This research study aimed to explore the psychological impact of coverage of crime in the Beeld newspaper. The context of “the Afrikaner”1 in contemporary South Africa and the media portrayal of crime in the Beeld newspaper ...

Anxiety, depressive and post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms have been identified in many patients following ICU treatment (Rattray, Johnston & Wildsmith 2005). The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a stressful environment and ...

The diagnosis of personality pathology in children and adolescents has increasingly become an area of interest in study and literature internationally. However, this topic is a much debated one among professionals whereby ...

In 2009 an estimated 33 million people were living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Of this global population, 35% live in South Africa. Furthermore, sub-Saharan Africa is home to 80% of the world’s population ...

The family care-giver has a pivotal role to play in the management of the chronically ill HIV/AIDS patient. The well being of the care giver is therefore crucial since impairment of their physical or mental health could ...

The rationale of any national screening programme is to recognize the benefits for public health, to test a predominantly healthy population including low risk pregnant women, and to detect risk factors for morbidity in ...

By analysing a three-phase site-specific experiment, one will discuss a process of sourcing movement choreography from architectural spaces which include a private, a liminal and two public spaces. A performer attempts ...

This paper is part of a larger study on the history and contemporary practice of health and healing in southern Africa. It argues that the medical history of the era of segregation and apartheid contains important lessons ...

This report examines the collecting practices of the private collector of South African art, situated in South Africa, and considers the way in which the act of collecting influences both th ...