Indianapolis.

³Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare Data Analysis Team.

⁴Department of Mental Health, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.

⁵Afya ya Akili Mashinani Mental Health Care Program, Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare.

⁶School of Medicine, Indiana University.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: People living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) in Kenya lack access to recovery-based services. In this study, we assessed changes in recovery in people living with SPMI in Kenya 6 months after receiving services at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Nawiri Recovery and Skills Centre (Nawiri). METHODS: A retrospective evaluation was conducted using a pretest/posttes…

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