• Inequitable access to healthcare in Africa : reconceptualising the “accountability for reasonableness framework” to reflect indigenous principles 

  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, ...
• Pellagra in South Africa from 1897 to 2019 : a scoping review 

  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 ...
• Low-grade systemic inflammation and the workplace 

  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 ...
• Dance as physical exercise for older people 

  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 ...
• Suicide risk of male state patients with antisocial personality traits 

  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. ...
• State patients who committed violent crimes and were admitted to Weskoppies Hospital from 2005 to 2014 : profiles and trends 

  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 ...
• Adolescent psychiatric outpatients and their caregivers : comparing the strengths and difficulties questionnaire 

  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 ...
• Cultural formulation interview : awareness and attitudes of South African psychiatrists and psychiatry registrars 

  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 ...
• End-of-life decision-making capacity in an elderly patient with schizophrenia and terminal cancer 

  Kotze, Carla; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw) (MedPharm Publications, 2020-08-03)

  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 ...
• Interrelations between pain, stress and executive functioning 

  Feller, Liviu; Feller, Gal; Ballyram, Theona; Chandran, Rakesh; Lemmer, Johan; Khammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar (Sage, 2020-08)

  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 ...
• Case study : a patient with severe delusions who self-mutilates 

  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 ...
• The challenges faced by mental health care users in a primary care setting : a qualitative study 

  Baker, Nadia; Naidu, Kalai (Springer, 2021-02)

  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 ...
• Design and development process of a youth depression screening m-health application for primary health care workers in South Africa and Zambia : an overview of the MEGA project 

  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 ...
• Homicide–suicide : practical implications for risk reduction and support services at primary care level 

  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 ...
• Content validation of Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) for primary health care workers in South Africa and Zambia ─ a heterogeneous expert panel method 

  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 ...
• Crucial to optimal learning and practice of ethics : virtuous relationships and diligent processes that account for both shared and conflicting values 

  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 ...
• Comparison between plasma neopterin and the urine neopterin : creatinine ratio as inflammatory biomarkers 

  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 ...
• Verbal affordances of active and receptive music therapy methods in major depressive disorder and schizophrenia-spectrum disorder 

  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 ...
• Therapeutic relationships and the problem of containment : experiences of patients at a psychiatric training hospital 

  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 ...
• Patients’ opinions about referral from a tertiary specialist psychiatric hospital to primary healthcare 

  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 ...

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