Author:Sorsdahl, K; Stein, Dan J; Khasakhala, L; Harder, V S; Williams, D R; Ndetei, D MDate:2011Background: There is relatively little data on the relationship between lifetime mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in low and middle income countries. This study examines the relationship between lifetime mental disorders, and subsequent ...Read more
Author:Stein, Dan J; Williams, S L; Jackson, P B; Seedat, S; Myer, L; Herman, A; Williams, D RDate:2009Background. A nationally representative study of psychiatric disorders in South Africa provided an opportunity to study the association between perpetration of human rights violations (HRVs) during apartheid and psychiatric disorder. Prior ...Read more
Author:Myers, B; van Heerden, M S; Grimsrud, A T; Myer, L; Williams, D R; Stein, D JDate:2011Atypical sequences of drug use progression are thought to have important implications for the development of substance dependence. The extent to which this assumption holds for South African populations is unknown. This paper attempts to ...Read more
Author:Temmingh, H S; Stein, Dan J; Seedat, Soraya; Williams, D RDate:2011Objective: Large epidemiological surveys conducted in the developed world have found rates of psychotic symptoms in the general population to be as high as 10-28%. However, there are few data available from developing countries, including ...Read more