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Achievements hitherto and a new editorial team for the South African Journal of Psychiatry
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A retrospective record review and assessment of cost of quetiapine use in a community psychiatric setting in the Sedibeng district of Gauteng
Background: With the revision of the National Essential Medicines List in South Africa, quetiapine is only available at the discretion …
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Antipsychotic use in a resource-limited setting: Findings in an Eastern Cape psychiatric hospital
BACKGROUND: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are commonly prescribed despite the fact that large, naturalistic studies have failed to show superior efficacy …
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Community mental health services in Southern Gauteng: An audit using Gauteng District Health Information Systems data
BACKGROUND: Community mental health services (CMHS) are a central objective of the National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan. …
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Junior medical students’ knowledge about and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy in a South African setting
BACKGROUND: Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment modality with a long history of use in psychiatry, …
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Regional aspects of long-term public sector psychiatric care in the Eastern Cape
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this research was to determine regional aspects (such as clinical, geographic and socio-demographic) influencing the use …
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The clinical value of brain computerised tomography in a general hospital psychiatric service
BACKGROUND: The use of neuroimaging modalities in psychiatry has been evaluated in several studies. The vast majority seem to suggest …
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Couples-based interventions in the context of HIV discordance
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Association between depression, glycaemic control and the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in a diabetic population in Cameroon
PURPOSE: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing especially in low- and middle-income countries in which 75% of the world's …
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Accountable or not accountable: A profile comparison of alleged offenders referred to the Free State Psychiatric Complex Forensic Observation Ward in Bloemfontein from 2009 to 2012
BACKGROUND: The crime rate in South Africa is extraordinarily high. The problem of crime is further complicated when a person, …
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Alcohol use disorder and tuberculosis treatment: A longitudinal mixed method study in Thailand
OBJECTIVE: The relationship between tuberculosis (TB) treatment and alcohol use disorders over time is under-researched. The aim of this investigation …
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High risk of metabolic syndrome among black South African women with severe mental illness
BACKGROUND: There is an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) globally. The prevalence …
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Validation of the Whooley questions for antenatal depression and anxiety among low-income women in urban South Africa
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: In South Africa, approximately 40% of women suffer from depression during pregnancy. Although perinatal depression and anxiety are significant …
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The South African Society of Psychiatrists/Psychiatry Management Group management guidelines for adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
DISCLAIMER: These guidelines do not aim to provide a comprehensive review of all the pertinent literature comprising the evidence base …
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An exploration of alcohol use amongst undergraduate female psychology students at a South African university
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use amongst tertiary education students, particularly female undergraduates, is increasing. Heavy alcohol use by tertiary students leads to …
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms and diagnosis of grey matter heterotopia: A case-based reflection
Neuropsychiatric symptoms can be related to less common underlying neuropsychiatric conditions - in this case report, the condition discussed is …
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Traumatic stress and psychological functioning in a South African adolescent community sample
Background: Traumatic stress may arise from various incidents often leading to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The lifetime prevalence of PTSD …
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The use of cyproterone acetate in a forensic psychiatric cohort of male sex offenders and its associations with sexual activity and sexual functioning
BACKGROUND: Cyproterone acetate (CPA) is a steroidal anti-androgenic medication used in the field of psychiatry for the treatment of paraphilic …
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Clinical and demographic factors associated with sexual behaviour in children with autism spectrum disorders
Introduction: The sexual behaviour and development of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been mostly overlooked in research and …
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Sniffing out olfactory reference syndrome
Olfactory reference syndrome is characterised by the erroneous belief that one emits an unpleasant body odour. This results in significant …