The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: 12-month and lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders.

The association between substance use and common mental disorders in young adults: results from the South African Stress and Health (SASH) Survey

INTRODUCTION Although substance use is commonly associated with mental disorders, limited data on this association are available from low and middle income countries such as South Africa. The aims of the study were i) to determine patterns of substance use in young adults, ii) to identify trends of common psychiatric disorders in relation to use of specific substances, and iii) to determine whe...

Life stress and mental disorders in the South African stress and health study.

BACKGROUND Although stressful life events (SLEs) are associated with psychopathology, the contribution from distal and proximal events and the specificity of their association with common mental disorders require further exploration. We examined the association of recent life events and past adversities to mood, anxiety, substance use and impulse control disorders in South Africa. METHODS Dat...

The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: a scientific base for mental health policy.

Household food insufficiency and mental health in South Africa.

BACKGROUND Both mental illness and food insufficiency are common in low and middle income countries. However, there are limited data on the relation between food insufficiency and mental disorders, despite the potential relevance of such data for the development of policy-level interventions. The relationship between food insufficiency and mental disorders within a nationally representative sam...

Perpetration of gross human rights violations in South Africa: association with psychiatric disorders.

BACKGROUND A nationally representative study of psychiatric disorders in South Africa provided an opportunity to study the association between perpetration of human rights violations (HRVs) during apartheid and psychiatric disorder. Prior work has suggested an association between perpetration and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but this remains controversial. METHODS Subjects reported ...