Depression Treatment Centers In Kenya

In a recent article, we wrote about what depression is and its conspicuous symptoms. Well, depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and a general loss of interest.

Depression is the main cause of around 7,000 suicides each year in Kenya and that explains volumes why you should seek treatment before things worsen. There are a few psychiatrists in the country and even an appointment to talk to one may be hard to come by. There are surging numbers of depression cases and the scarcity of psychiatrists need to be addressed.

Psychiatric hospitals and depression treatment centres, also known as mental hospitals, or asylums, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of serious mental illness, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

Below are some of the depression treatment centres in Kenya.

Nairobi Mental Health Services Clinic

Location: KMA Center, third-floor room 302.

Phone number 0714972228

1. Agha Khan Hospital Psychiatric Clinic

The Aga Khan Hospital has a Psychiatry Clinic every Wednesday from 2:00-4:00 PM
Telephone: +254 3662253
Location: Kisumu

2. The Nairobi West Hospital Psychiatry Department

The Nairobi West Hospital operates a mental health clinic which deals with various mental disorders like; behavioral, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities, depression, psychosis, schizophrenia and even addiction.

Phone: 0722 200 944, 0734 200 944

Email: enquiry@nairobiwesthospital.com

3. MP Shah Hospital Mental Clinic

Mp Shah mental clinic deals with mental health problems like psychosis, depression, schizophrenia, and addictions and it usually open from Monday to Wednesday.

Phone: 0733 606113, 0733 606752, 0722 204427.
Email:info@mpshahhosp.org

4. Mathari National Teaching & Referral Hospital Nairobi
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital is a specialized training and research public institution in mental health.
Mathari is the biggest teaching psychiatric hospital in Kenya. Mathari deals with almost all mental disorders from mild depression to extreme cases like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Phone: 0202337694, 020337694

5. The Outspan Hospital Psychology Clinic

Outspan runs a mental clinic in Nyeri, Kenya which deals with; drug and substance abuse counselling, adolescent/youth counselling,  bereavement counselling, VCT/HIV counselling, family, and marriage counselling, trauma counselling, stress, and management, psychological assessment, depression and mood disorders.
Phone: 0722696901
Email: info @outspanhospital.org

6. Kenyatta National Hospital Mental Health Department

Phone: 0709 854000, 0730 643000, 0722 829500
Email: knhadmin@knh.or.ke

7. Befrienders Kenya

This is a charitable organization which focuses on suicide prevention by offering emotional support to those people who are distressed or depressed and are likely to commit suicide. They have volunteers who do the counselling and help this depressed people regain balance in life and live stress-free lives. Some of their programs are emotional support, community awareness on suicide prevention, reduction of stigma associated with suicide and general counselling.

Phone:0722178177

Email info@befrienderskenya.org

8. AMPATH

AMPATH is a Moi University, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and a consortium of North America academic health centres which work in partnership with the Kenyan Government. AMPATH is working to ensure that Kenyans with mental illnesses like depression get the treatment they deserve. They have a major campaign on western Kenya to ensure that even adolescents get psychiatrist care. AMPATH offer counselling services, sensitization about depression and psychiatrist services. They are found in Eldoret.

Phone: 07532033471

Email: info@ampathkenya.org

9. Chiromo Lane Medical Centre

Chiromo Lane medical centre is a reputable purpose-built psychiatric inpatient and outpatient hospital. It deals with diagnosis and treatment of all forms of acute psychiatric disorders from schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, bipolar, addiction and depression.

Phone: 0729359501/0786265143

Email: info@clmc.co.ke

10. Nairobi Parenting Clinic

Nairobi parenting clinic is one of the leading premier parenting and psychiatric clinic which offers both psychiatric and parenting solutions. They treat the following disorders; schizophrenia, mood disorder (depression), eating disorder, sleep disorder, personality disorder, ADHD, Learning disorder to name just but a few.

Phone: 0714203659/0733738574

Email: nairobiparentingclinic@gmail.com

Other Provincial general and Referral hospitals across the country offering psychiatric and mental checkup for the likes of depression patients are;

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