Resources – Research
Reliability of the Camberwell Assessment of Need for South African mental health service users
8 September 2010The Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) is a widely used instrument to assess the service needs for people with a severe mental illness. No reliability data are available for its use in South Africa.
Perspectives towards mental illness in people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa
16 July 2010Psychiatric disorders are more common in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) than in the general population and they exert a significant effect on many health-related outcomes. Low levels of mental health literacy and stigma may contribute to delayed treatment seeking and poorer outcomes.