The South African Journal of Psychiatry publishes topical content in psychiatry for clinical practice and academic pursuits, including work in the subspecialty areas of psychiatry. View our Editorial Team.
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| South African mental health workers’ knowledge and attitudes to trans and gender-diverse people | |
| Maya Jaffer, Laila Paruk, Belinda Marais | |
| 04 February 2026 | |
Original Research |
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| Insomnia among vocational college students in China: Status and influencing factors | |
| Chunying Chang, Jiabao Zhai, Die Hu, Yanan Zheng | |
| 03 February 2026 | |
Original Research |
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| Gambling and its associated factors among students of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| Oludolapo Oladeji, Mosunmola F. Tunde-Ayinmode, Amudalat T. Kuranga, Adebusola J. Ogunmodede, Dauda Sulyman | |
| 28 January 2026 | |
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| Validation and improvement of the mental health literacy scale to assess undergraduate nursing students in South Africa | |
| Lauren Blommetjies, Elmari Deacon | |
| 28 January 2026 | |
Letter to the Editor: Rebuttal |
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| FDNHSA’s response to KL Dunkle et al.’s ‘Locally relevant, ethically urgent: A defence of the SASOP position statement on the care of transgender and non-binary youth’ | |
| Allan Donkin, Reitze Rodseth, Janet Giddy | |
| 27 January 2026 | |
Letter to the Editor |
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| Locally relevant, ethically urgent: Defending SASOP’s stance on transgender and non-binary youth | |
| KL Dunkle, Ingrid Lynch, Sakhile Msweli, Ronald Addinall-van Straaten, Pierre Brouard, Jenna-Lee de Beer-Procter, Nkanyiso Madlala, Chris McLachlan, Madeleine Muller, Simon Pickstone-Taylor, Mershen Pillay, Ariane Spitaels, Anastacia Tomson, Elma de Vries | |
| 23 January 2026 | |
Original Research |
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| Clinical audit of psychotropic medication use at a South African intellectual disability hospital | |
| Idorenyin U. Akpabio, Peter Smith, Sharon Kleintjes | |
| 21 January 2026 | |
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| Socio-economic and psychological factors contributing to drug use among females in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A mixed-methods approach | |
| Muhammad Suhail Khan, Wu Zongyou, Abdur Rahman, Aman Khan, Shagufta Batool | |
| 21 January 2026 | |
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| Clinical and psychological changes associated with music listening in haemodialysis patients: A prospective study | |
| Fatma Zehra AĞAN, Çiğdem Cindoğlu, Neriman Sila KOÇ, Ülker Fedai, Burcu Beyazgul, Ceylan Keskin, Veysel Ağan | |
| 20 January 2026 | |
Original Research |
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| Substance abuse in first-episode psychosis at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital | |
| Precious N. Shandu, Yumna Minty | |
| 19 January 2026 |
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| Posted: 2025-11-26 | |
Website Update: AOSIS Transitioning to CRediT Authorship Taxonomy |
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Starting in November 2025, AOSIS will begin using CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) authorship contribution statements for all new submissions and acceptances. Published articles reflecting CRediT statements will appear from 2026. Guidance is available under the Author Guidelines: Formatting Requirements, and all contributions should be disclosed in the Authorship, Disclosure Statements, Copyright, and License Agreement Form (Cover Letter) at submission or the Authorship Change Request Form. Following these guidelines ensures transparency, accountability, and integrity in the publication process. |
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| Posted: 2025-11-05 | |
Website Update: AI in Research: Transparency and Compliance Reminder |
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| In 2025, the inclusion of AI policies became compulsory for all SciELO SA journals. Authors using AI-assisted technology must disclose their use in manuscripts to ensure transparency, accuracy, and trust. Guidance is available in the Plagiarism, Fabrication and Artificial Intelligence Policy page and the Submission Guidelines under 'AI-assisted technologies' in the formatting requirements. Not sure if this journal is indexed in SciELO SA? Please check our Indexing Services page. | |
| Posted: 2025-10-06 |
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