Vol. 27 (2021) | South African Journal of Psychiatry

Review of Problems of Living: Perspectives from Philosophy, Psychiatry and Cognitive-Affective Science

Dan J. Stein

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COVID-19 consequences on mental health: An African perspective

Matete R. Magamela, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa

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Authorship revisited: Bestowing undue credit on students

Renier Steyn

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Digit ratio as an endophenotype in a schizophrenia population

Wilhelm D.B. Nieuwoudt, Inge M. Smit, Dana Niehaus, Liezl Koen, Esme Jordaan

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History of postgraduate psychiatry education and training in Nigeria

Muideen O. Bakare

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Menstrual psychosis – From myth to reality: A case report of periodic psychotic symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle

Waddah M. Alalmaei Asiri

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Erratum: Extrapyramidal side effects in first-episode schizophrenia treated with flupenthixol decanoate

Francois-Pierre Joubert, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Robin Emsley, Laila Asmal

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Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviour among a national population-based sample of adults in Zambia

Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

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Motives for deliberate self-harm in a South African tertiary hospital

Petrus J.J. van Zyl, Jason Bantjes, Elsie Breet, Ian Lewis

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Prehospital care providers’ understanding of responsibilities during a behavioural emergency

Charnelle Stander, Peter Hodkinson, Enrico Dippenaar

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Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder symptoms in a paediatric neurology clinic at a tertiary hospital in Uganda

Anita Arinda, Noeline Nakasujja, Raymond Odokonyero

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Medicines used in mental, neurological and substance use disorders in Gauteng, South Africa: A secondary analysis of the 2017–2018 provincial pharmaceutical database, Part 1

Jade C. Bouwer, Shereen Govender, Lesley J. Robertson

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An assessment of voting knowledge and related decisions amongst hospitalised mental healthcare users in South Africa

Felicity Marcus, Yvette Nel

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The perceptions of adult psychiatric inpatients with major depressive disorder towards occupational therapy activity-based groups

Enos M. Ramano, Marianne de Beer, Johannes L. Roos

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Becoming a Xhosa traditional healer: The calling, illness, conflict and belonging

Alberta S.J. van der Watt, Sarah V. Biederman, Jibril O. Abdulmalik, Irene Mbanga, Pricilla Das-Brailsford, Soraya Seedat

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Psychometric evaluation of personal evaluation of transitions in treatment amongst patients with schizophrenia

Oladipo A. Sowunmi, Peter O. Onifade, Oluwatoyin R. Sowunmi

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Trends and patterns of suicidal behaviour in Nigeria: Mixed-methods analysis of media reports from 2016 to 2019

Olushola Olibamoyo, Bolanle Ola, Olurotimi Coker, Abiodun Adewuya, Akintayo Onabola

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Mental health and well-being of university staff during the coronavirus disease 2019 levels 4 and 5 lockdown in an Eastern Cape university, South Africa

Rudolph L. van Niekerk, Maria M. van Gent

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Factors associated with dropout at 2 years post-initiation of treatment in the first episode of schizophrenia

Jebril M. Benelmokhtar, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Lebogang Phahladira, Robin Emsley, Laila Asmal

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Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to the first psychiatric intensive care unit in Egypt

Tarek A. Okasha, Walaa M. Sabry, Nivert H. Zaki, Menan A. Rabie, Yomna A. Elhawary

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Pregnancy-related anxiety symptoms and associated factors amongst pregnant women attending a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria

Adesanmi Akinsulore, Akinfenwa M. Temidayo, Ibidunni O. Oloniniyi, Badejoko O. Olalekan, Oladimeji B. Yetunde

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Alcohol use in Tanzanians with chronic psychotic disorders and poor medication adherence

Emily Simon, Jennifer B. Levin, Jessie Mbwambo, Carol Blixen, Isaac Lema, Michelle Aeb, Godwin Njiro, Kristin Cassidy, Sylvia Kaaya, Martha Sajatovic

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How can a 6-week training course shape mental healthcare professionals’ understanding of mindfulness? Experiences at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital

Nathalie H. Negus, Gerhard Grobler

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The spectrum of functional neurological disorders: A retrospective analysis at a tertiary hospital in South Africa

Lavanya Naidoo, Ahmed I. Bhigjee

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Quality of individual and group level interventions for first-episode psychosis at the tertiary psychiatric hospital in Uganda

Emmanuel K. Mwesiga, Noeline Nakasujja, Lawrence Nankaba, Juliet Nakku, Seggane Musisi

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Identifying a probable suicide cluster in an acute care psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Ruwayda Jacobs, Christoffel Grobler, Johanita Strumpher

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Developing and testing a South African Brief Cognitive Score in literate and illiterate people of mixed language groups

Clara M. Schute, Mukhethwa Tsikane, Keorapetse Nchoe

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Prevalence and correlates of sexual dysfunction among patients with mental disorders in a tertiary hospital in Southwest Nigeria

Adekunle O. Adesola, Bibilola Oladeji

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The role of Mental Health Care Act status in dignity-related complaints by psychiatric inpatients: A cross-sectional analytical study

Shonisani Raphalalani, Piet J. Becker, Manfred W. Böhmer, Christa Krüge

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Premorbid adjustment amongst outpatients with schizophrenia in a Nigerian psychiatric facility

Omokehinde O. Fakorede, Adegboyega Ogunwale, Akinwande O. Akinhanmi

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Clinical use of neuro-imaging in psychiatric patients at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Bokang L. Letlotlo, Lavinia D. Lumu, Mahomed Y.H. Moosa, Fatima Y. Jeenah

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Mental illness attitudes and knowledge in non-specialist medical doctors working in state and private sectors

Yumna Minty, Mahomed Y.H. Moosa, Fatima Y. Jeenah

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Characteristics of persons accused of intimate partner homicide amongst forensic psychiatric observations

Sonali N. Valabdass, Ugasvaree Subramaney, Amanda Edge

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Evaluation of an undergraduate psychiatric clinical rotation: Exploring student perceptions

Inge M. Smit, Mariette Volschenk, Liezl Koen

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My sibling’s mental illness: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of having an adult sibling with a mental illness in semi-rural South Africa

Lisa Saville Young, Raylene Flannigan

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Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use amongst South African adults with mental illness in the Eastern Cape

Linda K. Tindimwebwa , Anthony I. Ajayi , Settings Oladele V. Adeniyi

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Associations of premorbid adjustment with type and timing of childhood trauma in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Anna M. Smit, Sanja Kilian, Robin A. Emsley, Hilmar K. Luckhof, Leslie Swartz, Soraya Seedat, Laila Asmal

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Perceptions, risk and understandings of the COVID-19 pandemic in urban South Africa

Andrew W. Kim, Raquel Burgess, Nicola Chiwandire, Zwannda Kwinda, Alexander C. Tsai, Shane A. Norris, Emily Mendenhall

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HIV knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst patients with severe mental illnesses and chronic medical illnesses in Durban, South Africa

Thembeka Matshoba, Sibongile Mashaphu, Andrew Tomita, Saeeda Paruk

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Assessing the clinical utility of the severity dependence scale for benzodiazepine use disorder

Karishma Lowton, Gaveeta Chiba

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Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online survey

Olamiji A. Badru, Kehinde O. Olok, Abdulwasiu O. Hassan, Oyindamola B. Yusuf, Umar A. Abdur-Razaq, Saheed Yakub

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The profile of suspected criminal offenders referred for psychiatric evaluation on an outpatient basis at Ngwelezana Hospital

Sithembisile Mngadi, Andrew Tomita, Vusi Khanyile, Bonginkosi Chiliza

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Quality of life and self-stigma of schizophrenia patient’s caregiver tool: Development and validation using classical test theory and Rasch analysis

Zainab Albikawi, Mohammad Abuadas

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