IsiXhosa insect names from the Eastern Cape, South Africa

We present a list of isiXhosa names for a wide diversity of South African insects, and their English translations and scientific names, to contribute to bridging the knowledge gap between rural development workers and isiXhosa speakers. We interviewed 51 people in their homes at eight sites across the Eastern Cape and also included words from a published dictionary. We found 151 insect names, and categorized them into personal, dialectal and standard categories. Response-frequency distributions of the categories of names showed that the dialectal and standard lists were essentially complete. Sample accumulation curves showed levelling-off within sites and across the whole study, demonstrating that samples were adequate. The literal translations of some names show that isiXhosa speakers relate insects either to people, to their habitat and/or to their behaviour. The list can contribute to the standardization of knowledge of insects' indigenous names in South Africa for a variety of practical applications such as agricultural training and health services

The weak to strong state involvement and political accountability levels schema

The propositionis that socio-economic development from local to national levels often straddles at least four pathways that are driven by two main variables:the relative strength or weakness of (1) state (and government) involvementin the management of public affairs and resources and (2) the mechanisms for ensuring political accountability. The four pathways, with associated attributes, have presented opportunities or challenges that have promoted or collapsed the sustainable economic development of many post-colonial countries. Using the two main variables we can locate different countries in distinct categories (quadrants) across a two-dimensional Cartesianplane, with state involvement on the Y-axis and state and government accountability to citizens on the X-axis

TETRADENIA RIPARIA-MEDIATED SYNTHESIS OF NANO-GOLD PARTICLES

Plant-mediated synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is a growing area of interest in the fields of green synthesis and nanotechnology. The present work studied the synthesis of nano-gold particles using Tetradenia riparia flower, leaf and stem extracts derived using methanol and water. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) analysis and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. UV peaks for nano-gold synthesized from methanol and aqueous extracts were observed at 535 nm and 540 nm, respectively. SEM analysis revealed monodispersed spherical nano-gold particles in the diameter range of 10-35 nm. The presence of elemental gold in the nanoparticles was confirmed by EDX. FTIR analysis indicated the presence of terpenoids and pyrones which were responsible for reducing, capping and stabilizing of the nano-gold particles

Mental health services in KwaZulu-Natal

This article is a summary of a document prepared by a task team appointed by the Superintendent-General, Head: Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal. The terms of reference of the task team were to scrutinise all available documents on mental health in the province and to come up with a new doc- ument entitled ‘Strategic and Implementation Plan for Delivery of Mental Health Services in KwaZulu-Natal’, with operational plans and time frames, and to make specific recommendations with regard to community mental health services and forensic psychiatry. The documents used to prepare the new document were: A Framework for the Delivery of Mental Health Services by Institutions in KwaZulu-Natal;Mental Health Services Planning Report; Strategic Policy Document for Mental Health Services in KwaZulu-Natal; Community Mental Health Services at Indlovu Region, KwaZulu-Natal; KwaZulu-Natal Health Care Act 2000; Mental Health Act 2002; World Health Report on Mental Health 2001; and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Report. The article is divided into nine sections, namely organisational structure; education, training and research; mental health ser- vice provision; highly specialised services; community mental health services; forensic mental health services; mental health and the private sector; pharmaceutical services; and summary of recommendations

16th National Congress of the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP)

List of abstracts and authors: 1. Antipsychotics in anxiety disorders Christer Allgulander 2. Anxiety in somatic disorders Christer Allgulander 3. Community rehabilitation of the schizophrenic patient Orlando Alonso Betancourt, Maricela Morales Herrera 4. Dual diagnosis: A theory-driven multidisciplinary approach for integrative care David Blackbeard 5. The emotional language of the gut - when 'psyche' meets 'soma' Helen Clark 6. The Psychotherapy of bipolar disorder Franco Colin 7. The Psychotherapy of bipolar disorder Franco Colin 8. Developing and adopting mental health policies and plans in Africa: Lessons from South Africa, Uganda and Zambia Sara Cooper, Sharon Kleintjes, Cynthia Isaacs, Fred Kigozi, Sheila Ndyanabangi, Augustus Kapungwe, John Mayeya, Michelle Funk, Natalie Drew, Crick Lund 9. The importance of relapse prevention in schizophrenia Robin Emsley 10. Mental Health care act: Fact or fiction? Helmut Erlacher, M Nagdee 11. Does a dedicated 72-hour observation facility in a district hospital reduce the need for involuntary admissions to a psychiatric hospital? Lennart Eriksson 12. The incidence and risk factors for dementia in the Ibadan study of ageing Oye Gureje, Lola Kola, Adesola Ogunniyi, Taiwo Abiona 13. Is depression a disease of inflammation? Angelos Halaris 14. Paediatric bipolar disorder: More heat than light? Sue Hawkridge 15. EBM: Anova Conundrum Elizabeth L (Hoepie) Howell 16. Tracking the legal status of a cohort of inpatients on discharge from a 72-hour assessment unit Bernard Janse van Rensburg 17. Dual diagnosis units in psychiatric facilities: Opportunities and challenges Yasmien Jeenah 18. Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder: A comparative study on the clinical characteristics of patients with alcohol dependence and schizophrenia Gerhard Jordaan, D G Nel, R Hewlett, R Emsley 19. Anxiety disorders: the first evidence for a role in preventive psychiatry Andre F Joubert 20. The end of risk assessment and the beginning of start Sean Kaliski 21. Psychiatric disorders abd psychosocial correlates of high HIV risk sexual behaviour in war-effected Eatern Uganda E Kinyada, H A Weiss, M Mungherera, P Onyango Mangen, E Ngabirano, R Kajungu, J Kagugube, W Muhwezi, J Muron, V Patel 22. One year of Forensic Psychiatric assessment in the Northern Cape: A comparison with an established assessment service in the Eastern Cape N K Kirimi, C Visser 23. Mental Health service user priorities for service delivery in South Africa Sharon Kleintjes, Crick Lund, Leslie Swartz, Alan Flisher and MHaPP Research Programme Consortium 24. The nature and extent of over-the-counter and prescription drug abuse in cape town Liezl Kramer 25. Physical health issues in long-term psychiatric inpatients: An audit of nursing statistics and clinical files at Weskoppies Hospital Christa Kruger 26. Suicide risk in Schizophrenia - 20 Years later, a cohort study Gian Lippi, Ean Smit, Joyce Jordaan, Louw Roos 27.Developing mental health information systems in South Africa: Lessons from pilot projects in Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Crick Lund, S Skeen, N Mapena, C Isaacs, T Mirozev and the Mental Health and Poverty Research Programme Consortium Institution 28. Mental health aspects of South African emigration Maria Marchetti-Mercer 29. What services SADAG can offer your patients Elizabeth Matare 30. Culture and language in psychiatry Dan Mkize 31. Latest psychotic episode Povl Munk-Jorgensen 32. The Forensic profile of female offenders Mo Nagdee, Helmut Fletcher 33. The intra-personal emotional impact of practising psychiatry Margaret Nair 34. Highly sensitive persons (HSPs) and implications for treatment Margaret Nair 35. Task shifting in mental health - The Kenyan experience David M Ndetei 36. Bridging the gap between traditional healers and mental health in todya's modern psychiatry David M Ndetei 37. Integrating to achieve modern psychiatry David M Ndetei 38. Non-medical prescribing: Outcomes from a pharmacist-led post-traumatic stress disorder clinic A Parkinson 39. Is there a causal relationship between alcohol and HIV? Implications for policy, practice and future research Charles Parry 40. Global mental health - A new global health discipline comes of age Vikram Patel 41. Integrating mental health into primary health care: Lessons from pilot District demonstration sites in Uganda and South Africa Inge Petersen, Arvin Bhana, K Baillie and MhaPP Research Programme Consortium 42. Personality disorders -The orphan child in axis I - Axis II Dichotomy Willie Pienaar 43. Case Studies in Psychiatric Ethics Willie Pienaar 44. Coronary artery disease and depression: Insights into pathogenesis and clinical implications Janus Pretorius 45. Impact of the Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002 on designated hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: Triumphs and trials Suvira Ramlall, Jennifer Chipps 46. Biological basis of addication Solomon Rataemane 47. Genetics of Schizophrenia Louw Roos 48. Management of delirium - Recent advances Shaquir Salduker 49. Social neuroscience: Brain research on social issues Manfred Spitzer 50. Experiments on the unconscious Manfred Spitzer 51. The Psychology and neuroscience of music Manfred Spitzer 52. Mental disorders in DSM-V Dan Stein 53. Personality, trauma exposure, PTSD and depression in a cohort of SA Metro policemen: A longitudinal study Ugashvaree Subramaney 54. Eating disorders: An African perspective Christopher Szabo 55. An evaluation of the WHO African Regional strategy for mental health 2001-2010 Thandi van Heyningen, M Majavu, C Lund 56. A unitary model for the motor origin of bipolar mood disorders and schizophrenia Jacques J M van Hoof 57. The origin of mentalisation and the treatment of personality disorders Jacques J M Hoof 58. How to account practically for 'The Cause' in psychiatric diagnostic classification C W (Werdie) van Staden POSTER PRESENTATIONS 59. Problem drinking and physical and sexual abuse at WSU Faculty of Health Sciences, Mthatha, 2009 Orlando Alonso Betancourt, Maricela Morales Herrera, E, N Kwizera, J L Bernal Munoz 60. Prevalence of alcohol drinking problems and other substances at WSU Faculty of Health Sciences, Mthatha, 2009 Orlando Alonso Betancourt, Maricela Morales Herrera, E, N Kwizera, J L Bernal Munoz 61. Lessons learnt from a modified assertive community-based treatment programme in a developing country Ulla Botha, Liezl Koen, John Joska, Linda Hering, Piet Ooosthuizen 62. Perceptions of psychologists regarding the use of religion and spirituality in therapy Ottilia Brown, Diane Elkonin 63. Resilience in families where a member is living with schizophreni Ottilia Brown, Jason Haddad, Greg Howcroft 64. Fusion and grandiosity - The mastersonian approach to the narcissistic disorder of the self William Griffiths, D Macklin, Loray Daws 65. Not being allowed to exist - The mastersonian approach to the Schizoid disorder of the self William Griffiths, D Macklin, Loray Daws 66. Risky drug-injecting behaviours in Cape Town and the need for a needle exchange programme Volker Hitzeroth 67. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in adolescents in the Western Cape: A case series Terri Henderson 68. Experience and view of local academic psychiatrists on the role of spirituality in South African specialist psychiatry, compared with a qualitative analysis of the medical literature Bernard Janse van Rensburg 69. The role of defined spirituality in local specialist psychiatric practice and training: A model and operational guidelines for South African clinical care scenarios Bernard Janse van Rensburg 70. Handedness in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder in an Afrikaner founder population Marinda Joubert, J L Roos, J Jordaan 71. A role for structural equation modelling in subtyping schizophrenia in an African population Liezl Koen, Dana Niehaus, Esme Jordaan, Robin Emsley 72. Caregivers of disabled elderly persons in Nigeria Lola Kola, Oye Gureje, Adesola Ogunniyi, Dapo Olley 73. HIV Seropositivity in recently admitted and long-term psychiatric inpatients: Prevalence and diagnostic profile Christina Kruger, M P Henning, L Fletcher 74. Syphilis seropisitivity in recently admitted longterm psychiatry inpatients: Prevalence and diagnostic profile Christina Kruger, M P Henning, L Fletcher 75. 'The Great Suppression' Sarah Lamont, Joel Shapiro, Thandi Groves, Lindsey Bowes 76. Not being allowed to grow up - The Mastersonian approach to the borderline personality Daleen Macklin, W Griffiths 77. Exploring the internal confirguration of the cycloid personality: A Rorschach comprehensive system study Daleen Macklin, Loray Daws, M Aronstam 78. A survey to determine the level of HIV related knowledge among adult psychiatric patients admitted to Weskoppies Hospital T G Magagula, M M Mamabolo, C Kruger, L Fletcher 79. A survey of risk behaviour for contracting HIV among adult psychiatric patients admitted to Weskoppies Hospital M M Mamabolo, T G Magagula, C Kruger, L Fletcher 80. A retrospective review of state sector outpatients (Tara Hospital) prescribed Olanzapine: Adherence to metabolic and cardiovascular screening and monitoring guidelines Carina Marsay, C P Szabo 81. Reported rapes at a hospital rape centre: Demographic and clinical profiles Lindi Martin, Kees Lammers, Donavan Andrews, Soraya Seedat 82. Exit examination in Final-Year medical students: Measurement validity of oral examinations in psychiatry Mpogisheng Mashile, D J H Niehaus, L Koen, E Jordaan 83. Trends of suicide in the Transkei region of South Africa Banwari Meel 84. Functional neuro-imaging in survivors of torture Thriya Ramasar, U Subramaney, M D T H W Vangu, N S Perumal 85. Newly diagnosed HIV+ in South Africa: Do men and women enroll in care? Dinesh Singh, S Hoffman, E A Kelvin, K Blanchard, N Lince, J E Mantell, G Ramjee, T M Exner 86. Diagnostic utitlity of the International HIC Dementia scale for Asymptomatic HIV-Associated neurocognitive impairment and HIV-Associated neurocognitive disorder in South Africa Dinesh Singh, K Goodkin, D J Hardy, E Lopez, G Morales 87. The Psychological sequelae of first trimester termination of pregnancy (TOP): The impact of resilience Ugashvaree Subramaney 88. Drugs and other therapies under investigation for PTSD: An international database Sharain Suliman, Soraya Seedat 89. Frequency and correlates of HIV Testing in patients with severe mental illness Hendrik Temmingh, Leanne Parasram, John Joska, Tania Timmermans, Pete Milligan, Helen van der Plas, Henk Temmingh 90. A proposed mental health service and personnel organogram for the Elizabeth Donkin psychiatric Hospital Stephan van Wyk, Zukiswa Zingela 91. A brief report on the current state of mental health care services in the Eastern Cape Stephan van Wyk, Zukiswa Zingela, Kiran Sukeri, Heloise Uys, Mo Nagdee, Maricela Morales, Helmut Erlacher, Orlando Alonso 92. An integrated mental health care service model for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Stephan van Wyk, Zukiswa Zingela, Kiran Sukeri 93. Traditional and alternative healers: Prevalence of use in psychiatric patients Zukiswa Zingela, S van Wyk, W Esterhuysen, E Carr, L Gaauch