Research Articles (Psychology)
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Khayelitsha, South Africa: Effects on antenatal and postnatal outcomes in an individual randomised controlled trial
(2019)he study's objective was to determine the effectiveness of a task-sharing psychological treatment for perinatal depression using non-specialist community health workers. A double-blind individual randomised controlled trial ... -
The professionalization of pastoral caregiving: a critical assessment of pastoral identity within the helping professions
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2020)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pastoral caregiving within a clinical setting and the parameters of interdisciplinarity and a team approach to healing and helping, cannot escape the public demand for a professional approach to caregiving ... -
Sexual and reproductive health : layers of (in)access
(Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this chapter, we investigate some of the social (e.g. negative attitudes about sexuality and parenthood) and structural (e.g. inaccessible health care facilities) barriers that people with physical ... -
Physical disability and femininity : an intersection of identities
(Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this chapter, we will explore the intersections of physical disability and femininity. We look at how societies’ ideas about disability influence the way women with physical disabilities are viewed and ... -
Community context and individual factors associated with arrests among young men in a South African township
(Public Library of Science, 2019)Background: In high-income countries, individual- and community-level factors are associated with increased contact with the criminal justice system. However, little is known about how these factors contribute to the ... -
Impact of perinatal and repeated maternal common mental disorders on educational outcomes of primary school children in rural Ethiopia : population-based cohort study
(Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2019)Background: There have been no studies from low- or middle-income countries to investigate the long-term impact of perinatal common mental disorders (CMD) on child educational outcomes. Aims: To test the hypothesis that ... -
Health professionals talk about the challenges of suicide prevention in two correctional centres in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Suicide is the leading cause of death among offenders in correctional facilities in many parts of the world. While epidemiological data have described the extent and scope of the problem, no research has ... -
Utility of the Posttraumatic Stress Scale–Self-report version in screening for posttraumatic stress disorder among persons seeking HIV testing
(SAGE Publications, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The literature on the utility of self-report instruments in determining caseness for posttraumatic stress disorder in South Africa is sparse. We administered the Structured Clinical Interview for the ... -
‘I went back to being myself’ : acceptability of a culturally adapted task-shifted cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment for depression (Ziphamandla) for South African HIV care settings
(Routledge, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is a need for a culturally adapted, evidence-based, psychotherapy treatment that is effective, acceptable, and feasible for integration into primary care in South Africa. This qualitative study used ... -
Course of perinatal depressive symptoms among South African women : associations with child outcomes at 18 and 36 months
(Springer Nature, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Purpose Latent modelling was used to identify trajectories of depressive symptoms among low-income perinatal women in South Africa. Predictors of trajectories and the association of trajectories with ... -
A longitudinal study on the relations among fear-enhancing parenting, cognitive biases, and anxiety symptoms in non-clinical children
(Springer, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This longitudinal study explored the relations between fear-enhancing parenting behaviors (modeling and threat information transmission) and children’s cognitive biases and anxiety symptoms on three ... -
Satan is holding your tongue back : stuttering as moral failure
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: The last decade has seen researchers and speech–language pathologists employ and advocate for a disability studies approach in the study of the lived experiences of people who stutter and in the design of ... -
Challenges and opportunities for spiritual care practice in hospices in a middle-income country
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021-04-22)Background: Spiritual care is a key component of palliative care, but it has been overlooked and understudied in low- and middle-income country contexts, especially in Africa. In this study we sought to establish what the ... -
'I waited for it until forever' : community barriers to accessing intellectual disability services for children and their families in Cape Town, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020-11-17)Background: Intellectual disability is more common in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. Stigma and discrimination have contributed to barriers to people with intellectual disability accessing ... -
Evaluation of the beck anxiety Inventory in predicting generalised anxiety disorder among individuals seeking HIV testing in the Western Cape province, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Routine anxiety screening is needed among HIV test seekers, given the lack of health-care professionals with the ability to identify individuals with generalised anxiety. Aim: The aim of this study was to ... -
More than just assistive devices : how a South African social enterprise supports an environment of inclusion
(MDPI, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Appropriate assistive technology has the potential to considerably enhance quality of life, access to health and education, and social and economic participation for people with disabilities. Most disabled ... -
Cognitive behaviour therapy-based early intervention and prevention programme for anxiety in South African children with visual impairments
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Anxiety is the most common psychological difficulty reported by youth worldwide and may also be a significant problem for children with visual impairments. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) interventions have ... -
Spiritual care practices in hospices in the Western cape, South Africa : the challenge of diversity
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021)Background: South Africa is a very diverse middle-income country, still deeply divided by the legacy of its colonial and apartheid past. As part of a larger study, this article explored the experiences and views of ... -
The right to be Freepeople : relational voluntary-assisted-advocacy as a psychological and ethical resource for decolonizing intellectual disability
(PsychOpen, 2018)Participating in social activism implies responsibility for its exchange and creation. We focus on Intellectual Disability (ID) as an advocacy site for individuals who are dependent on assistance with activities of daily ... -
Veerkragtigheid in die enkelma-transrasgesin
(LitNet Akademies, 2020)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie ondersoek is om gesinsprosesse en -kenmerke wat verband hou met veerkragtigheid in enkelma-gesinne waar ’n kind van ’n ander ras as dié van die ma aangeneem is, te identifiseer ...
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