A qualitative study on teachers’ perceptions of their learners’ mental health problems in a disadvantaged community in South Africa | Zendy

Donald G. Skinner | Zendy; Carla Sharp | Zendy; Lochner Marais | Zendy; Motsaathebe Serekoane | Zendy; Molefi Lenka | Zendy

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A qualitative study on teachers’ perceptions of their learners’ mental health problems in a disadvantaged community in South Africa

Author(s) -

Donald G. Skinner,

Carla Sharp,

Lochner Marais,

Motsaathebe Serekoane,

Molefi Lenka

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

curationis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2223-6279

pISSN - 0379-8577

DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v42i1.1903

Subject(s) - mental health , poverty , context (archaeology) , psychology , anxiety , disadvantaged , perception , aggression , substance abuse , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , neuroscience , political science , law , economics , biology , economic growth

The combination of extensive poverty, violence and HIV has potential mental health impacts on children in Southern Africa. This article is nested in a broader study to evaluate the strength and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) among Sotho speakers, and assess the mental health status of children made orphans by AIDS.

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