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  • Assessing post-traumatic stress disorder in South African adolescents : using the child and adolescent trauma survey (CATS) as a screening tool 
    Suliman, Sharain   Kaminer, Debra   Seedat, Soraya   Stein, Dan J. (BioMed Central, 2005-01)
    Background: Several studies have demonstrated that South African children and adolescents are exposed to high levels of violent trauma with a significant proportion developing PTSD, however, limited resources make it ...
  • Assessing the efficacy of a modified assertive community-based treatment programme in a developing country 
    Botha, Ulla A.   Koen, Liezl   Joska, John A.   Hering, Linda M.   Oosthuizen, Piet P. (BioMed Central, 2010-09)
    Background: A number of recently published randomized controlled trials conducted in developed countries have reported no advantage for assertive interventions over standard care models. One possible explanation could ...
  • Big effects of small RNAs : a review of MicroRNAs in anxiety 
    Malan-Muller, Stephanie   Hemmings, Sian Megan Joanna   Seedat, Soraya (SpringerLink, 2012-11)
    Epigenetic and regulatory elements provide an additional layer of complexity to the heterogeneity of anxiety disorders. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, noncoding RNAs that have recently drawn interest as ...
  • Comparison of pain, cortisol levels, and psychological distress in women undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy under local anaesthesia versus intravenous sedation 
    Suliman, Sharain   Ericksen, Todd   Labuschgne, Peter W.   de Wit, Renee   Stein, Dan J.   Seedat, Soraya (BioMed Central, 2007-06)
    Background: The weight of evidence suggests that women who freely choose to terminate a pregnancy are unlikely to experience significant mental health risks, however some studies have documented psychological distress in ...
  • Crisis discharges and readmission risk in acute psychiatric male inpatients 
    Niehaus, Dana J. H.   Koen, Liezl   Galal, Ushma   Dhansay, Khalid   Oosthuizen, Piet P.   Emsley, Robin A.   Jordaan, Esme (BioMed Central, 2008-06)
    Background: Severe pressures on beds in psychiatric services have led to the implementation of an early ("crisis") discharge policy in the Western Cape, South Africa. The study examined the effect of this policy and length ...
  • Depression and anxiety in multisomatoform disorder : prevalence and clinical predictors in primary care 
    Muller, Jacqueline E.   Wentzel, Ignatius   Nel, Daniel G.   Stein, Dan J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2008)
    Objective. Multisomatoform disorder (MSD) is characterised by ≥3 medically inexplicable, troublesome physical symptoms, together with a ≥2-year history of somatisation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence ...
  • DSM-IV-defined common mental disorders : association with HIV testing, HIV-related fears, perceived risk and preventive behaviours among South African adults 
    Myer, Landon   Stein, Dan J.   Grimsrud, Anna T.   Herman, Allen   Seedat, Soraya   Moomal, Hashim   Williams, David R. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009)
    Background. There are few reports from South Africa on how common mental disorders may be associated with HIV-related perceptions and behaviours. Methods. Between 2002 and 2004, 4 351 South African adults were interviewed. ...
  • Impact of childhood trauma on functionality and quality of life in HIV-infected women 
    Troeman, Zyrhea C. E.   Spies, Georgina   Cherner, Mariana   Archibald, Sarah L.   Fennema-Notestine, Christine   Theilmann, Rebecca J.   Spottiswoode, Bruce   Stein, Dan J.   Seedat, Soraya (BioMed Central, 2011- 09)
    Background While there are many published studies on HIV and functional limitations, there are few in the context of early abuse and its impact on functionality and Quality of Life (QoL) in HIV. Methods The present study ...
  • Impact of common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence on secondary school completion 
    Myer, Landon   Stein, Dan J.   Jackson, Pamela B.   Herman, Allen A.   Seedat, Soraya   Williams, David R. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009)
    There are few data from South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries on how mental disorders in childhood and adolescence may influence different aspects of socio-economic position, including educational attainment. ...
  • The impact of voluntary exercise on relative telomere length in a rat model of developmental stress 
    Botha, Martmari   Grace, Laurian   Bugarith, Kishor   Russell, Vivienne A   Kidd, Martin   Seedat, Soraya   Hemmings, Sian M.J. (BioMed Central, 2012-12)
    Background Exposure to early adverse events can result in the development of later psychopathology, and is often associated with cognitive impairment. This may be due to accelerated cell aging, which can be catalogued by ...
  • Intimate partner violence, health behaviours, and chronic physical illness among South African women 
    Gass, Jesse D.   Stein, Dan J.   Williams, David R.   Seedat, Soraya (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2010)
    Objectives: An association between intimate partner violence and adverse physical health outcomes and health-risk behaviours among women has been established, most scientific research having been conducted in the USA and ...
  • Life stress and mental disorders in the South African Stress and Health study 
    Seedat, Soraya   Stein, Dan J.   Jackson, Pamela B.   Heeringa, Steven G.   Williams, David R.   Myer, Landon (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009)
    Background. Although stressful life events (SLEs) are associated with psychopathology, the contribution from distal and proximal events and the specificity of their association with common mental disorders require further ...
  • Little mental disorder research in general medical journals in low- and middle-income countries 
    Ipser, Jonathan C.   Stein, Dan J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-02)
    To the Editor: Research on mental disorders undertaken in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries is rarely published in leading psychiatric journals published in high-income (HI) countries. An examination of the extent ...
  • Mental health outcomes in HIV and childhood maltreatment : a systematic review 
    Spies, Georgina   Afifi, Tracie O.   Archibald, Sarah L.   Fennema-Notestine, Christine   Sareen, Jitender   Seedat, Soraya (BioMed Central, 2012-06)
    Background: High rates of childhood maltreatment have been documented in HIV-positive men and women. In addition, mental disorders are highly prevalent in both HIV-infected individuals and victims of childhood maltreatment. ...
  • Mental health services for HIV/AIDS patients are long overdue 
    Andersen, L. S.   Seedat, S. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009-11)
    Although progress has been made since the launch of the National Antiretroviral Treatment Programme in April 2004 in providing medical treatment to people infected with HIV, their psychosocial needs have not been similarly ...
  • Mental health service use among South Africans for mood, anxiety and substance use disorders 
    Seedat, Soraya   Williams, David R.   Herman, Anna A.   Moomal, Hashim   Williams, Stacey L.   Jackson, Pamela B.   Myes, Landon   Stein, Dan J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009)
    Background. Europe and North America have low rates of mental health service use despite high rates of mental disorder. Little is known about mental health service use among South Africans. Design. A nationally representative ...
  • Morphological features in a Xhosa schizophrenia population 
    Koen, Liezl   Niehaus, Dana J. H.   De Jong, Greetje   Muller, Jacqueline E.   Jordaan, Esme (BioMed Central, 2006-10)
    Background: Demonstrating an association between physical malformation and schizophrenia could be considered supportive of a neurodevelopmental origin of schizophrenia and may offer insights into a critical period for the ...
  • The nature of relapse in schizophrenia 
    Emsley, Robin   Chiliza, Bonginkosi   Asmal, Laila   Harvey, Brian, H. (BioMed Cenral, 2013-02)
    Background 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 ...
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania : a phenomenological comparison 
    Lochner, Christine   Seedat, Soraya   Du Toit, Pieter L.   Nel, Daniel G.   Niehaus, Dana J. H.   Sandler, Robin   Stein, Dan J. (BioMed Central, 2005-01)
    Background: Similarities between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and trichotillomania (TTM) have been widely recognized. Nevertheless, there is evidence of important differences between these two disorders. Some authors ...
  • Olfactory reference syndrome in DSM-V 
    Flegar, S. J.   Vythilingum, B.   Stein, D. J.   Lochner, C. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009-09)
    To the Editor: We read with interest Dr A Lawrence’s recent SAMJ case report of a young man who presented with persistent preoccupation with personal body odour in the absence of any physical abnormalities