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  • The lifetime prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses in an academic gender reassignment service 
    Grobler, Gerhard Paul (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017-11)
    PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW : To review the literature regarding the prevalence of mental health concerns, including psychiatric diagnoses in the TGNC community. RECENT FINDINGS : Gender dysphoria is not the only mental health ...
  • Limited access to an individual's mental content - a constraint on the strength of our knowledge in the courts 
    Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-10)
    The role of neuroscience on the limited access of psychiatrists and other parties to the mental content of an individual and the use in courts.
  • The lipid-lowering effects of lomitapide are unaffected by adjunctive apheresis in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia - a post-hoc analysis of a phase 3, single-arm, open-label trial 
    Stefanutti, Claudia; Blom, Dirk J.; Averna, Maurizio R.; Meagher, Emma A.; Theron, Hendrik Du Toit; Marais, A. David; Hegele, Robert A.; Sirtori, Cesare R.; Shah, Prediman K.; Gaudet, Daniel; Vigna, Giovanni B.; Sachais, B.S.; Di Giacomo, S.; Du Plessis, Anna M.E.; Bloeden, LeAnne T.; Balser, J.; Rader, Daniel J.; Cuchel, Marina (Elsevier, 2015-06)
    OBJECTIVE : Lomitapide (a microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor) is an adjunctive treatment for homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH), a rare genetic condition characterised by elevated low-density ...
  • Loss-of-function variants in schizophrenia risk and SETD1A as a candidate susceptibility gene 
    Takata, Atsushi; Xu, Bin; Ionita-Laza, Iuliana; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Gogos, Joseph A.; Karayiorgou, Maria (Elsevier, 2014-05)
    Loss-of-function (LOF) (i.e., nonsense, splice site, and frameshift) variants that lead to disruption of gene function are likely to contribute to the etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders. Here, we perform a systematic ...
  • 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 ...
  • Major depressive disorder 
    Grobler, G. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-08)
    This treatment guideline draws on several international guidelines: (i) Practice Guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Second Edition; (ii) ...
  • Meanings of loneliness : the subjective experience of psychiatric patients 
    Coetzee, Jacobus Cornelius (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    The aim of this study was to explore the subjective experiences of loneliness by some psychiatric patients. The subjective lived experiences of research participants were examined in a qualitative research design that was ...
  • Medical students on the value of role models for developing ‘soft skills’ - “That’s the way you do it” 
    Joubert, Pierre M.; Kruger, Christa; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Pickworth, Glynis Ellen; Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie); Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Schurink, W.J.; Du Preez, Renata; Grey, Somarie V.; Lindeque, B. Gerhard (In House Publications, 2006)
    OBJECTIVE: The Soft Skills Project examined the professional development of medical students at the University of Pretoria, especially their doctor-patient interaction skills and professional socialisation. This paper ...
  • Medical students' experience and perceptions of their final rotation in psychiatry 
    Du Preez, Renata; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Grimbeek, J. (Jackie); Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-02)
    BACKGROUND : Evaluation of specific courses, rotations or attachments in medical education is common practice. OBJECTIVE : To evaluate medical students’ perceptions of their final psychiatry rotation of 7 weeks. METHODS ...
  • Medical students’ perceptions of accessibility and barriers to the utilisation of the University of Pretoria’s support systems 
    Alison, H.C.; Scribante, L.; Kruger, Christa (In House Publications, 2008-11)
    OBJECTIVE: A campus-based website was set up by medical students following their study that showed a low awareness and utilsation of support systems at the University of Pretoria. The aim of the website was to improve the ...
  • Medical students’ perceptions of their development of ‘soft skills’ Part I : a qualitative research methodology 
    Schurink, W.J.; Kruger, Christa; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie); Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Pickworth, Glynis Ellen; Joubert, Pierre M.; Du Preez, Renata; Grey, Somarie V.; Lindeque, B. Gerhard (South African Academy of Family Practice, 2006)
    BACKGROUND: Following the introduction of a new, integrated, problem-oriented undergraduate medical curriculum at the University of Pretoria (UP) in 1997, a research project was undertaken to study interpersonal skills, ...
  • Medical students’ perceptions of their development of ‘soft skills’ Part II : The development of ‘soft skills’ through ‘guiding and growing’ 
    Bergh, Anne-Marie; Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie); Joubert, Pierre M.; Kruger, Christa; Pickworth, Glynis Ellen; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Schurink, W.J.; Du Preez, Renata; Grey, Somarie V.; Lindeque, B. Gerhard (South African Academy of Family Practice, 2006)
    BACKGROUND: This paper reports on medical students’ views on the ways in which their ‘soft skills’ were developed. It is the result of a study on soft skills among two groups of students before and after curriculum reform ...
  • Mental health symptoms among homeless shelter residents during COVID-19 lockdown in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Stonehouse, Joanelle; Grobler, Gerhard Paul; Bhoora, Urvisha; Janse van Rensburg, Michelle Nedine Schorn (AOSIS, 2023-04-03)
    BACKGROUND : In order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa during the national state of emergency, the Gauteng Department of Social Development established temporary shelters and activated existing facilities ...
  • Meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide linkage studies of schizophrenia 
    Ng, M.Y.M.; Levinson, D.F.; Faraone, S.V.; Suarez, B.K.; DeLisi, L.E.; Arinami, T.; Riley, B.; Paunio, T.; Pulver, A.E.; Irmansya; Holmans, P.A.; Escamilla, M.; Wildenauer, D.B.; Williams, Neal M.; Laurent, Claude; Mowry, B.J.; Brzustowicz, L.M.; Maziade, M.; Sklar, P.; Garver, D.L.; Abecasis, G.R.; Lerer, B.; Fallin, M.D.; Gurling, H.M.D.; Gejman, P.V.; Lindholm, E.; Moises, H.W.; Byerley, W.; Wijsman, E.M.; Foraboso, P.; Tsuang, M.T.; Hwu, H-G.; Okazaki, Y.; Kendler, K.S.; Wormley, B.; Fanous, A.; Walsh, D.; O'Neill, F.A.; Peltonen, L.; Nestadt, G.; Lasseter, V.K.; Liang, K.Y.; Papadimitriou, G.M.; Dikeos, D.G.; Schwab, S.G.; Owen, M.J.; O'Donovan, M.C.; Norton, N.; Hare, E.; Raventos, H.; Nicolini, H.; Albus, M.; Maier, W.; Nimgaonkar, V.L.; Terenius, L.; Mallet, J.; Jay, M.; Godard, S.; Nertney, D.; Alexander, M.; Crowe, R.R.; Silverman, J.M.; Basset, A.S.; Roy, M-A.; Merette, C.; Pato, C.N.; Pato, M.T.; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Kohn, Y.; Amann-Zalcenstein, D.; Kalsi, G.; McQuillin, A.; Curtis, D.; Brynjolfson, J.; Sigmundsson, T.; Petursson, H.; Sanders, A.R.; Duan, J.; Jazin, E.; Myles-Worsley, M.; Karayiorgou, Maria; Lewis, C.M. (Nature Publishing Group, 2009-08)
    A genome scan meta-analysis (GSMA) was carried out on 32 independent genome-wide linkage scan analyses that included 3255 pedigrees with 7413 genotyped cases affected with schizophrenia SCZ) or related disorders. The primary ...
  • Methodological limitations to a study on interpersonal therapy 
    Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Kruger, Christa; Bohmer, M.W. (Manfred) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-06)
    Studies comparing pharmaco- v. psychotherapy in HIV-positive patients with depression are of great importance. These are vulnerable patients, both in a psychological sense and because of potential drug interactions. ...
  • Mild hypoxia is associated with quantitative EEG changes, but not with dissociative symptoms 
    Pretorius, F.; Smith, H.W.; Kruger, Christa; Le Roux, C.; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike); Groeneveld, Hendrik T.; Bartel, Peter R. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2006-06)
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hypoxia at altitude may lead to mental changes resembling dissociative symptoms. This study examined whether hypoxia precipitates dissociative states in normal subjects and whether quantitative ...
  • Mind, brain and person : reviewing psychiatry's constituency 
    Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie) (In House Publications, 2006-05)
    OBJECTIVE: To clarify monist, dualist, and pluralist philosophy that could help psychiatrists to explain how mental and physical states relate in general. METHOD: Varieties of monism and dualism are summarised and the ...
  • Moon cycle and birth dates in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 
    Kruger, Christa; Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie); Bodemer, W.; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike); Millard, Sollie M. (Medpharm, 1995)
    The seasonality of birth dates of schizophrenic and bipolar patients has been studied extensively. The moon cycle, another rhythmical influence, is unfoundedly believed to affect mental health. This pilot study investigated a ...
  • The neurobiological basis of fear : a concise review 
    Panzer, Annie; Viljoen, Margaretha; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw) (In House Publications, 2007-05)
    Anxiety disorders are amongst the most common psychiatric disorders affecting approximately 25% of all adults. Fear and anxiety have many shared neuroanatomical and neurochemical characteristics. In this paper we ...
  • Neuropsychiatric symptoms and diagnosis of grey matter heterotopia : a case-based reflection 
    Lippi, Gian (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-03-28)
    Neuropsychiatric symptoms can be related to less common underlying neuropsychiatric conditions – in this case report, the condition discussed is that of grey matter heterotopia (GMH). The patient presented with a history ...