Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-238) and index

Admission, discharge, and referral of patients / Emilio Ovuga -- Communication in provision of health care / Emilio Ovuga -- Professional ethics in the provision of mental health services / Emilio Ovuga -- Causes of mental illness / Samuel Maling -- Classification of mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga -- General symptoms of mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga -- Depression / Emilio Ovuga -- Mania / Harriet Birabwa -- Anxiety disorders / Emilio Ovuga -- Psychosis / Emilio Ovuga -- Schizophrenia / Emilio Ovuga -- Organic mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga -- Delirium / Emilio Ovuga -- Delirium tremens / Emilio Ovuga -- Alcohol and drug abuse (substance abuse) / Samuel Maling -- Mental health aspects of HIV/AIDS / Emilio Ovuga -- Mental health aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology / Juliet Nakku -- Psychological impact of trauma / Emilio Ovuga -- Dementia / Emilio Ovuga -- Epilepsy / Emilio Ovuga -- Morbid jealousy / Emilio Ovuga -- Personality disorders / Emilio Ovuga -- Problems in sexual function / Emilio Ovuga -- Forensic psychiatry / Emilio Ovuga -- Somatoform disorders (psychosomatic disorders) / Emilio Ovuga -- Psychiatric emergencies / Emilio Ovuga -- Mental disorders in children and adolescents / Grace Nakasi -- Enuresis in childhood and adolescence / Emilio Ovuga -- Management of mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga -- Drugs used in psychiatry / Emilio Ovuga -- Management of excited behaviour / Emilio Ovuga -- If a patient is not improving adequately / Emilio Ovuga -- Compliance / Emilio Ovuga -- Non-pharmacological methods of treatment in psychiatry / Emilio Ovuga -- Psychological impact of trauma / Emilio Ovuga -- Traditional medicine / Catherine Abbo -- The Mental Treatment Act / Emilio Ovuga -- Mental health services and referral points / Emilio Ovuga -- The role of the family in the provision of health care / Emilio Ovuga -- The role of theCommunity in the delivery of mental health services / John Wakida -- Mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders / John Wakida -- Psychiatric emergencies / Emilio Ovuga -- Psychological methods of therapy / Emilio Ovuga