Psychiatric expert testimony is challenging in cases of violence when the accused person submits a defence that he or shewas so overwhelmed by emotions triggered by an upsetting event that his or her violent behaviourwas an ...

OBJECTIVE: This paper reports on the conceptualisation of "soft skills" as part of a study carried out among two groups of undergraduate medical students before and after curriculum reform at the School of Medicine of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Topiramate enhances gamma-amino-butyric acid effects, has antiglutaminergic effects, and is a state-dependent sodium channel blocker. It is registered as an adjunctive treatment for epilepsy but is not registered for ...

BACKGROUND : Cannabis use may trigger or perpetuate clinical features of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals, thereby contributing to the morbidity of schizophrenia and its burden of disease. These findings have ...

BACKGROUND : Adverse life events (ALEs) as precipitants of a major depressive episode (MDE) have been the subject of many studies. These studies indicate an increase in ALEs in the 6 months preceding an MDE. OBJECTIVES : ...