Department of Psychiatry
Current Registrars in Psychiatry
Chief Registrar - Mahlatse Thosago
Tygerberg Hospital
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
Khin Kyaw
Stikland Hospital
Research project: The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Psychogeriatric Patients in a Private Practise in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town.
Sbongile Ncetani-Mpongwna
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: Experiences of Black African mothers providing continuous Kangaroo Mother Care in a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Zulfa Ryklief
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: Rates of and factors associated with atopy and allergies in PTSD patients as compared to trauma-exposed controls.
Suresh Shwetha
Lentegeur Hospital
Research project: Caregiver mental health status at a tertiary Atopic Dermatitis clinic.
Pamela Zungu
Stikland Hospital
Research project: Qualitative multiple case study of the narratives of women presenting during pregnancy, peripartum or following termination of pregnancy with deliberate self-harm attempts at a public urban hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
Elton Fayiah Gbollie
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: Physician attitudes and beliefs around the use of digital safety planning apps to prevent suicide.
Lauren Hendricks
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: Problematic internet usage in children (7-18 years) who attend the Tygerberg Hospital Child and Adolescent Outpatient Unit.
Katharine Kirykowicz
Stikland Hospital
Research project: The feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a self-management app on the mental health of clinicians working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gondah Lekpeh
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients admitted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town from March 2020 to February 2021.
Catherine Farmer
Stikland Hospital
Research project: Patterns of medication use during pregnancy.
Kirsten Rowe
Stikland Hospital
Research project: Exploring the relationship between nutrients known to affect cognition and executive function in adults with PTSD.
Portia Mtyapi-Nyaka
Stikland Hospital
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Angus Byers
Lentegeur Hospital
Research project: Does cognitive insight influence/moderate the association between childhood trauma and PTSD severity?
Frieda M Kalenga
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: The prevalence of burnout and other associated factors in medical interns at a tertiary hospital in Windhoek, Namibia.
Jessica Kew
Stikland Hospital
Research project: Hair Progesterone as A Biomarker of Anxiety & Sleep Quality in South African Mixed-Ancestry Females.
Anmari van Dyk
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: The experience of family members of dependent elderly persons with dementia who employ formal home-based caregivers.
Elle Visser
Stikland Hospital
Research project: Cognitive deficits in PWH with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Carine Gagiano
Stikland Hospital
Research project: Baseline mental health status and factors associated with the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Menasia Patterson
Tygerberg Hospital
Research project: Profile of the patients attending the Maternal Mental Health clinic.
Angus Fletcher
Stikland Hospital
Research Project: Investigation of the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities that contribute to psychiatric hospital admissions in the health districts of Cape Town
Kholofelo Morodi
Lentegeur Hospital
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Musa Ngwenya
Tygerberg Hospital
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Sinombulelo Booi
Tygerberg Hospital
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