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A retrospective evaluation of a wilderness-based leadership development programme

Author: Draper, C E ; Lund, C ; Flisher, A J Date: 2011 The Leadership Project (LP) in Cape Town, South Africa, is a wilderness-based leadership development programme that targets young people from diverse backgrounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the LP, focusing on process and perceived ... Read more
A situational analysis of child and adolescent mental health services in Ghana Uganda South Africa and Zambia

Author: Kleintjies, Sharon Rose ; Lund, Christopher ; Flisher, A J ; MHaPP Research Programme Consortium Date: 2010 Objective: Approximately one in five children and adolescents (CA) suffer from mental disorders. This paper reports on the findings of a situational analysis of CA mental health policy and services in Ghana, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia. ... Read more
Challenges faced by South African health services in implementing the Mental Health Care Act

Author: Lund, C ; Stein, Dan J ; Flisher, A J ; Mehtar, S Date: 2007 The World Health Organization (WHO) has drawn attention to the growing global burden of mental disorders, and to recent advances in our understanding of and ability to treat these disorders. Mental disorders accounted for 12% of the global ... Read more
From mental health policy development in Ghana to implementation: What are the barriers?

Author: Awenva, A D ; Read, U M ; Ofori-Attah, A L ; Doku, V C K ; Akpalu, B ; Flisher, Alan ; Lund, Crick ; Osei, A O ; Flisher, A J ; MHaPP Research Programme Consortium Date: 2010 Objective: This paper identifies the key barriers to mental health policy implementation in Ghana and suggests ways of overcoming them. Method: The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitatively, the WHO Mental Health ... Read more
Methamphetamine use and sexual risk behaviour in Cape Town South Africa: A review of data from 8 studies conducted between 2004 and 2007

Author: Parry, C D H ; Plüddemann, Andreas ; Myers, B ; Wechsberg, W M ; Flisher, A J Date: 2011 Community studies and studies of admissions to drug treatment centers indicate a dramatic increase in the prevalence of methamphetamine use in Cape Town since 2003. There has also been a substantial increase over this time period in the ... Read more
Needs and services at an in-patient psychotherapy unit

Author: Joska, J A ; Flisher, A J Date: 2007 Objective: To describe the impact of services provided, during an admission, on unmet needs and correlates of unmet needs. Method: The study used a modified version of The Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) to assess the perceived needs of ... Read more
The neurobiology of HIV dementia: implications for practice in South Africa

Author: Joska, J A ; Hoare, J ; Stein, Dan J ; Flisher, A J Date: 2011 In this review, the neuropathogenesis of HIV dementia (HIV-D) is discussed in the context of the local epidemic. HIV-D continues to be prevalent in the era of highly active anti-retroviral therapy. HIV neuro-invasion into the central nervous ... Read more
The prevalence of mental disorders among children, adolescents and adults in the Western Cape, South Africa

Author: Kleintjies, S ; Flisher, A J ; Fick, M ; Railon, A ; Lund, C ; Molteno, C ; Robertson, B A Date: 2006 Objective: To provide estimates of the prevalence of selected mental disorders in the Western Cape, based on the consensus achieved by a working group established for this purpose. Method: An expert working group was established to provide ... Read more c b