Browsing by Subject "mental illness"
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A community-based programme to improve the well-being of people with mental illness and their families in a rural setting
(North-West University, 2018)Mental illness is a universal challenge. People with mental illness and their families often experience several challenges related to dealing with mental illness. Community-based programmes appear to be an effective approach ... -
A critical synthesis of interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness
(North-West University, 2012)Several interventions have been developed and implemented to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. However people who experience mental illness are still stigmatised in the communities in which they live, as well ... -
Experiences of families living with a mentally ill family member
(North-West University, 2013)Some families in the Free State Province, specifically in Thabo-Mofutsanyana district, are families living with mentally ill family members. The families accompany the mentally ill family members to designated clinics which ... -
The strengths of families in supporting mentally ill family members
(North-West University, 2012)Since the introduction of the deinstitutionalisation policy in 1997 in South Africa, many families have agreed or have felt forced to take full responsibility of the care of their mentally ill family members. This impacted ... -
The unwritten new practice rights of the traditional health practitioner as stipulated by the Traditional Health Practitioners Act No 22 (2007) of South Africa
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2016)Background:In 2007, a practice directive was issued for the new legal entity traditional health practitioner with the promulgation of the Traditional Health Practitioners Act (No 22 of 2007) in the Republic of South Africa. ...
