Professor Ashraf Kagee - Psychology and Co-Director: Alan Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health talks about whether it can be determined that patients recovering from COVID-19 could also suffer some degree of PTSD in the months after.
South Africans have been in lockdown for more than 100 days. As the number of coronavirus cases, and the death toll continue to rise, many people had to face some serious psychological challenges, from job losses, children not being in school, to fears about the virus itself. For more on [...]
Read ‘Black children and white dolls’ by Kopano Ratele, excerpted from his book The World Looks Like This From Here: Thoughts on African Psychology – The Johannesburg Review of Books – Kopano Ratele, 3 July 2020
However, 'I do not think that people are woefully irresponsible, but we are dealing with a combination of factors,' said professor Ashraf Kagee. People are tired of the lockdown and weary of all the restrictions which have been placed upon them – and that’s why some of them are acting [...]
Professor Leslie Swartz has been nominated as a finalist for South Africa’s science Oscars! http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7411
Mrs Mariam Salie discusses psychological well-being during the Covid-19 lockdown https://wisaarkhu.co.za/article/psychological-well-being-during-covid-19-lockdown/?fbclid=IwAR25xLVqa0NRoQ-Y1ZH-DCX6FW7gY_p9mW5jm6qV8o3ptJQuWeOJEX-ulGE
Dr Roomaney selected for the Black Academic Advancement programme. http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7397&fbclid=IwAR1XhXJk_K6Ru8-e4qElNt_FVmZ1BGe8lXu62cErHkQiorAPPs4C62xJo70
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