https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Adaptation and validation of a computerized neurocognitive battery in the Xhosa of South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:58196 87% had one (or fewer) test missing. Results suggested a similar factor structure to prior PennCNB studies in Western contexts, and expected age and sex effects were apparent. Furthermore, a similar profile of schizophrenia was observed, with neurocognitive deficits most pronounced for executive functions, especially attention, as well as memory, social cognition, and motor speed relative to complex cognition and sensorimotor speed. Conclusions: Results support the feasibility of implementing a culturally adapted computerized neurocognitive battery in sub-Saharan African settings and provide evidence supporting the concurrent validity of the translated instrument. Thus, the PennCNB is implementable on a large scale in non-Western contexts, shows expected factor structure, and can detect cognitive deficits associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. Obtaining valid measures of cognition by nonspecialized proctors is especially suitable in resource-limited settings, where traditional testing is prohibitive. Future work should establish normative standards, test–retest reliability, and sensitivity to treatment.]]> Sun 21 Apr 2024 21:25:26 SAST ]]> Catatonia a manifestation of serious mental Illness: prevalence, presentation, management, and outcomes in a mental health unit https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:64706 Mon 12 Jun 2023 13:29:39 SAST ]]> Factors affecting specialist psychiatry training in South Africa: Bullying during specialist psychiatric training? https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43955 Fri 01 Mar 2024 11:49:10 SAST ]]> Predictors of consent to cell line creation and immortalisation in a South African schizophrenia genomics study https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44412 Fri 01 Mar 2024 11:43:11 SAST ]]> Protocol for a prospective descriptive prevalence study of catatonia in an acute mental health unit in urban South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44142 Fri 01 Mar 2024 11:42:00 SAST ]]> Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations-Psychosis (NeuroGAPPsychosis): a case-control study protocol and GWAS in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44137 Fri 01 Mar 2024 11:41:23 SAST ]]> First-episode psychosis and substance use in an acute mental health unit https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44187 Fri 01 Mar 2024 11:31:38 SAST ]]> Using iterative learning to improve understanding during the informed consent process in a South African psychiatric genomics study https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45124 Fri 01 Mar 2024 10:47:04 SAST ]]> Genetics of schizophrenia in the South African Xhosa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44044 Fri 01 Mar 2024 10:35:01 SAST ]]>