Department of Psychiatry
Current Registrars in Psychiatry
Chief Registrar - Kirsten Rowe
Research project: Exploring the relationship between nutrients known to affect cognition and executive function in adults with PTSD.
Mahlatse Thosago
Research project: Examining the contribution of antipsychotic medication to the prevalence and clinical characteristics of adults with chronic dystonia presenting to a Botulinum Toxin Clinic in a tertiary state facility in Cape Town, South Africa
Angus Byers
Research project: Does cognitive insight influence/moderate the association between childhood trauma and PTSD severity?
Frieda M Kalenga
Research project: The prevalence of burnout and other associated factors in medical interns at a tertiary hospital in Windhoek, Namibia.
Jessica Kew
Research project: Hair Progesterone as a biomarker of Anxiety & Sleep Quality in South African Mixed-Ancestry Females.
Anmari van Dyk
Research project: The experience of family members of dependent elderly persons with dementia who employ formal home-based caregivers.
Elle Visser
Research project: Cognitive deficits in PWH with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Carine Gagiano
Research project: Baseline mental health status and factors associated with the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Menasia Patterson
Research project: Profile of the patients attending the Maternal Mental Health clinic.
Angus Fletcher
Research Project: Investigation of the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities that contribute to psychiatric hospital admissions in the health districts of Cape Town
Kholofelo Morodi
Research project: Assessing the Feasibility of a Virtual Reality Implementation of the Trier Social Stress Test in Healthy Students
Musa Ngwenya
Research Project: TBD
Sinombulelo Booi
Research project: Assessing the efficacy of lifestyle outcomes of the COVID-19 app
Jessen Jugurnauth
Research project: TBD
Zikhona Cwayi
Research project: Investigating the impact of weight gain on psychiatric patient readmissions
Nikita Hagroo
Research project: The Association Between Stress, Resilience, and Cognition in a Sample of South African Adults
Jacqueline Holdsworth-Jenkins
Research project: Hair Cortisol Concentrations as a Stress-Related Outcome Marker of a Mental Health Self-Management App Intervention in Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Shazia Jassat
Research project: A Novel Infant Mental Health Care Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Cape Town South Africa - a review and clinical audit of referral pathways, attendee profiles and infant outcomes
Luzanne van der Colff
Research project: Utility of the READMIT Critical Risk Index in a Male Acute Unit in a Low-and-Middle-Income Country
Pin-An Chen
Research project: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease Patients on Dopamine Agonist Treatment
Christoffel Geldenhuys
Research project: Investigating brain structures and extrapyramidal symptoms in naive FES patients before and during treatment
Mista Bheenik
Research project: TBD
Elisca Mostert
Research project: TBD
Kopano Mokale
Research project: TBD
