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Showing 1 to 20 of 245 for “"Psychiatry and Mental Health"”.
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Evaluating the knowledge and attitudes of trainee clinical officers (COs) and the behavior of qualified COs in identifying and managing common mental disorders in Malawi
… A high proportion of individuals with serious mental illness remain without treatment partly due to serious shortages of healthcare workers. The result is a large treatment gap for mental disorders in Malawi and globally. To expand mental health coverage in low-income countries (LIC) we require …
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Accessing the Authentic Psychiatric Experience: Using Psychiatric Artefacts and Archival Documents to Facilitate Object-Based Learning in the Law and Criminology Classroom
… of integrating Object-Based Learning (OBL) into mental health law curricula. The pedagogy developed for this study facilitated learner construction of a more accurately informed version of the mid-century ‘mental patient’ and the institution of psychiatry. The objects acted as powerful conduits …
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Neuropsychological assessment for first-episode psychosis patients in low resource settings
… of long-term outcomes in psychotic disorders, and neuropsychological assessment is therefore recommended in first-episode psychosis patients. However, the literature on neuropsychological assessment for first-episode psychosis patients in low resource settings is limited, the clinical utility …
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Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic induced weight gain (AIWG) and its metabolic correlates among male forensic inpatients in Cape Town, South Africa
… are at heightened risk for weight gain and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) due to long term exposure to antipsychotic (AP) medications. Aim: We aimed to describe and compare the weight changes and metabolic profile of male forensic state patients exposed to typical and atypical AP and identify …
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An exploration of recovery among persons with severe mental health conditions in South Africa
Background Severe mental health conditions have long-term impacts on multiple stakeholders, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Historically, public mental health services have focused on symptom reduction, emphasising clinical recovery. However, personal recovery, which considers …
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An investigation of a neuro-inflammatory profile of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders
… HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is the consequence of the effects of HIV-1 within the central nervous system (CNS). HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment differs in severity with milder forms presenting in 50% of people living with HIV (PLWH), regardless of treatment …
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Diagnostic conversion following admission for a first-episode substance induced psychosis: A four-year retrospective cohort study
… (SCZ). Aim: We examined the rate of, and factors associated with, diagnostic conversion in first-episode SIPD to primary, non-substance-related mental disorders. Setting: Adult inpatients with a diagnosis of first-episode SIPD discharged between 2012 to 2014 from Valkenberg psychiatric …
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Strategies for people with intellectual disability to engage in social policy-related self-advocacy in South Africa
… review, a review of self-advocacy toolkits and semistructured interviews with people with intellectual disability and other stakeholders working at nongovernmental and disabled people's organisations. The data were triangulated to identify common strategies which can best support …
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Disability grant utilization and barriers to access for patients with personality pathology: A mixed methods study
… suggests that negotiating access to government health and social services, including the disability grant, might be a process with unique barriers for this group of patients. This study aims to investigate barriers that patients with PD (disorder or traits) experience in accessing the government …
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The occurrence of childhood trauma in patients with severe mental illness with and without co-occurring substance disorders
… development of substance use disorders (SUDs) and severe mental illness (SMI) in community cohorts. There is a paucity of data on correlates of CT in dually diagnosed clinical populations in South Africa. We investigated the association among mono-substance use, polysubstance use and CT. …
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Economic costs, impacts and financing strategies for mental health in South Africa
… calls to address the increasing burden of mental, neurological and substance-use (MNS) disorders and to include mental health care as an essential component of universal health coverage (UHC) have attracted mounting interest from governments. With the inclusion of mental health in the 2015 …
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Factors associated with psychological distress among youth and adults living with HIV in South Africa
Background Mental disorders represent a growing public health challenge globally. Evidence shows that mental disorders like depression and anxiety are more prevalent in people living with HIV (PLHIV) than in the general population. South Africa carries the world's heaviest burden with 7.9 million …
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Modelling the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and methamphetamine-induced psychosis: A structural magnetic resonance imaging and cytokine study
… There is overlap in the symptomatology and psychobiology of schizophrenia (SCZ) and methamphetamine-induced psychosis (MAP). In schizophrenia there are reports of significant associations of increased severity of psychotic symptoms with thinner frontal cortex and decreased hippocampus …
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The use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the treatment of psychiatric conditions at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Town. A retrospective audit
Background: Mental disorders are amongst the most prevalent and pervasive group of disorders worldwide. In South Africa the treatment for mental disorders utilizes a biopsychosocial approach. A small proportion of patients may require ECT. In South Africa the use of ECT is sparse with great …
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The genetic relationship between the corpus callosum, bipolar disorder and alcohol use
… hemispheres to facilitate language, affective- and sensorimotor function. Morphological alterations in sub-regions of this structure have been observed in various psychiatric disorders, particularly bipolar disorder and alcohol consumption. Although the CC has a high heritability (0.67 for total …
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Developing antenatal maternal mental health services: Identifying depression in pregnant women attending antenatal care in Sodo district health centres, Ethiopia
… is significantly higher in women from low and middle income countries than from high income countries. Antenatal depression is associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery. There is also evidence that depression during pregnancy can alter the development of a woman's fetus and her …
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Risk and Resilience: Exploring the Ecological Factors that Impact the Recovery of Sexual Assault Survivors at Two Centres in the Western Cape
… assault is highly prevalent in South Africa and many women who are sexually assaulted are at high risk of developing poor health outcomes, ranging from HIV to mental disorders. The high prevalence of sexual assault and the burden of poor health outcomes highlights a serious need for …
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Video-based health professional education for postpartum psychosis: acceptability and changes in knowledge amongst primary care workers in Thyolo, Malawi
INTRODUCTION Postpartum psychosis is a severe mental health condition that affects women soon after they give birth, and is characterised by disturbances in thought pattern, abnormal behaviour and mood disruption. It is life threatening as women presenting with this condition are at a high risk of …
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A Clinical audit of the transgender unit at Groote Schuur hospital
… in Cape Town, South Africa - assists with the mental health assessment of transgender individuals and facilitates access to other gender affirming services, such as hormone therapy, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psychosocial, and legal services. Objectives This clinical audit aimed to …
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Mental health in the workplace: exploring how mental health is being addressed in the Namibian Public Service
Introduction: Mental health in the workplace has emerged as an important issue and a number of pieces of legislation at the international and regional level provide a good framework for ensuring that people with mental disorders have equal opportunities for employment and support within the …
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