Browsing by Author "Bentley, Judith"

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    Prevalence and patterns of medication use in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Western Cape
    (2012) Louw, Kerry-Ann; Adnams, Colleen M; Bentley, Judith
    The Autism Spectrum Disorders(ASD) are a group of neurobiological conditions of growing prevalence for which there is no known cure. International prevalence studies have determined that children and adolescents with ASD are a highly medicated population. This comes to light in the context of a paucity of data around the efficacy of commonly prescribed medications. There is no data around the prevalence of medication use in the ASD population in South Africa. The aim of this study is to determine the prevelance and patterns of medication use in children and adolescents with ASD in the Western Cape and to determine the relationship between demographic variables and behaviours and medication use.
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    A survey of South African pyschiatrists : analysis of the demographics, interests and clinical practices of pyschiatrists registered in South Africa in 2008
    (2008) Bentley, Judith; Flisher, Alan J
    To repeat the survey performed in 1993 in order to determine whether or not the last 15 years have resulted in a greater number of psychiatrists being more accessible to the majority of the South African people. In addition, attention will be paid to structure of each psychiatrist's practice to determine whether or not there has been any shift towards the proposed changes in the way of working as outlined by Flisher et al in 1997.