Background: The early contributions of childhood trauma (emotional, physical, sexual, and general) have been hypothesized to play a significant role in the development of anxiety disorders, such as posttraumatic stress ...
Abstract Background: Emergency healthcare workers, including trainees and individuals in related occupations are at
heightened risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression owing to work-related ...
Ojagbemi, Abel Akinsola(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background
The changes in cognition, brain structure, and neurological soft signs which are
characteristic of schizophrenia appear to have been present before the onset of the
phenotype. They therefore ...
Niehaus, Daniel Jan Hendrik(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Schizophrenia is a phenotypically heterogeneous disorder believed to have a strong genetic component. Limiting its clinical heterogeneity by means of subtyping may help to shed light on some of the genetic ...
Objectives: The present study sought to assess the relationship between depressive symptomatology and
resilience among women infected with HIV and to investigate whether trauma exposure (childhood trauma, other discrete ...
Botha, Ulla A.Koen, LiezlGalal, UshmaJordaan, EsmeNiehaus, Daniel J. H.(BioMed Central, 2014-02)
Background: Many countries have over the last few years incorporated mental health assertive interventions in an attempt to address the repercussions of deinstitutionalization. Recent publications have failed to duplicate ...
Objectives: HIV and psychiatric disorders are prevalent and often concurrent. Childbearing women are at an increased risk for both HIV and psychiatric disorders, specifically depression and post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Gregorowski, ClaireSeedat, SorayaJordaan, Gerhard P.(BioMed Central, 2013-11)
Introduction: Research has shown that eating disorder (ED) patients who abuse substances demonstrate worse ED symptomatology and poorer outcomes than those with EDs alone, including increased general medical
complications ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: About a third of the global HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa are related to injecting drug use
(IDU), and this accounts for a growing proportion of persons living with HIV. This paper ...
Perez, A. M.Ayo-Yusuf, O. A.Hofman, K.Kalideen, S.Maker, A.Mokonoto, D.Morojele, N.Naidoo, P.Parry, C.Rendall-Mkosi, K.Saloojee, Y.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2013-03)
South Africa has a ‘quadruple burden of disease’. One way to reduce this burden, and address the social determinants of health and social
inequity, could be through health promotion interventions driven by an independent ...
Roos, AnnerineRobertson, Frances(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2011-03)
In 1977 it was first shown that light in
the near-infrared region of the spectrum
penetrates biological materials sufficiently
to measure changes in cerebral oxygenation,
a completely non-invasive technique.1 Since
then, ...
Suliman, SharainHemmings, Sian M. J.Seedat, Soraya(Frontiers, 2013-07)
Background: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that is involved in the synaptic plasticity and survival of neurons. BDNF is believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of several neuropsychiatric ...
Gregorowski, ClaireSeedat, Soraya(Taylor and Francis, 2013-06)
With the anticipated publication of the DSM-5 in May 2013, much reflection and work has been done
on reviewing existing psychiatric nomenclature including, but not limited to the field of traumatic
exposure. Traditionally, ...
Mall, SumayaSwartz, Leslie(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-10)
The World Report on Disability by the World Health Organization and
the World Bank marks a watershed in the history of how disability should
be understood by healthcare practitioners. Along with a special issue of
the ...
Vythilingum, B.Roos, A.Faure, S. C.Geerts, L.Stein, D. J.(HPMG, 2012-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Objectives. To study the prevalence of alcohol and substance use in
a South African antenatal population and its correlates with sociodemographic
factors, depression and perceived stress.
Methods. A ...
London, L.Matzopoulos, R.Corrigall, J.Myers, J. E.Maker, A.Parry, C. D. H.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-12)
In addition to the ethical practice of individual health professionals, bioethical debate about conflict of interest (CoI) must include the
institutional ethics of public policy-making, as failure to establish independence ...
Myers, Bronwyn J.Petersen, ZainoKader, RehanaParry, Charles D. H.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-08)
There is growing concern about the increased demand for and limited
access to substance abuse treatment in South Africa.1 The government
has responded by allocating more money to the delivery of substance
abuse treatment, ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The quest for enhancement has been part of human culture for thousands of years. Progress in scientific developments and especially in
medical science has enabled previously unimaginable advances to be ...
Emsley, RobinChiliza, BonginkosiAsmal, LailaHarvey, Brian H.(2013-02)
Abstract: Multiple relapses characterise the course of illness in most patients with schizophrenia, yet the nature of these episodes has not been extensively researched and clinicians may not always be aware of important ...
Objectives: Structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) studies of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents are limited. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been best ...