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Browsing Research Articles (Psychology) by Title
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Walking on eggshells to not offend people : experiences of same-sex student couples at a South African university
(HESA, 2017)Rules and expectations for appropriate public couple behaviour on university campuses are predominantly heteronormative and marginalise people with other sexual orientations. Such environments pose specific challenges to ...
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A web of gaps : a discussion of research strands concerning Global South families with a disabled child
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), limited access to a range of supports means that families often carry primary responsibility for the care of a disabled child. The impact of this responsibility is ...
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When he’s up there he’s just happy and content : parents’ perceptions of therapeutic horseback riding
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: There is limited global and South African research on parents’ perceptions of therapeutic horseback riding (THR), as well as their perceptions of the effect of the activity on their children with disabilities ...
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Why does mental health not get the attention it deserves? An application of the Shiffman and Smith framework
(Public Livrary of Science (PloS), 2012-02)Introduction - The lifetime prevalence of mental disorders has been estimated to be between 12.2% and 48.6% globally. More than 13% of the global burden of disease for mental disorders is due to neuropsychiatric disorders, ...
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Women's experiences of reporting rape to the police : a qualitative study
(Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, 2009)Many survivors of rape experience secondary traumatisation when they report their experience to the police. By means of qualitative interviews the authors explored the experiences of 16 women of reporting rape to the police ...
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"You must carry your wheelchair" : barriers to accessing healthcare in a South African rural area
(Co-Action Publishing, 2015-10-01)Background: There is international evidence that people with disabilities face barriers when accessing primary healthcare services and that there is inadequate information about effective interventions that work to ...