Digital mental health interventions for young people in rural South Africa: Prospects and challenges for implementation

T Mindu, IT Mutero, WB Ngcobo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globally, most young people living with mental health conditions lack access to mental
health care but have access to a mobile device. The growing access to mobile devices in …

How have researchers defined and used the concept of 'continuity of care'for chronic conditions in the context of resource-constrained settings? A sco** review of …

L Meiqari, T Al-Oudat, D Essink, F Scheele… - Health research policy …, 2019 - Springer
Background Within the context of the growing burden of non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) globally, there is limited evidence on how researchers have explored the response …

Mental health stigma experiences among caregivers and service users in South Africa: a qualitative investigation

P Monnapula-Mazabane, I Petersen - Current psychology, 2023 - Springer
The study aimed to understand the nature and context of mental health stigma among
people living with a mental health condition and the subsequent effect on their caregivers …

Mental health, substance use and viral suppression in adolescents receiving ART at a paediatric HIV clinic in South Africa

AD Haas, KG Technau, S Pahad… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Mental health problems are prevalent in adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV),
often remain untreated, and may negatively affect antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence …

Self-reported incidents of violence towards nurses working in acute psychiatric units

N Bekelepi, P Martin - Curationis, 2023 - scielo.org.za
Abstract BEKELEPI, Ntombiyakhe and MARTIN, Penelope. Self-reported incidents of
violence towards nurses working in acute psychiatric units. Curationis [online]. 2023, vol. 46 …

The experiences and perceptions of mental health service provision at a primary health centre in the Eastern Cape

D Booysen, P Mahe-Poyo, R Grant - South African Journal of …, 2021 - journals.co.za
Background Since 1994, the South African healthcare system has undergone several
changes to meet the needs of contemporary South Africa. Yet the state of mental healthcare …

The rise of assertive community interventions in South Africa: a randomized control trial assessing the impact of a modified assertive intervention on readmission rates; …

UA Botha, L Koen, U Galal, E Jordaan, DJH Niehaus - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
Background Many countries have over the last few years incorporated mental health
assertive interventions in an attempt to address the repercussions of deinstitutionalization …

The effect of cash transfers on mental health–new evidence from South Africa

J Ohrnberger, E Fichera, M Sutton, L Anselmi - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Mental health and poverty are strongly interlinked. There is a gap in the
literature on the effects of poverty alleviation programmes on mental health. We aim to fill …

Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy …

S Kleintjes, C Lund, L Swartz - BMC International Health and Human …, 2013 - Springer
Background This paper outlines stakeholder views on environmental barriers that prevent
people who live with psychosocial disability from participating in mental health policy …

Integrating mental health care services in primary health care clinics: a survey of primary health care nurses' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs

FN Dube, LR Uys - South African Family Practice, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Nurses are the main providers of care at primary health care (PHC) clinics; the
high incidence of mental health problems at these clinics means that PHC nurses are …