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How do family members perceive re-integration of male state patients into their families in South Africa? A qualitative analysis
BACKGROUND: State patients are admitted to a psychiatric hospital after being declared as such by the magistrate courts as a …
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and behavioural planning deficiencies in South African primary school children
BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined as a cognitive or behavioural developmental disorder. Inattentiveness, overactivity and impulsivity are regarded as …
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-age children in Gaborone, Botswana: Comorbidity and risk factors
BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Its occurrence and pattern …
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Suicide risk of male State patients with antisocial personality traits
BACKGROUND: Suicide mortality rates are higher in people with personality disorders, especially those who have antisocial personality traits. These mortality …
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Cultural formulation interview: Awareness and attitudes of South African psychiatrists and psychiatry registrars
Background: The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) includes a set of 16 questions formulated for clinicians to obtain information about cultural …
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Current state of the literature on mental health in Liberia: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: The Republic of Liberia recently experienced several events that resulted in wide-ranging societal impacts, including long-term civil war and …
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Demographic and clinical profile of patients utilising a transitional care intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization's action plan for 2020 has identified the need for service-based data to motivate for more …
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Challenges experienced by South African families caring for state patients on leave of absence
BACKGROUND: Families of state patients experience challenges related to the patient's mental illness and history of criminal behaviour. Family members …
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Perinatal suicidality: Risk factors in South African women with mental illness
Background: Maternal Mortality is a global health concern. The lack of suicide data, particularly in low and middle income countries, …
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Socio-ecological influences of adolescence marijuana use initiation: Qualitative evidence from two illicit marijuana-growing communities in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Adolescence has been identified as a critical risk period for substance use initiation, such as marijuana. Although several factors …
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Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units
BACKGROUND: Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observations units may be affected by working conditions such as an …
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Subjective and objective cognition 6-week post-coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A descriptive pilot study
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has been found to be associated with post-operative cognitive decline. Despite the large …
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Socio-economic factors associated with mental health disorders in Fort Portal, western Uganda
BACKGROUND: Mental health disorders, which are interlinked with social issues such as poverty and stigma, present a significant burden in …
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Prevalence and perception of drug use amongst secondary school students in two local government areas of Lagos State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Drug abuse, an excessive and persistent self-administration of a drug without regard to the medically or culturally accepted patterns, …
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The prevalence and clinical correlates of substance use disorders in patients with psychotic disorders from an Upper-Middle-Income Country
BACKGROUND: Substance use disorders (SUDs) occur frequently in patients with psychotic disorders and have been associated with various demographic and …
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Burnout and job satisfaction of nursing staff in a South African acute mental health setting
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric nurses constitute a fundamental part of the mental health care system in South Africa. However, high levels of …
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Resilience and coping strategies of undergraduate medical students at the University of the Free State
BACKGROUND: Medical studies place students at risk for burnout. Resilience enables students to cope with adversity. Students' coping skills will …
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Eating disorders and substance use at a South African tertiary hospital over a 21-year period
BACKGROUND: Eating disorders (EDs) and substance-related disorders pose a challenge when they co-occur and have implications for patient management. Clinical …
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Initiating clozapine treatment service and characteristics of clozapine-treated patients in a general hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: At least one-third of patients with schizophrenia suffer from treatment-resistant schizophrenia needing treatment with clozapine. This is the first …
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Case study: A patient with severe delusions who self-mutilates
Although some overlapping features exist between self-injury and intention to die, there is \ngrowing recognition that non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), including …