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Species | John A JoskaSummaryAffiliation: University of Cape Town Country: South Africa Publications
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Integrating mental health into general health care: lessons from HIVJ A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Division of Neuropsychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Afr J Psychiatry (Johannesbg) 15:420-3. 2012..This paper discusses how lessons from HIV services may inform how to improve mental health care and integration in HIV settings, as well as in other chronic diseases...
The neurobiology of HIV dementia: implications for practice in South AfricaJ A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Afr J Psychiatry (Johannesbg) 14:17-22. 2011..Implications for PLWHA who are at risk for HIV-D in South Africa are explored, with a view to providing suggestions for improving practice and research into this area...
Neuropsychological outcomes in adults commencing highly active anti-retroviral treatment in South Africa: a prospective studyJohn A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
BMC Infect Dis 12:39. 2012..To date, there have been no cohort studies of the impact of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) in South Africa where clade C HIV is predominant...- Normative scores for a brief neuropsychological battery for the detection of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) among South AfricansDinesh Singh
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kwa Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
BMC Res Notes 3:28. 2010..To assess memory and recall, we used the memory item of the International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS)... - Assessing the efficacy of a modified assertive community-based treatment programme in a developing countryUlla A Botha
Department of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
BMC Psychiatry 10:73. 2010..Our study represents the first randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of a modified assertive treatment service on readmission rates and other measures of outcome in a developing country... - Validity of the International HIV Dementia Scale in South AfricaJohn A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
AIDS Patient Care STDS 25:95-101. 2011..Variable performance in neuropsychological testing may account for false negative screens. The inclusion of brief tests of executive function in a screening battery should be considered... - Characterization of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders among individuals starting antiretroviral therapy in South AfricaJohn A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
AIDS Behav 15:1197-203. 2011..In a regression model, a lower level of education and male gender were predictive of HIV-D. These findings suggest that HAND are highly prevalent in primary care settings in South Africa where clade C HIV is predominant... - Does highly active antiretroviral therapy improve neurocognitive function? A systematic reviewJohn A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
J Neurovirol 16:101-14. 2010..Studies examining the long-term effects of HAART on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) using uniform methods of data collection are needed, together with clear reporting of HAART regimens... - Clinical correlates of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in South AfricaJohn A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
AIDS Behav 14:371-8. 2010..This underlines the impact of HIV on the nervous system and the importance of screening for co morbid mental health conditions... - Patients with severe mental illness: a new approach to testing for HIVJohn A Joska
HIV Neuropsychiatry Service, Groote Schuur Hospital and Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town
S Afr Med J 98:213-7. 2008..Undiagnosed HIV infection in people with severe mental illness increases costs and morbidity. Since effective treatments are available, it is imperative to diagnose HIV infection early in this high-risk population... - Association between apolipoprotein E4 genotype and human immunodeficiency virus-associated dementia in younger adults starting antiretroviral therapy in South AfricaJohn A Joska
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
J Neurovirol 16:377-83. 2010..These findings suggest that the ε4 allelic variant in HIV-positive individuals is not associated with the development of HAD in Southern Africa... - White-Matter damage in Clade C HIV-positive subjects: a diffusion tensor imaging studyJacqueline Hoare
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 23:308-15. 2011..This study provides evidence that white-matter integrity is compromised in individuals infected with clade C HIV... - Mental health in primary human immunodeficiency virus care in South Africa: a study of provider knowledge, attitudes, and practiceSumaya Mall
Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town ANOVA Health Institute, Johannesburg and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
J Nerv Ment Dis 201:196-201. 2013..Further effort is required to educate HIV service providers about the psychobiological underpinnings of psychiatric disorders and effective treatments... - Relationship between apolipoprotein E4 genotype and white matter integrity in HIV-positive young adults in South AfricaJacqueline Hoare
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 263:189-95. 2013..007). These data indicate that the ε4 allelic variant of ApoE is associated with memory impairment and white matter damage of the corpus callosum in HIV-positive subjects... - The prevalence and predictors of stigma amongst people living with HIV/AIDS in the Western ProvinceKatherine R Sorsdahl
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
AIDS Care 23:680-5. 2011..There are a number of possible reasons for low reports of HIV-related stigma, including having access to treatment and not disclosing HIV status... - White matter correlates of apathy in HIV-positive subjects: a diffusion tensor imaging studyJacqueline Hoare
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 22:313-20. 2010..Results of the study confirmed the hypothesis which anticipated changes associated with apathy in white matter tracts that relay through the medial prefrontal cortex... - Profile and management of patients at a memory clinicSebastiana Zimba Kalula
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Institute of Ageing in Africa, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
S Afr Med J 100:449-51. 2010..Community-based care services too are needed to support caregivers of cognitively impaired older individuals... - Poverty and common mental disorders in low and middle income countries: A systematic reviewCrick Lund
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Soc Sci Med 71:517-28. 2010.... - Perspectives towards mental illness in people living with HIV/AIDS in South AfricaKatherine R Sorsdahl
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
AIDS Care 22:1418-27. 2010..Interventions designed to increase mental health literacy and reduce the stigma associated with psychiatric disorders may increase the likelihood of PLWHA seeking treatment should they suffer from these conditions... - A Description of Common Mental Disorders in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Referred for Assessment and Intervention at an MSM Clinic in Cape Town, South AfricaKevin Stoloff
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
AIDS Behav 17:77-81. 2013..Adequate input into the mental health needs of this population could reduce the potential for HIV acquisition and transmission, improve adherence to treatment and care, and ensure the provision a comprehensive health service for MSM... - Experience of mental disorder in the context of basic service reforms: the impact on caregiving environments in South AfricaAlison Breen
Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Int J Environ Health Res 17:327-34. 2007..The findings indicate that factors associated with service reforms may increase the stress and burden experienced by households and in turn impact on the primary environment in which care is received... - An innovative inpatient psychotherapy unit in South AfricaJohn A Joska
Psychiatr Serv 56:1316-7. 2005