Browsing Clinical Psychology by Title
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Mapping internationalization in research collaboration in the international society of political psychology.
(2017)This research explored internationalization in research collaboration in the international society of political psychology (ISPP) by mapping patterns collaboration in conference presentations at the ISPP annual meetings ... -
Mental Health : representations of the schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders in South African newspapers.
(2017)TITLE: Mental Health: Representations of the schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders in South African newspapers. AIM: This paper is a report of the findings of a study aimed at exploring how the print media ... -
Mental health literacy : conceptions and attitudes toward mental disorders and beliefs about treatment among African residents of Sisonke district in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Nearly 1 in 10 people have a mental disorder worldwide, and there are many people with chronic or severe mental disorders who are unaware that they have a diagnosable disorder or that effective treatment is available. ... -
Mental health literacy of young people in South Africa: A study of University of KwaZulu-Natal students.
(2018)The central objective of the present study was to investigate the mental health literacy of the University of KwaZulu-Natal undergraduate Black students. The specific objective was to explore the level of the students’ ... -
Moral and ethical dilemmas of young African men in intimate heterosexual relationships: a dialogical perspective.
(2019)While there is a growing body of knowledge on the study of masculinities, only a few studies have tried to understand the moral and ethical dilemmas young African men experience in relationships with women. The main objective ... -
Novel fatty acid based pH-responsive nanostructured lipid carriers for enhancing vancomycin activity.
(2017)Targeted delivery of antibiotics via pH-responsive nano-formulations can combat the limitations of conventional dosage forms and reduce resistance development. Identification of new lipids for the preparation of nanocarriers ... -
PINS 1983 - 1998 and the construction of an alternative discourse : text and psychology in South(ern) Africa from apartheid to liberation.
(1999)This study analyses the journal Psychology in Society for the period 1983 to 1998. It does so with a view to determining whether collectively the contributors fulfilled the editors' call for the construction of discourses ... -
The portrayal of Paedophilia in the media: An analysis of themes and stigma in South African newsprint media 2013-2018.
(2019)Child sexual offenders and paedophilic acts are highly controversial and widely debated topics, especially in the media. An assumption is made that paedophilic acts are among the most highly stigmatised and misunderstood ... -
Promotion of students’ knowledge and utilization of the Billings Ovulation Method of natural fertility management: An experimental study.
(2016)This study investigated two teaching methods of enhancing the knowledge and use of the Billings’ Ovulation Method (BOM) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. A sample of 60 male and female post-graduate students was used in ... -
A psychobiography of Vuyiswa Mckonie.
(2015)This is a psychobiographical study of Vuyiswa Mackonie’s life, with the use of psychological theory to better understand and uncover her life. The choice was based on the extraordinary qualities that Vuyiswa Mackonie ... -
A qualitative exploration on how Black African psychologists practise culturally competent care when helping Black African clients who hold traditional explanatory models of illness.
(2018)To date, existing literature on psychological theories and the practice of psychology are deeply entrenched in Western experiences. This is so, despite psychology and psychotherapy being implemented in academic institutions ... -
"A qualitative investigation into the perceived benefits and barriers in accessing psychological services amongst first year university students".
(2015)Aim: This study aimed at investigating the perceived benefits and perceived barriers in accessing psychological services amongst 1st year humanities‟ students from University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College). Methodol ... -
A qualitative study exploring participant perceptions of familial connectedness following medically boarded police officers’ experience of a work-related traumatic event.
(2019)Considering the nature of police work and the deleterious effects it has on police officers, limited research has been published regarding the dynamics of social support (particularly family support) with employees in high ... -
A qualitative study exploring psychologists’ experiences of establishing cross-cultural therapeutic alliances.
(2019)The therapeutic alliance has been found to be an important component for the successful outcome of psychotherapy. Much research has been dedicated to uncovering the attributes and techniques that aid in the establishment ... -
A qualitative study exploring the challenges experienced by trainee psychologists when conducting a formal mental status examination during the clinical interview.
(2019)Trainee Psychologists in South Africa undergo comprehensive theoretical and practical postgraduate training within their respective disciplines (Clinical, Counselling, Educational, Industrial and Research Psychology). An ... -
A qualitative study exploring the dynamics of patient adherence to psychotropic medication use amongst adult patients with bipolar mood disorder.
(2018)This study explored the perceived barriers of patient adherence to psychotropic medication use amongst adult patients with Bipolar Mood Disorder. Particular attention was paid to the personal experiences of each participant ... -
A qualitative study of psychotherapists' approaches to cross-cultural assessment, diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Psychiatric illnesses are a reason for major concern for the health and welfare of people internationally and within the South Africa context (Slone et al., 2006; Stein et al). The rates of specific disorders such as Major ... -
A quantitative analysis of the influence of a household’s income, access to food and education level on the prevalence of diabetes in adults: a secondary analysis of data from the South African General Household Survey of 2014.
(2018)As diabetes mellitus is becoming a burgeoning epidemic in South Africa, preventative measures are required to stop its prevalence in adults. Hence, the aim of this study is to explore the South African General Household ... -
Rape survivors’ experiences of helpful and unhelpful counselling aspects.
(2018)The purpose of this study was to explore the counselling aspects perceived to be helpful and unhelpful by rape survivors in South Africa. While there is some existing South African literature on rape and the efficacy of ...