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Cognitive Training in Patients with Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)**

Cognitive Training in Patients with Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder) Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder or HPD) is a condition in which patients engage […]

Cognitive training in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Cognitive training in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) OCD is a condition that is known to be associated with problematic […]

The rising cost of inaccessible mental health care in South Africa

The high cost of treatment makes mental healthcare inaccessible to those using public health services.

The teenage brain

We have all been teens—whether it was last week, in the 1980s, or in the seventeenth century. Read more

Major New Study Rewrites the Nature v. Nurture Debate About Schizophrenia

One of the largest studies of postmortem human brain tissue found that environment affected brain changes associated with schizophrenia during […]

The Marketing of Madness: The Truth About Psychotropic Drugs

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FAQ about OCD

Frequently Asked Questions about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) What is OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a brain and behavior disorder […]

Neuroimaging Research in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

The SU/UCT MRC Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital are currently engaged in Neuroimaging Research […]

Psychiatry in distress: How far has South Africa progressed in supporting mental health?

Late last week, psychiatry professor Dan Stein, after winning a National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Award for research and […]

Strong relationship between mental illness, cardiovascular disease

Mental illness and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are major causes of health problems worldwide and locally.

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University of Stellenbosch
South African Medical Research Council
University of Cape Town