​​​​​Department of Psychiatry

​​​​​​​​​​MMed Psych programme and Research Accomplishments - 2020

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​​​​Passed MMed Part I Examination:

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Completed MMed (Psych) Research Project:

• Mohamed Jebril Benelmokhtar: In adult patients with First Episode Schizophrenia, who are stable at 2 year follow-up, what are the factors associated with ongoing engagement with first-line treatment compared to those who are no longer engaging with follow-up​. Supervisor Prof Laila Asmal​​.
  
• Henmar Botha: Profile of New Beginning Patients​. Supervisors Prof Ulla Botha and ​Prof Liezl Koen.
  
• Jean-Marie le Roux: ​​HIV in female patients at Stikland​​. Supervisors​ Prof Liezl Koen and Dr Lina Groenewald.
  
• ​Mahomed Emsail Paruk: Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization among adolescent psychiatric patients in South Africa​. Supervisor Dr Rene Nassen.
• Anthea Payne: Burnout and Job Satisfaction- Nursing Staff in a South African acute mental health setting​. Supervisor Dr Inge Smit and Prof Liezl Koen.
  
  

​Article Publications​​​:

• ​Anthea Payne, Liezl Koen, Daniel J. H. Niehaus, ​Inge Marli-Smit. Burnout and job satisfaction of nursing staff in a South African accute mental health setting.​​​​ S Afr J Psychiat. 2020;26(0), a1454. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v26i0.1454.​​
  
• Henmar F. Botha, Liezl Koen, Daniel J. H. Niehaus, Yanga Vava, Karis Moxley, Ulla Botha. Demographic and clinical profile of patients utilising a transitional care intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa. S Afr J Psychiat. 2020;26(0), a1523.  https://doi.org/10.4102/ sajpsychiatry.v26i0.1523.
  
  

​​Passed MMed Part II Examination: