Soraya Seedat

Datos Biográficos

ID113588
NOMBRESoraya Seedat
NOMBRESSoraya
APELLIDOSeedat
FIRMASEEDAT S
AFILIACIONESStellenbosch University
ORCID0000-0002-5118-786X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS101
TOTAL DE CITAS59
TOTAL COMO AUTOR98
TOTAL COMO EDITOR3
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2005
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H4

  • Combined effects of socio-economic status, social strain, and childhood maltreatment on comfortable interpersonal distance

    Open AccessDan Jenkins, M Roxanne Sopp et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2026

    Childhood maltreatment (CM) is thought to affect how individuals respond to social cues and interpersonal stimuli. Studies suggest that CM survivors prefer larger comfortable interpersonal distance (CID), but tend to exhibit low statistical power and focus on European populations, limiting generalisability to countries such as South Africa. This study sought to investigate the relationship between CM and CID in the South African context. 1048 Sou…

  • Suicidal thoughts and behaviours in Cape Town

    Open AccessMpho Tlali, Reshma Kassanjee et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2026

    Suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs) are traditionally attributed to mental disorders; however, increasing evidence indicates that social determinants contribute to suicide risk. We examined STBs and their socioeconomic, psychosocial and clinical correlates in two communities in Cape Town. We conducted psychiatric diagnostic interviews (MINI) at three public-sector facilities (2023-2024). Adults aged ≥18 years, with and without HIV, were recru…

  • Posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents exposed to continuous traumatic stress in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessMohhadiah Rafique, Alberta S J Van Der Watt et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2026

    Continuous traumatic stress (CTS) exposure describes extended and ongoing collective trauma exposure that is associated with potential future danger and threat to the community. CTS has generated debate in the context of current definitions of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the DSM-5. Prevalence data on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and PTSD in adolescents aged 10 to 24 years following CTS exposure in Sub-Saharan Africa…

  • Factors associated with psychological distress following romantic relationship dissolutions and the role of attachment

    Open AccessAlberta S J Van Der Watt, M Kidd et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2025

    Romantic relationship formation is critical in the development and identity formation of emerging adult students (EAS). Romantic relationship dissolutions (RRDs), and consequent psychological distress may overstretch the inner resources of EAS and negatively impact identity development. Yet, little is known about the factors involved in RDDs and secondary psychological distress. EAS ( n = 886) completed a demographic and romantic relationship que…

  • Group-based Self-Help Plus, Problem Management Plus and pre-exposure prophylaxis to improve mental health and reduce HIV risk in survivors of rape in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Open AccessJani Nöthling, Samantha Willan et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2025

    Gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV are highly prevalent in South Africa and are significant public health problems. Rape is a risk factor for both HIV acquisition and adverse mental health outcomes. Post-rape interventions targeting HIV and mental health are needed to mitigate risk and aid recovery. Self-Help Plus (SH+) and Problem Management Plus (PM+) are lay counsellor-facilitated, group-based mental health interventions. We adapted them for …

  • A longitudinal analysis of neurocognitive profiles in South African women with HIV

    Open AccessAlberta S J Van Der Watt, Georgina Spies et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    HIV and the consequences of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) disproportionally affect South African women. Longitudinal neurocognitive data on women with HIV are limited. We tracked longitudinal neurocognitive profiles of South African women with HIV (baseline n = 140) compared to women without HIV (baseline n = 156). We determined if lifetime and childhood trauma were significantly correlated with global deficit scores (GDS). We as…

  • Prevalence and determinants of suicidal ideation among South African Health Sciences students at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessSoraya Seedat, Samhaa Seedat et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    The prevalence of suicidal ideation found in this study was higher than that found in the general South African adult population and highlights the need to further investigate and address student mental health, especially students in the field of Health Sciences. Interventions aimed at mitigating the determinants, including depression and anxiety, and promoting the development of protective factors such as resilience and social support may lead t…

  • Longitudinal Neurocognitive Performance in South African Women With HIV and Domestic Violence

    Open AccessAlberta S J Van Der Watt, Georgina Spies et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2025Referencias: 1

    The longitudinal effects of distinct intimate partner violence (IPV) types on neurocognition among South African women with HIV are unknown. Mixed linear models determined between-group (IPV exposed vs IPV unexposed) differences in domain-specific and global deficit scores (GDS) and associations with IPV types. There were no between-group differences in cognition (GDS and domain-specific) at baseline or 1-year follow-up. There were significant ti…

  • The concordance between the Montreal cognitive assessment and the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status as a cognitive screening tool in a south African community sample

    Open AccessSharain Suliman, Erine Bröcker et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2025Referencias: 68

    We aimed to compare the concordance between the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), as cognitive screening tools to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a South African adult community sample ( N = 370). The MoCA showed acceptable internal consistency, agreement with the RBANS and good criterion-related validity. The MoCA demonstrated fair performance, compa…

  • Validation of the Child Depression Screening Tool in three African settings

    Open AccessSharain Suliman, Jenny Bloom et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2025Referencias: 50

    The unavailability of reliable, easy-to-use depression screening tools adapted for Sub-Saharan African children is a significant barrier to the treatment of childhood depression. We thus adapted the Child Depression Screening Tool (CDST) to the South African (SA), Senegalese (S) and Rwandan (R) contexts, as a tool to screen for depression in children suffering from chronic illnesses, trauma and difficulties related to COVID-19, family and communi…

  • Mental Health in Relation to Xenophobic Experiences among African University Students in South Africa

    Open AccessAkeem Adedolapo, Merga B Feyasa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025Referencias: 50

    Findings from this study can inform interventions, such as improved access to mental health care for African international students in South Africa that may produce substantial benefits in terms of mental health and related outcomes

  • Participants’ experiences of a counsellor-supported PTSD Coach intervention in a resource-constrained setting

    Open AccessErine Bröcker, Freda Scheffler et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2024

    We explored participants' experiences of a counsellor-supported PTSD Coach mobile application intervention (PTSD Coach-CS) in a randomised controlled trial. PTSD Coach-CS participants, who received the intervention and self-completed a custom-designed questionnaire at intervention completion were included ( n = 25; female = 20; ages 19-59; isiXhosa = 22). This questionnaire comprised questions regarding the feasibility, acceptability and potentia…

  • A counsellor-supported ‘PTSD Coach’ intervention versus enhanced treatment as usual in a resource-constrained setting

    Open AccessErine Bröcker, Miranda Olff et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2024

    To widen treatment access for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in resource-constrained South Africa, we evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a counsellor-supported PTSD Coach mobile application (app) (PTSD Coach-CS) intervention on PTSD and associated sequelae in a community sample. Participants (female = 89%; black = 77%; aged 19-61) with PTSD were randomised to PTSD Coach-CS ( n = 32) or enhanced Treatment-as-Usual ( n = 30), and …

  • The role of oxytocin receptor gene variants in appetitive aggression

    Open AccessCatherine Lohrentz, Jacqueline S Womersley et al.ARTICLEAggressive Behavior2024Referencias: 57

    Chronic exposure to trauma and violence can promote aggressive behavior. Oxytocin and variants in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene may play a role in the etiology of proactive, that is, goal‐oriented instrumental aggression, or reactive aggression, which typically occurs in response to emotionally triggering situations. The current study builds on previous findings that experienced and witnessed trauma in childhood predicts higher levels of appe…

  • Effectiveness of family‐based therapy for depressive symptoms in children and adolescents

    Open AccessTanya Van Aswegen, Eleonora Samartzi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Psychology2023

    Early‐onset depression contributes significantly to the global health burden and has long‐term negative effects. This meta‐analysis collates and examines the effectiveness of family‐based interventions, where family members are involved in the treatment of depression in children and adolescents. A literature search was performed up to 8th March 2023. Randomised controlled trials of family‐based interventions were included for participants aged 3–…

  • Factors associated with breakup distress following a romantic relationship dissolution among emerging adult students

    Alberta S J Van Der Watt, Alberta SJ van der Watt et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2023

  • Neuropsychological Test Norms for the Assessment of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment Among South African Adults

    Open AccessMelanie Deist, Sharain Suliman et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

    Reliable and valid neurocognitive (NC) test batteries that assess multiple domains of cognitive functioning are vital tools in the early detection of HIV-associated NC impairment. The HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center's International Neurobehavioral Battery (HNRC Battery) is one such diagnostic tool and has shown cultural validity in several international neuroHIV studies. However, no published norms are currently available for the full HNRC Ba…

  • Explanatory models, illness, and treatment experiences of patients with psychosis using the services of traditional and faith healers in three African countries

    Open AccessOlatunde Olayinka Ayinde, Olawoye Fadahunsi et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatric…2023Citada por: 1Referencias: 43

    As part of formative studies to design a program of collaborative care for persons with psychosis, we explored personal experience and lay attributions of illness as well as treatment among persons who had recently received care at traditional and faith healers' (TFHs) facilities in three cultural groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. A purposive sample of 85 individuals in Ibadan (Nigeria), Kumasi (Ghana), and Nairobi (Kenya) were interviewed. Data was …

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health

    Open AccessSiân Oram, Helen L Fisher et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Psychiatry2022

  • Profile of the current psychiatrist workforce in South Africa

    Open AccessBernard Janse van Rensburg, Carla Kotzé et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2022

    The World Health Organization Global Health Observatory Data Repository reports South Africa with 1.52 psychiatrists per 100 000 of the population among other countries in Africa with 0.01 psychiatrists per 100 000 (Chad, Burundi and Niger) to more than 30 per 100 000 for some countries in Europe. The overall situation, while being cognizant that mental health care is not only provided by specialist psychiatrists and that the current treatment ga…

  • The Associations of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-Partner Sexual Violence with Hypertension in South African Women

    Open AccessKim Nguyễn, Kim A Nguyen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    This study describes associations of intimate partner violence (IPV), non-partner sexual violence (NPSV) and sexual harassment (SH) exposures with hypertension in South African women aged 18-40 years. Baseline data ( n = 1742) from the Rape Impact Cohort Evaluation study, including a history of sexual, physical, emotional and economic IPV, NPSV and SH were examined. Hypertension was based on blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg or a previous diagnosis. Lo…

  • Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019

    Open AccessTom Achoki, Benn Sartorius et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2022Referencias: 30

    BACKGROUND: Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four 'colliding epidemics' of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, which have had substantial effects on health and well-being. Using data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD 2019), we evaluated national and provincial health trends and progress towards imp…

  • The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents

    Open AccessAstrid Jörns-Presentati, Ann-Kathrin Napp et al.ARTICLEPLoS ONE2021

    Background and purpose Most research regarding child and adolescent mental health prevention and promotion in low-and middle-income countries is undertaken in high-income countries. This systematic review set out to synthesise findings from epidemiological studies, published between 2008 and 2020, documenting the prevalence of mental health problems in adolescents from across sub-Saharan Africa. Methods A systematic search of multiple databases (…

  • Substance use among HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda

    Caroline Birungi, Wilber Ssembajjwe et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021

    This article sets out to investigate alcohol and substance use (ASU) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in the sub-Saharan African setting of Uganda. A cross-sectional analysis of the records of 479 adolescents (aged between 12and 17 years) attending the study, "Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, Uganda (the CHAKA study)" was undertaken. ASU was assessed through both youth self-report and caregi…

  • Correlation Constraints for Regression Models

    Open AccessMatthias S Treder, Jonathan P Shock et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    In neuroimaging, the difference between chronological age and predicted brain age, also known as brain age delta , has been proposed as a pathology marker linked to a range of phenotypes. Brain age delta is estimated using regression, which involves a frequently observed bias due to a negative correlation between chronological age and brain age delta. In brain age prediction models, this correlation can manifest as an overprediction of the age of…