PROF. NYAMAI CHRISTOPHER MUNYAO
B.Sc.(Nrb), M.Sc.(Helsinki), Ph.D.(Nrb). Member FGSK
Email: cnyamai@uonbi.ac.ke; Tel: +254-722813873
Email: cnyamai@uonbi.ac.ke; Tel: +254-722813873
Following exposure to a major traumatic event like the August seventh 1998 Nairobi bomb blast various reactions occur, some of which result in stress-related psychiatric disorders. We have described one such case, and used it to illustrate the salient features of posttraumatic stress disorder. We have outlined the diagnostic categories of the post-traumatic disorders and discussed the different treatment modalities applicable