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Where there is no evidence : implementing family interventions from recommendations in the NICE guideline 11 on challenging behaviour in a South African health service for adults with intellectual disability
(2019)Background: Low- and middle-income countries often lack the fiscal, infrastructural and human resources to conduct evidence-based research; similar constraints may also hinder the application of good clinical practice ... -
We can’t be here forever” : university students’ reflections on terminating community-engagement relationships
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Studies on community engagement (CE) focus on its benefits but not enough on termination and difficulties experienced at the personal level with exiting projects. A study on CE with service-learning ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Indigenous and faith healing in Ghana : a brief examination of the formalising process and collaborative efforts with the biomedical health system
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Health seeking in many African countries typically involves making use of multiple healing systems, including indigenous and faith systems, as well as biomedical healthcare systems. These different systems have ... -
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 ... -
‘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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
