South African Journal of Psychiatry

Papers
(The median citation count of South African Journal of Psychiatry is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Resilience and coping strategies of undergraduate medical students at the University of the Free State18
Mental health and well-being of university staff during the coronavirus disease 2019 levels 4 and 5 lockdown in an Eastern Cape university, South Africa14
Burnout and job satisfaction of nursing staff in a South African acute mental health setting14
Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online survey8
The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression: A cross-sectional survey with university students in Botswana8
Mental illness attitudes and knowledge in non-specialist medical doctors working in state and private sectors6
The prevalence and clinical correlates of substance use disorders in patients with psychotic disorders from an Upper-Middle-Income Country6
The experiences and perceptions of mental health service provision at a primary health centre in the Eastern Cape5
Feasibility and acceptability of a mental health stigma intervention for low-income South African caregivers: A qualitative investigation5
Challenges experienced by South African families caring for state patients on leave of absence5
Promotive factors associated with internalising symptoms amongst college students during the COVID-19 lockdown in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria5
Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units5
Pregnancy-related anxiety symptoms and associated factors amongst pregnant women attending a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria5
Current state of the literature on mental health in Liberia: A systematic review4
Job satisfaction, personality traits, and its impact on motivation among mental health workers4
The magnitude and determinants of depressive symptoms amongst women in early pregnancy in Southern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study3
Becoming a Xhosa traditional healer: The calling, illness, conflict and belonging3
Coulrophobia: An investigation of clinical features3
Prevalence and correlates of sexual dysfunction among patients with mental disorders in a tertiary hospital in Southwest Nigeria3
COVID-19 consequences on mental health: An African perspective3
Tobacco use and associated mental symptoms and health risk behaviours amongst individuals 15 years or older in South Africa3
Attitude and preferences towards oral and long-acting injectable antipsychotics in patients with psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa3
Experience of violence, coping and support for nurses working in acute psychiatric wards3
A brief screen for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the South African workplace2
Strengthening a mental illness management questionnaire for clinical associates through expert validation and cognitive interviews2
Methods of deliberate self-harm in a tertiary hospital in South Africa2
Differences in alcohol and cannabis use amongst substance use disorder patients with and without comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder2
The role of Mental Health Care Act status in dignity-related complaints by psychiatric inpatients: A cross-sectional analytical study2
Suicide risk of male State patients with antisocial personality traits2
How do family members perceive re-integration of male state patients into their families in South Africa? A qualitative analysis2
Characteristics of persons accused of intimate partner homicide amongst forensic psychiatric observations2
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder symptoms in a paediatric neurology clinic at a tertiary hospital in Uganda2
Psychiatric morbidity amongst adolescents in a Nigerian juvenile correctional facility2
Socio-economic factors associated with mental health disorders in Fort Portal, western Uganda2
An online mindfulness intervention for medical students in South Africa: A randomised controlled trial2
Systematic review on the prevalence of perinatal depression in Malawi2
Trends and patterns of suicidal behaviour in Nigeria: Mixed-methods analysis of media reports from 2016 to 20192
Trauma survivors’ perceptions and experiences of prolonged exposure for PTSD at a psychology clinic2
Prevalence and clinical correlates of substance use amongst acute psychiatric inpatients in Gauteng, South Africa2
Cyberbullying perpetration and victimisation amongst adolescent psychiatric patients at Lentegeur Hospital, South Africa2
Mental health distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: Need for psychological intervention2
Socio-ecological influences of adolescence marijuana use initiation: Qualitative evidence from two illicit marijuana-growing communities in South Africa2
Perceptions, risk and understandings of the COVID-19 pandemic in urban South Africa2
Double burden of malnutrition amongst patients with first-episode schizophrenia in a psychiatric hospital: A 1-year follow-up study2
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and behavioural planning deficiencies in South African primary school children2
Demographic and clinical profile of patients utilising a transitional care intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa2
Case study: New onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms following switching to a dolutegravir regimen2
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with ketamine induction for catatonia in an HIV positive patient1
From ideation to attempt: A study of suicidality and its correlates amongst patients with schizophrenia in a resource-poor country1
Erratum: Extrapyramidal side effects in first-episode schizophrenia treated with flupenthixol decanoate1
Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviour among a national population-based sample of adults in Zambia1
Premorbid adjustment amongst outpatients with schizophrenia in a Nigerian psychiatric facility1
The prevalence of depression and its associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary clinic in Gaborone, Botswana1
Descriptive outcomes for a cohort of high-frequency psychiatric service users in the Western Cape, South Africa after 10 years1
Family history identifies sporadic schizoaffective disorder as a subtype for genetic studies1
An assessment of voting knowledge and related decisions amongst hospitalised mental healthcare users in South Africa1
The spectrum of functional neurological disorders: A retrospective analysis at a tertiary hospital in South Africa1
My sibling’s mental illness: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of having an adult sibling with a mental illness in semi-rural South Africa1
Quality of individual and group level interventions for first-episode psychosis at the tertiary psychiatric hospital in Uganda1
Perinatal suicidality: Risk factors in South African women with mental illness1
Eating disorders and substance use at a South African tertiary hospital over a 21-year period1
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder stigma: The silent barrier to care1
Common mental disorders amongst frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study1
Motives for deliberate self-harm in a South African tertiary hospital1
Alcohol and drug use as factors for high-school learners’ absenteeism in the Western Cape1
Mental illness and HIV amongst female inmates in Durban, South Africa1
How can a 6-week training course shape mental healthcare professionals’ understanding of mindfulness? Experiences at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital1
Characteristics of inpatients in dialectical behaviour therapy modified for a resource-limited setting1
Identifying a probable suicide cluster in an acute care psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa1
Prevalence and perception of drug use amongst secondary school students in two local government areas of Lagos State, Nigeria1
Preparedness of final year medical students in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients with mental illness1
Knowledge, confidence, and practices of clinical associates in the management of mental illness1
Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to the first psychiatric intensive care unit in Egypt1
COVID-19 infection at a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Clinical service planning and challenges1
Community mental health literacy in Tshwane region 1: A quantitative study1
Perceptions, risk and understandings of the COVID-19 pandemic in urban South Africa1
Depression and quality of life among pregnant women in first and third trimesters in Abeokuta: A comparative study1
Evaluating the efficacy of an online depression screening tool in South Africa: A pilot study1
Associations of premorbid adjustment with type and timing of childhood trauma in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders1
Case study: A patient with severe delusions who self-mutilates1
Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa1
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and social skills training in management of conduct disorder1
Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use amongst South African adults with mental illness in the Eastern Cape1
Factors associated with dropout at 2 years post-initiation of treatment in the first episode of schizophrenia1
Are female bipolar patients of reproductive age aware of the teratogenic risk of sodium valproate? A qualitative study1
The profile of suspected criminal offenders referred for psychiatric evaluation on an outpatient basis at Ngwelezana Hospital1
Alcohol use in Tanzanians with chronic psychotic disorders and poor medication adherence1
Experiences of family members of relatives admitted as state patients in a psychiatric hospital1
Routine investigations for patients with mental and behavioural disturbances1
Prevalence of depression, anxiety and burnout in medical students at the University of Namibia1
Early deviant behaviour as a dimension trait and endophenotype in schizophrenia1
Developing a healthcare worker psychological preparedness support programme for the COVID-19 outbreak1
Impulsivity and psychiatric comorbidity as risk factors for suicide attempts in borderline personality disorder1
Intimate partner violence, adverse childhood experiences and prenatal substance use in South Africa0
Psychometric properties of Drug Attitude Inventory among patients with schizophrenia0
Cultural formulation interview: Awareness and attitudes of South African psychiatrists and psychiatry registrars0
Caregiver burden among caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder0
Antipsychotics-related hyperprolactinaemia among patients with schizophrenia in Maiduguri0
Clozapine use at a specialised psychiatric hospital in Johannesburg0
Developing and testing a South African Brief Cognitive Score in literate and illiterate people of mixed language groups0
The prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression amongst essential workers during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ekiti State, Nigeria0
Burnout in emergency department staff: The prevalence and barriers to intervention0
Provision of HIV services to psychiatric inpatients in Botswana: Challenges and recommendations0
Influence of first- and second-generation antipsychotics on anthropometric parameters of male psychiatric patients0
Corrigendum: Do medical students feel career ready after their psychiatry clinical rotation?0
A population-based survey of autistic traits in Kenyan adolescents and young adults0
Psychometric evaluation of personal evaluation of transitions in treatment amongst patients with schizophrenia0
Perceptions and experiences of patients attending an opioid substitution clinic in South Africa0
Assessing the prevalence of psychotic symptoms in epileptic patients at a tertiary clinic0
Prevalence of cannabis use in people with psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa0
Patients’ voices from music therapy at a South African psychiatric hospital0
A history of depression in patients attending a chronic pain management clinic in South Africa: A retrospective chart review0
Psychosocial effects of gender-based violence among women in Vhembe district: A qualitative study0
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome0
An initiative to reduce psychiatric boarding in a Cape Town emergency department0
Lived experiences of adolescents admitted for first-episode psychosis in South Africa0
Factors affecting readmission of adolescent mental healthcare users to a psychiatric hospital0
Influence of first- and second-generation antipsychotics on anthropometric parameters of male psychiatric patients0
Post-traumatic stress symptoms in mental healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak0
The perceptions of adult psychiatric inpatients with major depressive disorder towards occupational therapy activity-based groups0
Ten game-changers in mental health for South Africa0
Medicines used in mental, neurological and substance use disorders in Gauteng, South Africa: A secondary analysis of the 2017–2018 provincial pharmaceutical database, Part 10
Mental health education for physiotherapists: A scoping review0
Acknowledgement to reviewers0
Menstrual psychosis – From myth to reality: A case report of periodic psychotic symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle0
Positive mental health of patients at a psychiatric hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa0
The effect of structured psychoeducation on caregiver burden in carers of patients with schizophrenia in Nigeria: A 12-week follow-up investigation0
Impact of completing a psychosocial rehabilitation programme on inpatient service utilisation in South Africa0
Strengthening a mental illness management questionnaire for clinical associates through expert validation and cognitive interviews0
Disability and premorbid adjustment in schizophrenia: A retrospective analysis0
Readmission of adolescent psychiatric patients to a specialised unit in Gauteng, South Africa0
Family Psycho-Social Involvement Intervention for severe mental illness in Uganda0
Acknowledgement to Reviewers0
Authorship revisited: Bestowing undue credit on students0
South Africa’s Psychiatric training capacity in 2008 and in 2018. Has training capacity improved?0
Working memory and set-shifting in school-aged children classified as having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder0
The profile of offenders accused of rape referred to the Observation Ward of the Free State Psychiatric Complex, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 2011–20150
Extrapyramidal side effects in first-episode schizophrenia treated with flupenthixol decanoate0
Quality of life and self-stigma of schizophrenia patient’s caregiver tool: Development and validation using classical test theory and Rasch analysis0
Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test validity in bipolar and psychotic disorders0
HIV associated psychiatric comorbidity among attendees at a tertiary hospital, North-Eastern Nigeria0
Acknowledgement to reviewers0
The experiences of clinical psychologists in treating traumatic stress at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape: A qualitative study0
Factors associated with longer hospital admission in elderly patients with major neurocognitive disorder0
Table of Contents Vol 26 (2020)0
Frequency of suicide attempts and attitudes toward suicidal behaviour among doctors and nurses in Lagos, Nigeria0
Subjective and objective cognition 6-week post-coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A descriptive pilot study0
Tobacco use and associated mental symptoms and health risk behaviours amongst individuals 15 years or older in South Africa0
Adolescent psychiatric outpatients and their caregivers: Comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire0
Adolescent psychiatric outpatients and their caregivers: Comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire0
Psychiatric morbidity in children involved in bullying treated at the Free State Psychiatric Complex0
Correlates of high-dose antipsychotic prescription amongst outpatients with Schizophrenia in a Nigerian Hospital0
Table of Contents Vol 27 (2021)0
Corrigendum: Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients0
Knowledge, attitudes, and help-seeking behaviour for mental illness in a Christian community0
Costs of adult functional neurological disorders at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa0
State patients who committed violent crimes and were admitted to Weskoppies Hospital from 2005 to 2014: Profiles and trends0
Attitudes of medical students regarding legalisation of cannabis and cannabis-education0
Table of Contents Vol 28 (2022)0
Psychosis screening questionnaire: Exploring its factor structure among South African adults0
Exploring burnout among psychiatric trainees at a South African university0
Relationship between physical activity and behaviour challenges of adolescents in South Africa0
Prior trauma experiences among state patients charged with murder: A retrospective records review0
Prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis at a regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa0
Substance use patterns in an adolescent psychiatric unit in Johannesburg, South Africa0
Qualitative study of mental health attribution, perceptions and care-seeking in Kampala, Uganda0
Assessing attitudes of fourth year medical students towards psychiatry and mental illness0
Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use amongst South African adults with mental illness in the Eastern Cape0
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-age children in Gaborone, Botswana: Comorbidity and risk factors0
Assessing the revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal for Alcohol Scale use at Stikland Hospital0
Initiating clozapine treatment service and characteristics of clozapine-treated patients in a general hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia0
The test-retest reliability of the Opiate Treatment Index in nyaope users in Johannesburg0
Prescribing patterns of long-acting injectable antipsychotics in a community setting in South Africa0
Systematic mapping on availability, extent and distribution of mental health research in Malawi0
History of postgraduate psychiatry education and training in Nigeria0
Acknowledgement to reviewers0
Digit ratio as an endophenotype in a schizophrenia population0
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Insights into underfunding in the private healthcare sector in South Africa0
Prehospital care providers’ understanding of responsibilities during a behavioural emergency0
Prioritising maternal mental health and infant neurodevelopment research in Africa – A call for action amidst the backdrop of the COVID‑19 pandemic0
Theoretical understanding of contextual motivations for sustained adolescent marijuana use in South Africa0
Correlates and cascade of HIV care in patients with psychiatric disorders in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa0
A case of schizophrenia refuting mind-body dualism0
A retrospective data analysis of psychiatric cases in Hargeisa, Somaliland between 2019 and 20200
Depressive symptoms and quality of life prior to metabolic surgery in Cape Town, South Africa0
The significance of sleep quality in euthymic bipolar patients from Nigeria0
History of postgraduate psychiatry education and training in Nigeria0
Assessing the clinical utility of the severity dependence scale for benzodiazepine use disorder0
Mental health status of doctors and nurses in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: A COVID-19 experience0
Factors associated with patient readmission to a specialised psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape0
A review of recent treatments for adults living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder0
Validation of the Sleep Quality Questionnaire among senior students in Benin City, Nigeria0
Illness-perception in adolescent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A qualitative study0
Predictors of mass psychogenic illness in a junior secondary school in rural Botswana: A case control study0
Ketamine for depressive symptoms: A retrospective chart review of a private ketamine clinic0
Clozapine monitoring at a specialised psychiatric hospital: A retrospective chart review0
Contraceptive use in women with mental illness in Soweto, South Africa0
Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in hospitalised patients with COVID-190
The profile of adolescent patients presenting to a tertiary maternal mental health clinic0
End-of-life care in South Africa: Important legal developments0
Sleep quality of adult psychiatric outpatients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital0
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and quality of life among patients with diabetes mellitus with and without HIV infection: A South African study0
Access and use of digital technology by patients with psychosis at a hospital in South Africa0
State patients who committed violent crimes and were admitted to Weskoppies Hospital from 2005 to 2014: Profiles and trends0
Predictors of burnout among resident doctors in a Nigerian teaching hospital0
Neurocognitive improvement in HIV-positive patients treated with dolutegravir-based regimens0
Profile of suicide within the northern part of Ghana: A decade under review0
Evaluation of an undergraduate psychiatric clinical rotation: Exploring student perceptions0
HIV prevalence and access to HIV testing and care in patients with psychosis in South Africa0
Effects of personality traits on mindful self-care practices of healthcare workers0
Review of Problems of Living: Perspectives from Philosophy, Psychiatry and Cognitive-Affective Science0
Second victims of obstetric care – Support for healthcare professionals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa0
Study of burnout and depressive symptoms in doctors at a central level, state hospital0
Adverse childhood experiences, mental illness, HIV and offending among female inmates in Durban, South Africa0
HIV knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst patients with severe mental illnesses and chronic medical illnesses in Durban, South Africa0
Clinical use of neuro-imaging in psychiatric patients at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital0
Development and validation of the Redeemer’s University Suicidality Scale0
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