Predictors of Premature Termination of Psychotherapy at a Cape Town Child and Family Clinic

The role of demographical factors in prediction of successful termination of individual psychotherapy

Therapist related factors and also patient has many effects on phenomenon of successful termination of psychotherapy. Factor and growing a combination of these factors causes the patient to prematurely leave the psychotherapy sessions. This study aimed to investigate the role of demographic factors in predicting of successful termination of individual psychotherapy. Population study contained a...

An Evaluation of the Role of an Intermediate Care Facility in the Continuum of Care in Western Cape, South Africa

Background A comprehensive primary healthcare (PHC) approach requires clear referral and continuity of care pathways. South Africa is a lower-middle income country (LMIC) that lacks data on the role of intermediate care (IC) services in the health system. This study described the model of service provision at one facility in Cape Town, including reason for admission, the mix of services and ski...

South Africa’s COVID-19 Alcohol Sales Ban: The Potential for Better Policy-Making

Parent Expectancies for Child Therapy: Assessment and Relation to Participation in Treatment

Two studies examined parents’ pre-treatment expectancies for their child’s psychotherapy among children (N = 405, ages 2–15) referred for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. Study I focused on the development of a measure to assess expectancies. The results indicated that the measure was internally consistent. Moreover, socioeconomic disadvantage and ethnic minority status, sever...

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Poisons Information Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’...