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Mutual capacity building model for adaptation (MCB-MA): a seven-step procedure for bidirectional learning and support during intervention adaptation

Jack, H. E., Giusto, A. M., Rose, A. L., Mwamuka, R., Brown, I., Bere, T. C., Verhey, R., Wainberg, M. L., MYERS, B. J., Kohrt, B. A., et al. (2024) · Global Health Research and Policy · doi:10.1186/s41256-024-00369-8 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Incidence and prognostic factors of self-harm and subsequent unnatural death in South Africa: A cohort study

Skrivankova, V. W., Rabie, S., Tlali, M., Folb, N., Chinogurei, C., Bennett, S., Wesso, A., Ruffieux, Y., Cornell, M., Seedat, S., et al. (2025) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004765 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Effectiveness of a task-sharing collaborative care model for the detection and management of depression among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in primary care facilities in South Africa: A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Zani, B., Fairall, L. R., Petersen, I., Folb, N., Bhana, A., Hanass‐Hancock, J., Selohilwe, O., Petrus, R., Georgeu-Pepper, D., Mntambo, N., et al. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.061 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

The Evolution of Mental Health Legislation in South Africa: Towards a Rights-Based Approach

Pienaar, L. (2025) · Laws · doi:10.3390/laws14020017 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Medication use in patients with functional seizures from a public and a private hospital

Vilyte, G., Butler, J. T., Ives-Deliperi, V. L., & Pretorius, C. (2024) · Seizure · doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2024.02.017 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Putting child and adolescent mental health at the centre: building an ecosystem of support

Simelane, S. R. N., Bantjes, J. R., Kleintjes, S., Lake, L., Lund, C., Mawoyo, T. L., Nassen, R., & Tomlinson, M. (2025) · South African Health Review · doi:10.61473/001c.142241 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

“Being a man is like being put in a box”: A qualitative study of adolescent boys’ and young men’s understanding and experiences of mental health in an urban community in South Africa

Barkley, C. M., Mnculwane, S., Merrill, K. G., & Kafaar, Z. (2026) · PLOS mental health. · doi:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000365 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Developing mental health curricula and a service provision model for clinical associates in South Africa: a Delphi survey of family physicians and psychiatrists

Moodley, S. V., Wolvaardt, L., & Grobler, C. (2024) · BMC Medical Education · doi:10.1186/s12909-024-05637-2 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Multisystemic resilience and its impact on youth mental health: reflections on co-designing a multi-disciplinary, participatory study

Theron, L. C., Bergamini, M., Chambers, C., Choi, K. W., Fawole, O. I., Dumnamene, F., Höltge, J., Kapwata, T., Levine, D. T., Mai-Bornu, Z. L., et al. (2025) · Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/frcha.2025.1489950 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

‘Stay with the body’: facilitating integrative silence in community-based sexual trauma care

Morgan, L., Nadar, S., & Keygnaert, I. (2025) · European Journal of Psychotraumatology · doi:10.1080/20008066.2025.2510020 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

“ Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears ” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental health and substance use care in South Africa

Hines, A. C., Rose, A. L., Regenauer, K. S., Brown, I., Johnson, K., Bonumwezi, J., Ndamase, S., Ciya, N., Magidson, J. F., & MYERS, B. J. (2024) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.41 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Socioeconomic inequality in the outcomes of a psychological intervention for depression for South Africans with a co-occurring chronic disease: A decomposition analysis

Obse, A., Cleary, S., Jacobs, R., & MYERS, B. J. (2024) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117659 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Religion and mental health seeking behaviors in war-torn zones of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vivalya, B. M. N., Vagheni, M. M., Piripiri, A. L., & Mbeva, J.-B. K. (2025) · The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine · doi:10.1177/00912174251316784 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Mental health in nursing education: perspectives of learning facilitators and students in South Africa

Heunis, C., Kigozi, G., Maeko, M., & van Jaarsveldt, D. E. (2025) · BMC Nursing · doi:10.1186/s12912-025-03606-8 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

A Decolonized Framework for a Medical Treatment Team Approach to Mental Healthcare in the South African Context

Asongu, A.-A., & Moola, S. (2024) · South African Review of Sociology · doi:10.1080/21528586.2024.2349106 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

‘Private practice was my second option’: exploring barriers and facilitators to the delivery of mental health care by registered counsellors in South Africa

Salt, G., Salie, M., & Roomaney, R. (2024) · South African Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1177/00812463241265951 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Perceptions of primary mental health care in a semi-rural setting in the Eastern Cape of South Africa: a qualitative inquiry

Booysen, D. D., & Haine, P. (2024) · South African Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1177/00812463241300824 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Siyakhana: A Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Stepped-Wedge Trial to Reduce Stigma Towards Substance Use and Depression Among Community Health Workers in HIV/TB Care in South Africa

Magidson, J. F., Regenauer, K. S., Johnson, K., Ma, T., Belus, J. M., Rose, A. L., Brown, I., Ciya, N., Ndamase, S., Sacko, C., et al. (2025) · Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · doi:10.1016/j.josat.2025.209634 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Beyond averages: Examining depressive symptoms in South African youths at different quantiles

Muchemwa, M., & Sodi, T. (2025) · Cogent Psychology · doi:10.1080/23311908.2025.2535660 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The screening trap: Why clinical interviews still matter in South African occupational mental health care

Wijk, C. H. V. (2025) · South African Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v31i0.2461 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Combining HIV prevention Options with Mental health service delivery for Adolescent girls and young women (CHOMA): results of a pilot hybrid effectiveness‐implementation randomized trial in South Africa

Velloza, J., Ndimande-Khoza, M. N., Mills, L., Poovan, N., Adler, A., Sherwin, E. B., Mathew, C., Sokhela, Z., Verhey, R., Chibanda, D., et al. (2025) · Journal of the International AIDS Society · doi:10.1002/jia2.70037 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Health and related indicators: a mental health focus

Ndlovu, N., Blose, N., & Mokganya, M. (2025) · South African Health Review · doi:10.61473/001c.143759 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Strengthening community-based recovery-orientated mental health services: stakeholder insights on recovery from severe mental health conditions

Gamieldien, F., Galvaan, R., & Silaule, O. (2025) · South African Health Review · doi:10.61473/001c.141584 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The Hidden Struggle: Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa

Roberts, B. J., Runciman, C., Orkin, M. M., & Gabbidon, A. (2025) · South African Review of Sociology · doi:10.1080/21528586.2025.2560364 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Exploring primary mental healthcare nurses’ perceptions of the post-treatment needs of women admitted for psychiatric treatment

Fraser, K., Lukic, H., Mamabolo, K. N., Viljoen, A.-J., Ferreira, S., Gwadiso, X. A., Jenkins, S., Mateane, W., Nkuna, M., Adonis, T.-A., et al. (2023) · South African Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1177/00812463231219932 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Exploring performance patterns of family members caring for a loved one with mental illness in rural and remote Capricorn District of South Africa: A secondary analysis

Nkomo, T., & Kekana, M. P. (2024) · Occupational Therapy in Mental Health · doi:10.1080/0164212x.2024.2407422 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Changes in patient-reported outcomes during admission to a South African psychiatric facility

Motshudi, L., Hann, C.-D., Kloppers, M., Luhandjula, T., Phalatse, T., Pretorius, D., Smith, D., Smith, M., van der Westhuizen, M., & Rodseth, R. N. (2024) · South African Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v30i0.2258 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

“They are not even called by name”: Security guards in a South African psychiatric hospital

Hanft-Robert, S., Shongwe, L., Cossie, Q., Sithole, P., Roos, T., Mösko, M., & Swartz, L. M. (2024) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117443 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Risk factors for PrEP and ART medication adherence challenges in cis-gender South African men who have sex with men in Johannesburg and Pretoria

Pienaar, J., Tsope, L., Mabena, M., Komane, P., Sibanyoni, M., Ramashala, B., Wahome, E., Denousse, C., Gakunu, A., van der Elst, E., et al. (2025) · International Health · doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihae090 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Exploring mental health support services for people with physical disabilities

McKinney, V. (2025) · African Journal of Disability · doi:10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1687 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Divergence in the size and composition of the race gap in mental health: Evidence from South Africa

Posel, D. R., & Oyenubi, A. (2025) · SSM - Population Health · doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101829 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Managing mental health disorders: Experiences of primary care providers in rural South Africa

Bouwer, P. J., Jenkins, L. S., & Schoevers, J. (2025) · African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine · doi:10.4102/phcfm.v17i1.4979 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The role of sense of coherence in the relationship between posttraumatic stress, depression and anxiety among nurses in South Africa

Kagee, A., Coetzee, B., & Haine, P. (2026) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/13591053251408192 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Ethical transgressions by registered psychologists in South Africa during the period 2014–2023

Nortjé, M., Gezu, Y., Ravi, N., Pontarelli, M. A., Truong, G., Baldassarre, A. J., Hoffmann, W. A., & Nortjé, N. (2026) · South African Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1177/00812463251394159 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

African Accounts of Religious Conversations and Interventions in Mental Healthcare

Orogun, D. O. (2024) · Studia historiae ecclesiasticae · doi:10.25159/2412-4265/16061 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Exploring Managers’ Insights on Integrating Mental Health into Tuberculosis and HIV Care in the Free State Province, South Africa

Heunis, C., & Kigozi, G. (2024) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph21111528 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Mental health update – update on depression with a focus on vortioxetine

Jordaan, B. (2024) · SA pharmaceutical journal. · doi:10.36303/sapj.1141 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

A model for providing specialist mental health outreach to district-level health facilities: the northern KwaZulu-Natal experience

Brooker, J., Douglas, G., Milligan, P. D., & Chiliza, B. (2025) · South African Health Review · doi:10.61473/001c.141590 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

How people-centred is South Africa’s mental health system? An integrative review of research from 2011 to 2024

van Rensburg, A. J., & Brooke‐Sumner, C. (2025) · South African Health Review · doi:10.61473/001c.143071 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Lessons learnt from integrating mental health into sport-based adolescent sexual and reproductive health programmes in South Africa

Lee, D., Nkosi, Z., Nyakonda, C. N., Barkley, C., Dallos, A., Merrill, K. G., & Malotana, M. (2025) · South African Health Review · doi:10.61473/001c.141588 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Twelve-month trajectories of depressive symptoms and associated socio-structural factors among adolescents and young adults in Soweto and Durban, South Africa

Pakhomova, T. E., Beksinska, M. E., Dietrich, J. J., Salway, T., Gadermann, A., Closson, K., Rowlands, A., Jesson, J., Ndung’u, T., Brockman, M. A., et al. (2025) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.120409 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Cascading Training Model to Promote Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Across South Africa: Rollout in an HIV Service Organization

DiClemente-Bosco, K., Kuo, C., Sibeko, G., Allie, S., Souza, T., Janssen, T., Cornelius, W., Mkhize, A., Scheibe, A. P., Pretorius, A., et al. (2025) · Implementation Research and Practice · doi:10.1177/26334895251389461 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Availability and access to long-term inpatient rehab centers in north Tshwane, Gauteng

Komane-Mnguni, R. G., Mkhize, N. M., Mfolo, T., & Madiba, T. K. (2025) · Health SA Gesondheid · doi:10.4102/hsag.v30i0.3012 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Mental Health Challenges Amongst Immigrant Entrepreneurs: A Silent Struggle

Muchineripi, J. N., & Nguza-Mduba, B. (2025) · Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change · doi:10.64753/jcasc.v10i2.2298 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Effectiveness of the Common Elements Treatment Approach for mental and behavioural health outcomes among women struggling to remain adherent to HIV treatment and who have experienced intimate partner violence in South Africa: secondary outcomes from a randomised controlled trial

Zheng, A., Kane, J. C., Mngadi-Ncube, S., Fox, M. P., Manganye, P., Long, L. C., Metz, K. L., Sardana, S. M., Alto, M. E., Greener, R., et al. (2026) · BMJ Mental Health · doi:10.1136/bmjment-2025-302246 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Sociodemographic and Geographic Influences of Mental Health Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Community Health Clinic Attendees in Tshwane, South Africa

Mokoena, O. P., Maimela, E., Madlala, D. P., & Ntuli, T. S. (2026) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph23020228 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Social worker’s experiences of rendering psychosocial services in mental healthcare settings in South Africa

Matsebula, C. N., Singwane, T. P., & Rapholo, F. (2026) · Discover Mental Health · doi:10.1007/s44192-026-00403-w · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Utilising clinical associates to address mental health service provision challenges in South Africa: the views of healthcare managers and providers

Moodley, S. V., Wolvaardt, L., & Grobler, C. (2025) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-025-13300-9 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Transforming neuropsychology training programmes in South African higher education settings

Thomas, K. G. F., Schrieff-Brown, L., van Wyhe, K. S., Joosub, N., Nkoana, W., Mohamad, N., Rousseau, K.-L., & Cassimjee, N. (2025) · Transformation in Higher Education · doi:10.4102/the.v10i0.610 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

In response: Diagnosing functional seizures with a single video-EEG may miss epileptic seizures

Vilyte, G., Butler, J. T., Ives-Deliperi, V. L., & Pretorius, C. (2024) · Seizure · doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2024.04.016

Author comment: “ Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears ” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental health and substance use care in South Africa — R2/PR7

Magidson, J. F. (2024) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.41.pr7

Decision: “ Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears ” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental health and substance use care in South Africa — R1/PR6

Hines, A. C., Rose, A. L., Regenauer, K. S., et al. (2024) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.41.pr6

Decision: “ Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears ” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental health and substance use care in South Africa — R0/PR3

Hines, A. C., Rose, A. L., Regenauer, K. S., et al. (2024) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.41.pr3

Author comment: “ Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears ” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental health and substance use care in South Africa — R0/PR1

Magidson, J. F. (2023) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.41.pr1

Recommendation: “ Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears ” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental health and substance use care in South Africa — R2/PR8

(2024) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.41.pr8

Mental health trajectories across COVID-19 and beyond: South African occupational health surveillance data (2019–2023)

Wijk, C. H. V. (2024) · South African Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1177/00812463241291972

Resilience of young adults living with mental disorders in the City of Tshwane, South Africa

Hadebe, N. F., & Rasesemola, R. M. (2025) · Health SA Gesondheid · doi:10.4102/hsag.v30i0.2857

Licensing and regulation of the mental health residential care facilities: A case study from the Sedibeng district, South Africa

Mhlanga, S., Griffiths, F. E., Robertson, L. J., & Goudge, J. (2025) · PLOS mental health. · doi:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000308

Knowledge of mental disorders in primary healthcare nurses in the Western Cape, South Africa

Musafiri, J. J., Bimerew, M. S., & Chipps, J. A. (2025) · Curationis · doi:10.4102/curationis.v48i1.2677

The Perspectives and Attitudes of Soweto Community Members towards Mental Health in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Sithole, P. (2025) · Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (PJLSS) · doi:10.57239/pjlss-2025-23.1.00682

Boikoetliso Ba Boko (‘exercising the mind’): protocol for a mixed methods feasibility and acceptability study of a prototype mental health intervention for adolescents and young people with anxiety and depression

Hart, C., Desai, R., Stuart, L., & Norris, S. A. (2025) · Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/frcha.2025.1569135

Alleviating Need Pressures and Creating Opportunities

Vorster, N. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-97560-8_8

Nurturing narratives in public mental health: the role of creative literacy spaces in community library settings

du Bruyn, K., & Marais, C. (2015) · South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science · doi:10.7553/91-2-2427

Improving access to mental health care at community-based level: the role of rehabilitation care workers

Peters, F., Hull, R., Damonse, S., Lorenzo, T., & Davids, N. (2025) · South African Health Review · doi:10.61473/001c.141636

The Intersection of Mental Health, Business, and Innovation: A Framework for Scalable Psychological Service Delivery in Africa

Aderinwale, Z. A., Majeed, A. O., & Adetola-Kazeem, H. (2025) · CogNexus · doi:10.63084/cognexus.v1i03.190

‘The community lives on sleeping medication and antidepressant[s]….’: Health care workers’ experiences of mental health service provision in rural South Africa

Rall, D., & Swartz, L. M. (2025) · PLOS mental health. · doi:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000350

User dissatisfaction with a mental health application: Insights from Google Reviews

Petersen, F., & Tom, S. L. (2025) · South African journal of information management · doi:10.4102/sajim.v27i1.2064

Additional file 1 of Mutual capacity building model for adaptation (MCB-MA): a seven-step procedure bidirectional learning and support during intervention adaptation

Jack, H. E., Giusto, A. M., Rose, A. L., Mwamuka, R., Brown, I., Bere, T. C., Verhey, R., Wainberg, M., MYERS, B. J., Kohrt, B., et al. (2024) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26157032

Time Trends in Depressive Disorders Burden Across BRICS-Plus: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021Preprint

Guo, J. H., Wang, H., Vieira, C. L. Z., Meng, L. H., Wang, Y. T., Yu, X. R., Lian, X., Li, J. J., & Zou, Z. (2024) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4782581

Modelling the Probability of Functional Health Literacy Based on Traditional Media Consumption Patterns in High‐Illiteracy Provinces in South AfricaPreprint

Mokoena, O. P., & Seeletse, S. M. (2026) · Preprints.org · doi:10.20944/preprints202601.0246.v1

A cross-sectional study on the mental health of healthcare workers treating COVID-19 positive patients in Gauteng, South Africa

Padayachee, B., Diantha, & Bidassey-Manilal, S. (2025) · Pan African Medical Journal · doi:10.11604/pamj.2025.52.147.43262

Acceptability of an Integrated Model of Mental Health and PrEP Service Delivery for South African Adolescent Girls: Qualitative Results from a Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Trial

Mills, L., Delany‐Moretlwe, S., Ndimande-Khoza, M. N., Chauke, H., Govender, N., Poovan, N., Verhey, R., Chibanda, D., Celum, C., & Velloza, J. (2026) · AIDS and Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10461-025-05007-z

Lithium prescription patterns for bipolar disorder at a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal

Motebele, N. N., Ntlantsana, V., Mashaphu, S., & Saloojee, S. (2026) · South African Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v32i0.2576

Psychometric properties of the CES-D and four of its short-forms among South African primary care patients with a chronic condition

Staniland, L., Sorsdahl, K. R., van der Westhuizen, C., Erasmus‐Claassen, L., Williams, P. P., & MYERS, B. J. (2026) · Journal of Affective Disorders Reports · doi:10.1016/j.jadr.2026.101046

The experiences of clinical research staff during an HIV cure trial with an analytical treatment interruption in Durban, South Africa

Mthembu, M., Mlotshwa, A., Funeka, N., Ndung’u, T., Stockman, J. K., Dubé, K., & Dong, K. L. (2026) · HIV Research & Clinical Practice · doi:10.1080/25787489.2026.2645877

Psychological Distress and Coping Strategies Among South Africans During COVID-19 Lockdowns: Findings from an Online Survey

Carney, T., Theron, M., Londani, M., & Harker, N. (2026) · International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction · doi:10.1007/s11469-026-01648-w

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in South African adolescents: family narratives and the added impact of COVID-19

Pestana, K. D. S., Löchner, C., & Coetzee, B. (2026) · South African Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1177/00812463261426751

Examining the length of hospital stay and associated factors in adult patients with schizophrenia

Mahlabane, K., Veyej, N., & Morar, T. (2026) · South African Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v32i0.2622

Service use and obstetric outcomes in pregnant women attending a Women’s Mental Health Clinic

Patterson, M., Mason, D., Voges, J., & Louw, K.-A. (2026) · Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa · doi:10.4102/jcmsa.v4i1.326

Examining the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on late-adolescent learners in the Western Cape, South Africa

Coetzee, B., Haine, P., Vuuren, M. J. V., & Kagee, A. (2026) · Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health · doi:10.2989/17280583.2026.2649249

Fostering sustainable university-community partnerships: bibliotherapy's role in bridging disconnection and reconnection in public mental healthcare

Marais, C., & du Bruyn, K. (2026) · South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science · doi:10.7553/92-2-2557

Integrating registered counselling services within the south african public health services: Exploring the perspective & experiences of registered counsellors and healthcare providers

Lappeman, M., Aaron, C., Botha, R., Cader-Mokoa, N., Firfirey, N., Ismail, F., Leibrandt, V., Nell, J., & Stein, D. J. (2026) · SSM - Health Systems · doi:10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100225

Beyond treatment non-adherence: A qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives on structural and social determinants of schizophrenia relapse in South Africa

Smit, R., Kilian, S., Luckhoff, H. K., Phahladira, L., Emsley, R. A., & Asmal, L. (2026) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2026.10200

Examining the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with diabetes in the Western Cape, South Africa

Coetzee, B., Haine, P., & Kagee, A. (2026) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/13591053261450005

Intersecting Vulnerabilities: Depression, Suicidality, and HIV Risk Among Young Mothers in South Africa

Miller, A. P., Davey, D. J., Groenewald, C., Filiatreau, L. M., Petersen, Z., Rooyen, H. V., & Essack, Z. (2026) · AIDS and Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10461-026-05188-1

Men's perceptions and experiences of alcohol use and alcohol use disorder treatment engagement: A qualitative study in areas across four provinces in South Africa

Nkosi, S., Odunitan-Wayas, F. A., MYERS, B. J., Kometsi, K., Harker, N., Mokwena, K., & Saban, A. (2026) · International Journal of Men s Social and Community Health · doi:10.3138/ijmsch.2025.0004

Counselling within South Africa’s public health system: Mental healthcare users’ experiences

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