Psychology

The mission of the MHIC is to be a national, collaborating roleplayer concerned with promoting mental health in South Africa. The Centre is a core project of the MRC Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders since the latters inception in 1997. The MHIC plays an active role in academic and clinical research trials for conditions such as obsessive-compulsive, panic, post-traumatic stress and generalised anxiety disorders. A key focus area is mental health literacy, and the MHIC regularly conducts mental health attitude and stigma surveys amongst various population and professional groups.

A non-governmental organisation whose major objectives are the prevention and treatment of alcohol and other drug dependance. The first of these objectives is mainly achieve through public education and the second through the provision of treatment services for chemically dependent people and their families

CHANGE is a research and advocacy organisation that seeks to integrate concern for gender equity and social justice into international health policy and practice. Initiatives supported include: International Research Network on Violence Against Women; Multi-country study on domestic violence and health; and Men's roles in reproductive health and rights

Priorities for research into mental illness in the developing world are not the same as those in the West, writes Katherine Nightingale. There are 450 million people around the world living with a mental disorder.

Drug laws considered outdated are being reviewed in order to improve the state's response to drug and substance abuse, Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya said on Monday.

Binge Drinking, Smoking Are Risk Factors Alcohol-use disorders and depression commonly coexist, presenting unique challenges for both individuals who suffer from this comorbidity as well as their treatment providers.