South African Journal of Psychiatry

Papers
(The TQCC of South African Journal of Psychiatry is 1. 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
Burnout and job satisfaction of nursing staff in a South African acute mental health setting14
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
The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression: A cross-sectional survey with university students in Botswana8
Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online survey8
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
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
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
Job satisfaction, personality traits, and its impact on motivation among mental health workers4
Current state of the literature on mental health in Liberia: A systematic review4
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
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
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
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
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
Erratum: Extrapyramidal side effects in first-episode schizophrenia treated with flupenthixol decanoate1
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
Premorbid adjustment amongst outpatients with schizophrenia in a Nigerian psychiatric facility1
Case study: A patient with severe delusions who self-mutilates1
Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa1
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
Mental illness and HIV amongst female inmates in Durban, South Africa1
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with ketamine induction for catatonia in an HIV positive patient1
Characteristics of inpatients in dialectical behaviour therapy modified for a resource-limited setting1
From ideation to attempt: A study of suicidality and its correlates amongst patients with schizophrenia in a resource-poor country1
Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviour among a national population-based sample of adults in Zambia1
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
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and social skills training in management of conduct disorder1
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
How can a 6-week training course shape mental healthcare professionals’ understanding of mindfulness? Experiences at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital1
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
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