Author:Romburgh, Bailee JeanDate: 2022Objective: The aim of this study was to review referrals to the consultation-liaison psychiatric service at Groote Schuur Hospital including the number of referrals, demographic details of referred patients, medical and psychiatric diagnoses, ...Read more
Author:Booysen, GillianDate: 2022Background Depression remains the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder. It adds significantly to the global burden of disease and is responsible for the most years of life lost to disability in both men and women (Rehm & Shield, ...Read more
Author:Hoare, JacquelineDate:2015There are still no diagnostic criteria for a spectrum of neurocognitive disorders (ND) secondary to HIV infection for children. The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) proposes guidelines for assessment of HIV associated neurocognitive disorders ...Read more
Author:Pieterse, DeirdreDate:2018Background: Hospital-based research provides important insight into the burden of suicide behaviour and methods used in deliberate self-harm (DSH). The information on methods used in DSH may be useful to plan suicide-related intervention and ...Read more
Author:Torline, John RossDate:2016Introduction. Consultation-liaison psychiatry is the subspeciality that provides for the psychiatric assessment and management of patients in a hospital setting, serving as an interface between psychiatry and other medical disciplines. This ...Read more
Author:Hoare, JacquelineDate:2010AIMS: To examine the relationship between prospective memory, cognitive function and Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)/ White matter integrity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals in the Western Cape. We hypothesize that: ...Read more
Author:Fouche,Jean-PaulDate: 2018Vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from mother to child is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa. As in adults, a variety of cognitive impairments may be evident in HIV infected children being treated with combined ...Read more