Douglas R Wassenaar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6052873 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas R Wassenaar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas R |
| FAMILY NAME | Wassenaar |
| SIGNATURE | WASSENAAR D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ethical issues associated with HIV phylogenetics in HIV transmission dynamics research
The reduced costs of DNA sequencing and the use of such data for HIV ‐1 clinical management and phylogenetic analysis have led to a massive increase of HIV ‐1 sequences in the last few years. Phylogenetic analysis has shed light on the origin, spread and characteristics of HIV ‐1 epidemics and outbreaks. Phylogenetic analysis is now also being used to advance our knowledge of the drivers of HIV ‐1 transmission in order to design effective interve…
Racial differences in willingness to participate in HIV prevention clinical trials among university students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Students, especially women, are in the highest HIV incidence group in Sub-Saharan Africa. Willingness to participate is a crucial element in recruitment of participants for clinical trials, including HIV prevention trials. There is increasing incidence of HIV among university students, highlighting the importance of evaluating their willingness to participate in prevention trials. Assessment of willingness to participate assists in determining co…
How to learn to love your research ethics committee
Ethics review of psychological and sociobehavioural research is increasingly required by leading South African research institutions and universities, following international trends, and national statutory developments. Local and international scholarly journals are also more routinely requesting proof of ethics approval before accepting empirical work for publication. In some instances, psychological researchers may regard ethics review as a pro…
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Commentary
Attendance at Psychological Consultations following Non-Fatal Suicidal Behaviour
Rates of out-patient psychotherapy follow-up after hospitalisation for non-fatal suicidal behaviour (NFSB) are reported to be poor internationally. A study at a South African general hospital revealed that over a 12-month period 201 patients were admitted and referred for psychological consultation following NFSB. All first appointments were kept. However, only 43.5% of the 191 patients given subsequent out-patient appointments attended. No signi…
A History of Ethical Codes in South African Psychology
The purpose of this article is to present a developmental history of formal professional ethics in psychology in South Africa. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between legislation governing the registration of psychologists and professional ethics. Current and future trends emphasising the need to transform professional structures in keeping with the democratic ethos of post-apartheid South Africa are also discussed
Hopelessness and Psychiatric Symptomatology in Hospitalized Physically Ill Adolescents
This study compares scores on psychiatric disturbance and hopelessness in two adolescent samples. The one sample was a physically ill hospitalized group, and the other was a matched group of healthy control subjects. It was found that the hospitalized physically ill group scored significantly higher on both psychiatric disturbance and hopelessness than the healthy group. At six-month follow-up, the physically ill group's scores on psychiatric dis…
An Investigation into the Relationship between Coronary Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease among the Pietermaritzburg Asian Population
This study investigated the relationship between coronary heart disease and a number of established coronary risk factors among Indian males. Included were factors such as Type A behaviour pattern (sometimes referred to as the coronary-prone behaviour pattern). The study investigated whether the following coronary risk factors were able to distinguish those with myocardial infarction from controls: Type A behaviour pattern, stress levels, anger l…
The Perceptual and Affective Components of Body Image Disturbances in Anorexic and Normal Females
The literature is inundated with studies reporting the body image experiences of anorexia nervosa patients and normal weight people. Such studies have not, however, yielded consistent results. The present study reinvestigated the issue bearing in mind the theoretical and methodological limitations of previous research. The perceptual and affective aspects of body image were investigated in 11 white, female anorexic patients and 51 white, female p…
Family Characteristics of Indian Parasuicide Patients
In this article a controlled study of the family structure of a South African Indian parasuicide population is described. Twenty subjects from a local general hospital were scored on the Suicidal Intent Scale (SIS) and the Family Assessment Device (FAD). Twenty matched medical patients without a history of parasuicide were selected from the same hospital as a control group. They were matched for age, sex, educational standard, ethnic group and so…
Brief Strategic Family Therapy and the Management of Adolescent Indian Parasuicide Patients in the General Hospital Setting
This article describes a model for brief strategic family intervention for use with adolescent parasuicides in a general hospital setting. A rationale and structured therapeutic procedure for intervention are provided. The intervention uses a systemic, time and cost-effective approach which attempts to use the crisis to facilitate resolution of a developmental impasse within the family as a whole. The approach incorporates elements of crisis inte…
Researching Family Therapy
The field of family therapy has enjoyed a rapid increase in popularity over the last decade, particularly amongst practically orientated clinical psychologists who are possibly more concerned with pragmatic though poorly defined outcomes than with rigorous and systematically defined outcome criteria. The present article stresses the importance of rigorous evaluation in family therapy process research and explores some of the limitations of applyi…
Attendance at Psychological Consultations following Non-Fatal Suicidal Behaviour
Rates of out-patient psychotherapy follow-up after hospitalisation for non-fatal suicidal behaviour (NFSB) are reported to be poor internationally. A study at a South African general hospital revealed that over a 12-month period 201 patients were admitted and referred for psychological consultation following NFSB. All first appointments were kept. However, only 43.5% of the 191 patients given subsequent out-patient appointments attended. No signi…
Researching Family Therapy
The field of family therapy has enjoyed a rapid increase in popularity over the last decade, particularly amongst practically orientated clinical psychologists who are possibly more concerned with pragmatic though poorly defined outcomes than with rigorous and systematically defined outcome criteria. The present article stresses the importance of rigorous evaluation in family therapy process research and explores some of the limitations of applyi…
Brief Strategic Family Therapy and the Management of Adolescent Indian Parasuicide Patients in the General Hospital Setting
This article describes a model for brief strategic family intervention for use with adolescent parasuicides in a general hospital setting. A rationale and structured therapeutic procedure for intervention are provided. The intervention uses a systemic, time and cost-effective approach which attempts to use the crisis to facilitate resolution of a developmental impasse within the family as a whole. The approach incorporates elements of crisis inte…
A History of Ethical Codes in South African Psychology
The purpose of this article is to present a developmental history of formal professional ethics in psychology in South Africa. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between legislation governing the registration of psychologists and professional ethics. Current and future trends emphasising the need to transform professional structures in keeping with the democratic ethos of post-apartheid South Africa are also discussed
Family Characteristics of Indian Parasuicide Patients
In this article a controlled study of the family structure of a South African Indian parasuicide population is described. Twenty subjects from a local general hospital were scored on the Suicidal Intent Scale (SIS) and the Family Assessment Device (FAD). Twenty matched medical patients without a history of parasuicide were selected from the same hospital as a control group. They were matched for age, sex, educational standard, ethnic group and so…
How to learn to love your research ethics committee
Ethics review of psychological and sociobehavioural research is increasingly required by leading South African research institutions and universities, following international trends, and national statutory developments. Local and international scholarly journals are also more routinely requesting proof of ethics approval before accepting empirical work for publication. In some instances, psychological researchers may regard ethics review as a pro…
Hopelessness and Psychiatric Symptomatology in Hospitalized Physically Ill Adolescents
This study compares scores on psychiatric disturbance and hopelessness in two adolescent samples. The one sample was a physically ill hospitalized group, and the other was a matched group of healthy control subjects. It was found that the hospitalized physically ill group scored significantly higher on both psychiatric disturbance and hopelessness than the healthy group. At six-month follow-up, the physically ill group's scores on psychiatric dis…
Brief Strategic Family Therapy and the Management of Adolescent Indian Parasuicide Patients in the General Hospital Setting
This article describes a model for brief strategic family intervention for use with adolescent parasuicides in a general hospital setting. A rationale and structured therapeutic procedure for intervention are provided. The intervention uses a systemic, time and cost-effective approach which attempts to use the crisis to facilitate resolution of a developmental impasse within the family as a whole. The approach incorporates elements of crisis inte…
Researching Family Therapy
The field of family therapy has enjoyed a rapid increase in popularity over the last decade, particularly amongst practically orientated clinical psychologists who are possibly more concerned with pragmatic though poorly defined outcomes than with rigorous and systematically defined outcome criteria. The present article stresses the importance of rigorous evaluation in family therapy process research and explores some of the limitations of applyi…
Family Characteristics of Indian Parasuicide Patients
In this article a controlled study of the family structure of a South African Indian parasuicide population is described. Twenty subjects from a local general hospital were scored on the Suicidal Intent Scale (SIS) and the Family Assessment Device (FAD). Twenty matched medical patients without a history of parasuicide were selected from the same hospital as a control group. They were matched for age, sex, educational standard, ethnic group and so…
Hopelessness and Psychiatric Symptomatology in Hospitalized Physically Ill Adolescents
This study compares scores on psychiatric disturbance and hopelessness in two adolescent samples. The one sample was a physically ill hospitalized group, and the other was a matched group of healthy control subjects. It was found that the hospitalized physically ill group scored significantly higher on both psychiatric disturbance and hopelessness than the healthy group. At six-month follow-up, the physically ill group's scores on psychiatric dis…
An Investigation into the Relationship between Coronary Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease among the Pietermaritzburg Asian Population
This study investigated the relationship between coronary heart disease and a number of established coronary risk factors among Indian males. Included were factors such as Type A behaviour pattern (sometimes referred to as the coronary-prone behaviour pattern). The study investigated whether the following coronary risk factors were able to distinguish those with myocardial infarction from controls: Type A behaviour pattern, stress levels, anger l…
The Perceptual and Affective Components of Body Image Disturbances in Anorexic and Normal Females
The literature is inundated with studies reporting the body image experiences of anorexia nervosa patients and normal weight people. Such studies have not, however, yielded consistent results. The present study reinvestigated the issue bearing in mind the theoretical and methodological limitations of previous research. The perceptual and affective aspects of body image were investigated in 11 white, female anorexic patients and 51 white, female p…
A History of Ethical Codes in South African Psychology
The purpose of this article is to present a developmental history of formal professional ethics in psychology in South Africa. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between legislation governing the registration of psychologists and professional ethics. Current and future trends emphasising the need to transform professional structures in keeping with the democratic ethos of post-apartheid South Africa are also discussed
Attendance at Psychological Consultations following Non-Fatal Suicidal Behaviour
Rates of out-patient psychotherapy follow-up after hospitalisation for non-fatal suicidal behaviour (NFSB) are reported to be poor internationally. A study at a South African general hospital revealed that over a 12-month period 201 patients were admitted and referred for psychological consultation following NFSB. All first appointments were kept. However, only 43.5% of the 191 patients given subsequent out-patient appointments attended. No signi…
Commentary
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How to learn to love your research ethics committee
Ethics review of psychological and sociobehavioural research is increasingly required by leading South African research institutions and universities, following international trends, and national statutory developments. Local and international scholarly journals are also more routinely requesting proof of ethics approval before accepting empirical work for publication. In some instances, psychological researchers may regard ethics review as a pro…
Racial differences in willingness to participate in HIV prevention clinical trials among university students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Students, especially women, are in the highest HIV incidence group in Sub-Saharan Africa. Willingness to participate is a crucial element in recruitment of participants for clinical trials, including HIV prevention trials. There is increasing incidence of HIV among university students, highlighting the importance of evaluating their willingness to participate in prevention trials. Assessment of willingness to participate assists in determining co…
Ethical issues associated with HIV phylogenetics in HIV transmission dynamics research
The reduced costs of DNA sequencing and the use of such data for HIV ‐1 clinical management and phylogenetic analysis have led to a massive increase of HIV ‐1 sequences in the last few years. Phylogenetic analysis has shed light on the origin, spread and characteristics of HIV ‐1 epidemics and outbreaks. Phylogenetic analysis is now also being used to advance our knowledge of the drivers of HIV ‐1 transmission in order to design effective interve…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Engineering ethics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Population (3 works)