Given the existing evidence linking parental depression with infant and early child
development, our aim was to describe the burden of mental health disorders among …

Background: Research shows that caregiver mental health problems have direct, significant
effects on child behaviour. While these risks are amplified in low-resource settings, limited …

In the antiretroviral era, youth perinatally infected with HIV (PHIV+) are surviving into
adulthood and are at risk for emotional and behavioural problems. Few studies of these …

South Africa faces the challenge of supporting the well-being of adults caring for growing
numbers of AIDS-orphaned children. These adults play a critical role in responses to the …

Background Child mental illness contributes significantly to the burden of disease
worldwide, and many are left untreated due to factors on both the provider and user side …

The current study sought to explore the association between primary caregiver depressive
symptoms and the psychological functioning in children vertically infected with human …

Aim. To examine the child outcomes at 18-months post-birth of a population cohort of
women with antenatal depressed mood, half of whom were randomly chosen to receive …

Background Mental illnesses among children and adolescents are under-recognized and
under-treated problems. Depression is one of today's all-too-silent health crises in …

There is a widening mental health treatment gap for children and adolescents in sub-
Saharan Africa. The region has few economic or human resources dedicated to the mental …

The need for greater attention to mental health promotion and the prevention of mental
disorders in South Africa is highlighted by the cycle of poverty and mental ill-health, the …