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    Screening a heterogeneous elderly South African population for cognitive impairment: the utility and performance of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Six Item Screener, Subjective Memory Rating Scale and Deterioration Cognitive Observee 

    Ramlall, Suvira; Chipps, Jennifer; Pillay, Basil; Bhigjee, Ahmed (OMICS Publishing Group, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report on the prevalence of cognitive impairment, and to assess the performance and utility of subjective, objective and informant screening tools in a heterogeneous community ...
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    Mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a heterogeneous elderly population: prevalence and risk profile 

    Ramlall, Suvira; Chipps, Jennifer; Pillay, Basil; Bhigjee, Ahmed (OMICS Publishing Group, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic, clinical and risk profile of Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia in a sample of elderly South Africans within a residential setting. METHOD: One hundred and forty participants ...
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    Practice guidelines for videoconference-based telepsychiatry in South Africa 

    Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira; Mars, Maurice (OMICS Publishing Group, 2012)
    Telepsychiatry, the practice of psychiatry over distance using information and communication technologies is, after teleradiology, the most practiced form of telemedicine in the world. As with any new technology, clinical ...
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    The sensitivity and specificity of subjective memory complaints and the subjective memory rating scale, deterioration cognitive observee, mini-mental state examination, six-item screener and clock drawing test in Dementia Screening. 

    Ramlall, Suvira; Chipps, Jennifer; Bhigjee, Ahmed; Pillay, Basil (Karger, 2013)
    Background: The effectiveness of dementia screening depends on the availability of suitable screening tools with good sensitivity and specificity to confidently distinguish normal age-related cognitive decline from dementia. ...
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    A Model for Telepsychiatry for South Africa 

    Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira; Mars, Maurice (2012)
    The access of rural Mental Health Care Users in South Africa to specialist psychiatrists and quality mental health care is currently sub-optimal. Health professionals and planners working in psychiatry lack a well-defined ...
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    Videoconference-based education for psychiatry registrars at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

    Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira; Mars, Maurice (OMICS group, 2012)
    Objective: Psychiatry registrars form the backbone of specialized psychiatric service provision in South Africa. Medical schools are centralized while clinical services need to be widespread and accessible. Video-conferencing ...
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    Developing telepsychiatry services in KwaZulu-Natal - an action research study 

    Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira; Madigoe, Thebe; King, Howard; Mars, Maurice (OMICS Publishing Group, 2012)
    OBJECTIVE: In 2009, the Departments of Psychiatry and Telehealth of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) initiated a three year project to develop telepsychiatry services in KwaZulu-Natal. This paper describes the ...
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    Research in lower middle income countries – recommendations for a national mental health research agenda in South Africa. 

    Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira (2012)
    In the current mental health environment in South Africa, the development of a relevant mental health research agenda poses several challenges. This paper provides a brief overview of the current state of published research ...
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    Sensitivity and specificity of neuropsychological tests for dementia and mild cognitive impairment in a sample of residential elderly in South Africa 

    Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira; Pillay, Basil; Bhigjee, Ahmed (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014)
    BACKGROUND. Neuropsychological tests can successfully distinguish between healthy elderly persons and those with clinically significant cognitive impairment. Objectives. A battery of neuropsychological tests was evaluated ...
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    Knowledge, beliefs and mental treatment seeking practices of Black African and Indian outpatients in Durban, South Africa 

    Oosthuizen, F.; Buthelezi, M.B.; Buthelezi, M.M.; Buthelezi, P.F.; Jeewa, S.; Munsami, S.; Simamane, B.C.; Singh, P.; Vaid, B.A.; Ramlall, Suvira; Chipps, Jennifer (African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015)
    Mental illness is a major contributor to the global burden of disease in the world. Patients’ knowledge of mental illness and their treatment options play an important role in the effectiveness of service delivery and ...
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    AuthorChipps, Jennifer (11)
    Ramlall, Suvira (11)
    Bhigjee, Ahmed (4)Mars, Maurice (4)Pillay, Basil (4)Buthelezi, M.B. (1)Buthelezi, M.M. (1)Buthelezi, P.F. (1)Jeewa, S. (1)King, Howard (1)... View MoreSubjectSouth Africa (8)Telepsychiatry (4)Dementia (3)Screening (3)Tele-education (3)Elderly (2)Psychiatry (2)Depression (1)LMIC (1)Mental health (1)... View MoreDate Issued2017 (1)2015 (1)2014 (1)2013 (3)2012 (5)

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