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Department of
Psychiatry and Mental
Health
Head of Department: Professor Dan J. Stein
Departmental Profile
The Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health is
strongly committed to strengthening the integration
between services, teaching, and research. Clinicians
in each of the Divisions of the Department (addiction
psychiatry/psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry/
psychology, consultation-liaison psychiatry/psychology,
forensic psychiatry/psychology, general hospital
psychiatry/psychiatric intensive care, intellectual
disability, psychotherapy/neuroclinic, neuropsychiatry,
psychopharmacology, and public and community mental
health) are active in research in their particular areas. Thus
clinical research in the Department covers key clinical
problems that are relevant in the South African context,
including behavioural and neuropsychiatric aspects of
HIV/AIDS, substance use disorders (including fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder), adolescent risk-taking behaviour,
posttraumatic stress disorder, and mental health policy
and services.
In addition, the Department plays a key role in several
cross-departmental and cross-institutional research
initiatives:
• The Brain-Behaviour Initiative (BBI) is one of UCT’s
signature themes. The initial focus of the BBI was on
trauma, but it has extended to include neuroHIV and
substance use disorders. More details of the aims,
methods, and partners, are available at - http://www.
psychiatry.uct.ac.za/cubbi
• The Adolescent Health Research Unit is examining
adolescent risk-taking behaviour, predictors of
school dropout, and violence in intimate adolescent
relationships. Data analysis is in progress for two
large school-based cluster randomised control trials
of AIDS prevention.
• The Alan J Flisher Public Mental Health Centre
addresses a range of questions in mental health policy
and implementation science, and offers advanced
training in public mental health.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff
Professors
3
Emeritus Professors
5
Associate Professors
4
Senior Lecturers
35
Lecturers
9
Research Staff
35
Administrative and Clerical Staff
5
Total
96
Honorary Staff
Lecturers
8
Senior Lecturers
2
Professors
4
Total
14
Students
Postdoctoral / Clinical Research Fellows
6
Doctoral
11
Master’s
33
Total
50
Research Fields and Staff
Addiction Psychiatry/Psychology
Substance use in psychosis (Henk Temmingh), Substance
use and anxiety disorders (Don Wilson); Interventions
(Katherine Sorsdahl)