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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to alcohol use in South Africa in 2000
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2007)
Objectives. To make quantitative estimates of the burden of disease attributable to alcohol use by sex and age group in South Africa in 2000. Design. The analysis follows the World Health Organization comparative risk ...
Assessing post-traumatic stress disorder in South African adolescents : using the child and adolescent trauma survey (CATS) as a screening tool
(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 ...
Use of traditional treatment methods in a Xhosa schizophrenia population
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2003)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available.
To what extent does South African mental health and substance abuse research address priority issues?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2000-04)
Objective. To investigate the extent to which South African mental health research addresses priority issues. Design. Cross-sectional survey of conference presentations. Setting. The most recent conferences of the following ...
Occupation and schizophrenia in a Xhosa population - A variant of the social drift theory?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2004)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : no abstract available.
Morphological features in a Xhosa schizophrenia population
(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 ...
Psychopathology and coping in recently diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients : the role of gender
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2003)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Although there is growing literature on the psychological responses to and the psychopathology associated with HIV/AIDS, few investigations have focused on the role of gender. This study ...
HIV/AIDS in Africa - A role for the mental health practitioner?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2005)
[No abstract available]
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 ...
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 ...