Ujewe, Samuel J.; Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie)(BMC, 2021-06-13)
BACKGROUND : The “Accountability for Reasonableness” (A4R) framework has been widely adopted in working
towards equity in health for sub-Saharan Africa (SAA). Its suitability for equitable health policy in Africa hinges, ...
Viljoen, Margaretha; Bipath, Priyesh; Tosh, Cheryl A.(Cambridge University Press, 2021-06)
OBJECTIVE : Pellagra is a nutritional deficiency disease associated with niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency. The history of pellagra is well documented for Europe and the USA, but less is known about the prevalence in sub-Saharan ...
Viljoen, Margaretha; Thomas (nee Negrao), Bianca Lee(IOS Press, 2021)
BACKGROUND: Psychosocial and physical stressors can elicit the stress response, co-ordinated by interactions between neuroendocrine and inflammatory processes. The central role of the immune system, specifically low- grade ...
Viljoen, Margaretha; Levay, Peter Ferenc(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021-11)
The importance of adequate physical activity for older people cannot be overestimated. Evidence exists that
physical exercise can improve quality of life; benefit brain areas involved with executive control; delay the ...
Bosman, Hendrik S.; Janse van Rensburg, Charl; Lippi, Gian(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-10-26)
BACKGROUND : Suicide mortality rates are higher in people with personality disorders, especially
those who have antisocial personality traits. These mortality rates are also higher in people
who have committed offences. ...
Dewet, Zukiswa T.; Kotze, Carla; Sokudela, Funeka Brenda(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-11-02)
BACKGROUND : Most of the available literature focus on characteristics of violent offenders and
trends of crime patterns in the general population. The crime trends in the population of those
who may be mentally ill have ...
Mohangi, Yashna; Magagula, T.G.; Van der Westhuizen, Deborah(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-11-09)
BACKGROUND : The use of the SDQs as a screening tool to monitor new or ongoing problems in
adolescent psychiatric outpatients is needed to improve clinical outcomes. Discrepancies
between parent and adolescent reports ...
Mabaso, Dijeng J.; Kotze, Carla(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-10-23)
BACKGROUND : The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) includes a set of 16 questions
formulated for clinicians to obtain information about cultural influences on an individual’s
clinical presentation during a mental ...
Medical practitioners are confronted daily with decisions about patients’ capacity to consent to interventions. To address some of the pertinent issues with these assessments, the end-of life decision-making capacity of a ...
AIM: The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss the interrelations between pain, stress and executive functions. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE : Self-regulation, through executive functioning, exerts control over ...
Lebelo, Lesiba T.; Grobler, Gerhard Paul(AOSIS, 2020-06)
Although some overlapping features exist between self-injury and intention to die, there is
growing recognition that non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), including major self-mutilation (MSM),
and suicidal behaviour are ...
Over the past two decades, the value and benefits of integrated mental health care services have been increasingly recognised. Despite the potential benefits, barriers exist at primary care level to receiving mental health ...
Lahti, Mari; Groen, Gunter; Mwape, Lonia; Korhonen, Joonas; Breet, Elsie; Chapima, Fabian; Coetzee, Marita; Ellila, Heikki; Jansen, Ronelle; Jonker, Deporah; Jorns-Presentati, Astrid; Mbanga, Ireen; Mukwato, Patrcicia; Mundenda, John; Mutagubya, Joseph; Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen, Ega; Seedat, Soraya; Stein, Dan J.; Suliman, Sharain; Sukwa, Thomas; Turunen, Timo-J.; Valtins, Karlis; Van den Heuvel, Leigh; Wahila, Ruth; Grobler, Gerhard Paul(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
Literature indicates a high prevalence and burden of mental illness in youths world-wide, which may be even higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), such as South Africa and Zambia. Additionally, there is a lack ...
Kotze, Carla; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw)(Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) and Cogent, Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)
Homicide–suicide (HS) has been defined as homicide committed by a person who subsequently commits suicide within one
week of the homicide. In most cases it occurs within 24 hours. HS is a public health problem, victimising ...
Korhonen, Joonas; Axelin, Anna; Grobler, Gerhard Paul; Lahti, Mari(Taylor and Francis Open, 2019)
BACKGROUND : The lack of public knowledge and the burden caused by mental-health issues’
effect on developing and implementing adequate mental-health care for young and adolescent
in low- and middle-income countries ...
Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie)(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019-09)
The article by Potter and Rif S. El-Mallakh (2019) read empathically, invokes a sense of fulfilment in their experiences, serving as inspiration for others to learn and practice ethics better. It describes their growth ...
Thomas, Bianca; Bipath, Priyesh; Viljoen, Margaretha(Makerere University Medical School, 2019-09)
BACKGROUND : Neopterin, a product of cell-mediated immunity, is a non-specific biomarker of inflammation. Plasma/serum is
generally the body fluid of choice for neopterin assessment, but urine is often used as it does ...
Lotter, Carol; Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie)(Elsevier, 2019-07)
Previous research on active and receptive music therapy methods mostly reports on response to musical processes and therapeutic impact. Preceding such interests, our study examined qualitatively the verbal affordances ...
Bohmer, M.W. (Manfred); Kruger, Christa(AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-10)
BACKGROUND : The biopsychosocial model emphasises the role of human relationships in psychiatric care. Therapeutic relationships that improve treatment outcome and provide containment are desperately needed by patients in ...
Hattingh, Rene; Joubert, Pierre M.(AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-01)
BACKGROUND : Referral of patients from tertiary specialist psychiatric hospitals to primary healthcare settings is a worldwide goal. This is of particular importance in South Africa with its considerable burden of mental ...