Traumatic episodes and mental health effects in young men and women in Rwanda, 17 years after the genocide. - In the southern province of Rwanda December 2011 to January 2012

Background Mental health contributes to approximately 14% of the global burden of disease. It has attracted a minimal attention from research and planners of health in low and middle income countries (LMCs) leading to little detection and treatment. Rwanda is a small country in Africa with about 10.4 million people. Mental disorders prevalence is influenced by traumatic episodes of the 1994 genocide when approximately 800.000 people were killed. Quality psychiatry care is scarce to …