Browsing Research Articles (Psychiatry) by Title
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Cannabis use and abuse correlates in a homogeneous South African schizophrenia population
(AOSIS Publishing, 2009-03-01)Objective. Worldwide, cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance, and it has been identified as a correlate in schizophrenia samples for poorer symptomatic and functional outcomes in many international studies. The ... -
A case of Ifufunyane : a Xhosa culture-bound syndrome
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005-11)Clinicians and patients frequently have a different understanding and interpretation of the nature of an illness. While many reasons for these discrepancies can be postulated, differences in sociocultural background often ... -
Chromosome 22q11 in a Xhosa schizophrenia population
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-03)Chromosome 22q11 aberrations substantially increase the risk for developing schizophrenia. Although micro-deletions in this region have been extensively investigated in different populations across the world, little is ... -
Cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence, and motivation to quit smoking in South African male psychiatric inpatients
(BioMed Central, 2016-11)Background: Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide and the prevalence is particularly high among psychiatric patients but recent international studies demonstrated that psychiatric patients are able ... -
Clinical and neuropsychological predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014-11)Abstract: Although acute responses to traumatic stress generally resolve within a few weeks, some individuals experience severe and persistent problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While studies have ... -
A clinical approach to the assessment and management of co-morbid eating disorders and substance use disorders
(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 ... -
A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol of an adapted intervention for alcohol use disorders in people living with HIV and AIDS : impact on alcohol use, general functional ability, quality of life and adherence to HAART
(BioMed Central, 2017-01-28)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Interventions for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in HIV infected individuals have been primarily targeted at HIV risk reduction and improved antiretroviral treatment adherence. However, reduction ... -
Co-occurrence of schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder : a literature review
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Codeine misuse and dependence in South Africa : learning from substance abuse treatment admissions
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015)Background: Misuse of prescription and over-the-counter codeine-containing products is a global public health issue. Objectives: To investigate the extent of treatment demand related to the misuse of codeine or codeine ... -
Codeine misuse and dependence in South Africa : perspectives of addiction treatment providers
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Background. General practitioners are referring patients with codeine-related problems to specialist treatment facilities, but little is known about the addiction treatment providers, the kinds of treatment they provide, ... -
Cognitive changes in alcohol-induced psychotic disorder
(BioMed Central, 2017-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Aims: This study aimed to explore the neuro-cognitive deficits of alcohol-induced psychotic disorder as compared to the cognitive deficits of uncomplicated alcohol ependence. Methods: Participants were ... -
Cognitive-perceptual deficits and symptom correlates in first-episode schizophrenia
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Thought disorder and visual-perceptual deficits have been well documented, but their relationships with clinical symptoms and cognitive function remain unclear. Cognitive-perceptual deficits may underscore ... -
Collaborative shared care to improve psychosis outcome (COSIMPO) : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2017-10)Background: Psychotic disorders are a group of severe mental disorders that cause considerable disability to sufferers and a high level of burden to families. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), traditional ... -
A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-27)Background: The misuse of codeine is of increasing concern in a number of countries, particularly as this relates to over -the-counter pain and cough relief medication, and is also supplied as a prescription medicine. The ... -
Comparison of pain, cortisol levels, and psychological distress in women undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy under local anaesthesia versus intravenous sedation
(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 ... -
Compliance of clinical trial registries with the World Health Organization minimum data set : a survey
(BioMed Central, 2009-07)Background: Since September 2005 the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors has required that trials be registered in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) minimum dataset, in order to be considered ... -
Computed tomography in psychiatric patients
(HMPG, 1986)In a retrospective study of 100 consecutive adult psychiatric patients referred for computed tomography (CT) for suspected intracranial lesions, abnormalities were found in 61%. Of these, 23% had focal lesions significantly ... -
Conflict of interest : a tenacious ethical dilemma in public health policy, not only in clinical practice/research
(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 ... -
Correction to : The impact of drug resistance on the risk of tuberculosis infection and disease in child household contacts : a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2017-11-07)Correction: After publication of the original article [1] the authors noted that the following errors had occurred: The name of the author H. Simon Schaaf had been incorrectly tagged as Simon H. Schaaf. This has ... -
Correction to: Evaluating a screener to quantify PTSD risk using emergency care information : a proof of concept study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-29)An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
