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Access to education in Africa : responding to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Chataika, Tsitsi Mckenzie, Judith Anne Swart, Estelle Lyner- Cleophas, Marcia (Taylor & Francis Routledge, 2012-05)

Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities mandates that disabled people should have full rights to education in inclusive settings. However, to ensure that educational polices ...

Alcohol consumption among HIV-positive pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : prevalence and correlates

Desmond, Katherine Milburn, Norweeta Richter, Linda Tomlinson, Mark Greco, Erin Van Heerden, Alastair Van Rooyen, Heidi Comulada, W. Scott Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane (Elsevier, 2012)

Background: HIV-positive pregnant women who drink put their children at risk of both HIV and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has the highest prevalence of HIV in South Africa, but ...

Assessment of the uptake of neonatal and young infant referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in an urban informal settlement, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Nsibande, Duduzile Doherty, Tanya Ijumba, Petrida Tomlinson, Mark Jackson, Debra Sanders, David Lawn, Joy (BioMed Central, 2013-02)

Abstract Background Globally, 40% of the 7.6 million deaths of children under five every year occur in the neonatal period (first 28 days after birth). Increased and earlier recognition ...

Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa : a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics

Kleintjes, Sharon Lund, Crick Swartz, Leslie (BioMed Central, 2013-03)

Abstract Background This paper outlines stakeholder views on environmental barriers that prevent people who live with psychosocial disability from participating in mental health policy ...

A comparison of the job-satisfied and job-dissatisfied environmental health officer in South Africa

Louw, A. D. Meyer, J. C. Van Schalkwyk, D. J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2000-06)

Environmental health is one of the key areas in the Reconstruction and Development Programme in South Africa because of its close links with the primary prevention of disease. The possibility of individual differences ...

Depressed mood in pregnancy : prevalence and correlates in two Cape Town peri-urban settlements

Hartley, Mary Tomlinson, Mark Greco, Erin Comulada, W. Scott Stewart, Jacqueline Le Roux, Ingrid Mbewu, Nokwanele Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane (BioMed Central, 2011-05)

Abstract. Background. The disability associated with depression and its impact on maternal and child health has important implications for public health policy. While the prevalence of postnatal depression is high, there ...

The effectiveness of problem solving therapy in deprived South African communities : results from a pilot study

Van't Hof, Edith Stein, Dan J. Marks, Isaac Tomlinson, Mark Cuijpers, Pim (BioMed Central, 2011-09)

Background: The majority of South Africans with a DSM-IV diagnosis receive no treatment for their mental health problems. There is a move to simplify treatment for common mental disorders (CMDs) in order to ease access. ...

An effectiveness study of an integrated, community-based package for maternal, newborn, child and HIV care in South Africa : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Tomlinson, Mark Doherty, Tanya Jackson, Debra Lawn, Joy Ijumba, Petrida Colvin, Mark Nkonki, Lungiswa Daviaud, Emmanuelle Goga, Ameena Sanders, David Lombard, Carl Persson, Lars-Ake Ndaba, Thoko Snetro, Gail Chopra, Mickey (BioMed Central, 2011-11)

Background Progress towards MDG4 in South Africa will depend largely on scaling up effective prevention against mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and also addressing neonatal mortality. This imperative drives ...

A group-analytic formulation of an incident of disruptive behaviour in a school

Bantjes, Jason Nieuwoudt, Johan (SA ePublications, 2011-06)

One way of approaching disruptive behaviour in schools is to pathologise the miscreants. Working within this paradigm, schools seek to discourage misconduct via concrete mechanisms such as control, discipline and exclusions. ...

Is it possible to create a politically engaged, contextual psychology of disability?

Watermeyer, Brian (Taylor & Francis Routledge, 2012-03)

Until recently disability studies has ignored questions regarding the psychological nature of oppression. Proponents of the social model have viewed such concerns as diversionary, diluting their emphasis on material and ...

Maternal common mental disorders and infant development in Ethiopia : the P-MaMiE Birth Cohort

Servili, Chiara Medhin, Girmay Hanlon, Charlotte Tomlinson, Mark Worku, Bogale Baheretibeb, Yonas Dewey, Michael Alem, Atalay Prince, Martin (BioMed Central, 2010-11)

Background: Chronicity and severity of early exposure to maternal common mental disorders (CMD) has been associated with poorer infant development in high-income countries. In low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs), ...

Mental health and physical health (Including HIV/AIDS)

Kagee, Ashraf Freeman, Melvyn (Elsevier, 2008)

INTRODUCTION: According to the World Health Report 2001, over the past 20 years a fundamental and inseparable connection between mental and physical health has been convincingly established (WHO, 2001). Both mental and ...

Predicting Holland occupational codes by means of Paq job dimension scores

Van der Merwe, R. P. Le Roux, J. A. Meyer, J. C. Van Niekerk, H. G. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 1990-06)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study was conducted on how to obtain Holland's codes for South African occupations practically and economically by deducing them from information on the nature of the occupation (as derived by means of ...

Psychology training directors’ reflections on evidence-based practice in South Africa

Kagee, Ashraf Lund, Crick (SA ePublications, 2012-03)

Despite its importance in the international arena, the evidence-based movement appears to have had little impact among South African clinical and counseling psychologists. We interviewed 13 of the 18 directors of psychology ...

The relationship between personality traits and vocational interests

De Bruin, Gideon P. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2002-09)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examined the relationship between vocational interests and basic personality traits.The interest fields of the 19-Field-Interest Inventory were related to the second order factors of the 16 ...

Relevance or excellence? Setting research priorities for mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings

Tol, Wietse, A. Patel, Vikram Tomlinson, Mark R. Baingana, Florence Galappatti, Ananda Silove, Derrick Sondorp, Egbert Van Ommeren, Mark Wessells, Michael G. Panter-Brick, Catherine (Informa Healthcare, 2012-02)

Background: Humanitarian crises are associated with an increase in mental disorders and psychological distress. Despite the emerging consensus on intervention strategies in humanitarian settings, the field of mental ...

Responsible governance for mental health research in low resource countries

Yasamy, M. Taghi Maulik, Pallab K. Tomlinson, Mark Lund, Crick Van Ommeren, Mark Saxena, Shekhar (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2011-11)

Between 13% and 49% of the world’s population develop neuropsychiatric disorders at some point in their life. More and more evidence indicates that mental disorders and problems are common in all countries studied, and ...

A review of selected research priority setting processes at national level in low and middle income countries : towards fair and legitimate priority setting

Tomlinson, Mark Chopra, Micky Hoosain, Naeema Rudan, Igor (BioMed Central, 2011-05)

Abstract. Background. It is estimated that more than $130 billion is invested globally into health research each year. Increasingly, there is a need to set priorities in health research investments in a fair and legitimate ...

Stress and coping strategies in a sample of South African managers involved in post-graduate managerial studies

Spangenberg, Judora J. Orpen-Lyall, Mark R. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2000-06)

To examine the relationships between stress levels and, respectively, stressor appraisal, coping strategies and bio- graphical variables, 107 managers completed a biographical questionnaire. Experience of Work and Life ...

Understanding health care workers’ anxieties in a diversifying world

Daniels, Karen Swartz, Leslie (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2007-11)

We live in an age of evidencebased medicine, and with good reason. It is important to be able to evaluate the likely impact of various interventions, and it is no longer acceptable to practice health care on the basis ...

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