[HTML][HTML] A reflection of the current status of the mental healthcare system in South Africa

K Sorsdahl, I Petersen, B Myers, Z Zingela, C Lund… - SSM-Mental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper we begin by highlighting the large treatment gap in South Africa for mental
health conditions. We then describe the mental health services available, including the …

Rapid detection and speciation of illicit drugs via a thin-film microextraction approach for wastewater-based epidemiology study

X Chen, S Liu, R Jiang, T Luan, G Ouyang - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
High detection frequency of illicit drugs in water samples urges the development of rapid
detection method for wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) study. Here, we first developed …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse childhood experiences and cognition: A cross-sectional study in Xhosa people living with schizophrenia and matched medical controls

J Andreo-Jover, O Wootton… - Comprehensive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with impaired
cognitive function in adult life in the general population as well as in people living with …

Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders in South Africa: A Narrative Review

RRA Bako, LM Ramalepe… - Journal of Drug …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Cannabis significantly contributes to the substance use and abuse statistics in South Africa
(SA), rendering it a dangerous drug into which research on the contextual motivations and …

[HTML][HTML] Substance use and self-poisoning in schizophrenia: 11-year findings from a national clinical survey of suicide in mental health patients in England

LD Mulligan, L Bojanić, IM Hunt, A Baird… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Suicide is the leading cause of unnatural death among people with schizophrenia.
Substance use is a highly prevalent comorbid feature of schizophrenia and a modifiable risk …

Prevalence of cannabis use in people with psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

V Ntlantsana, K Mona, AM Tomita, S Paruk - South African Journal of …, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: There is a high prevalence of cannabis use in patients with schizophrenia
spectrum and other psychotic disorders, with comorbid cannabis use in this population …

Interlinking alcohol intake, mental stress, psychotic experiences and job performance of higher institutions' graduates: A structural equation modelling

VJ Owan, JU Duruamaku-Dim, AE Okon… - Journal of Education …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Graduates' job performance has become a matter that needs urgent
attention. This is because many stakeholders are increasingly becoming interested in …

Disability benefits protect against lost income for South Africans living with Schizophrenia

O Wootton, A King, K Moy, DJ Stein… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2023 - Springer
Little is known about the economic impact of disability grants for people living with
schizophrenia in low-and middle-income countries. In this brief report, we show that receipt …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying modifiable comorbidities of schizophrenia by integrating electronic health records and polygenic risk

T Vessels, N Strayer, KW Choi, H Lee, S Zhang, L Han… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients with schizophrenia have substantial comorbidity contributing to reduced life
expectancy of 10–20 years. Identifying which comorbidities might be modifiable could …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating Electronic Health Records and Polygenic Risk to Identify Genetically Unrelated Comorbidities of Schizophrenia That May Be Modifiable

T Vessels, N Strayer, H Lee, KW Choi, S Zhang… - … Psychiatry Global Open …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Patients with schizophrenia have substantial comorbidity that contributes to
reduced life expectancy of 10 to 20 years. Identifying modifiable comorbidities could improve …