Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
ISSN: 1728-0583EISSN: 1728-0591 Focus: The Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health publishes papers that contribute to improving the mental health of children and adolescents, especially those in Africa. Aims and scope: Papers from all disciplines are welcome. It covers subjects such as epidemiology, mental health prevention and promotion, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, policy and risk behaviour. Articles: The journal contains review articles, original research (including brief reports), clinical papers in a ‘Clinical perspectives’ section and book reviews. Click here for full text on Ingenta | |
Editors
Editor
Professor Alan J Flisher
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Red Cross Children's Hospital
Klipfontein Road
Rondebosch 7700
South Africa
Tel: + 27 (0)21 685 4103
Fax: + 27 (0)21 685 4107
e-mail: alan.flisher@uct.ac.za
Editorial Assistant
Ms Roselyn Kareithie-mail: Roselyn.Kareithi@gmail.com
Associate Editors
Willem de Jager (Book Reviews) — Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Erhabor S Idemudia (Abstracts) — Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Ntomchukwu Sylvester Madu (Abstracts) — Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Anthony Pillay (Clinical Perspectives) — University of KwaZulu-Natal Medical School and Midlands Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Brian Robertson (Editorials and Letters) — Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Soraya Seedat (Reviews) — Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Unit (Medical Research Council), Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Advisory Board
Leif Edvard Aarø — Research Centre for Health Promotion, University of Bergen, Norway
Myron Lowell Belfer — Department of Social Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Luis D Herrera — Department of Psychiatry, Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica
Knut-Inge Klepp — Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo, Norway
Krista Kutash — Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health, Department of Child and Family Studies, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Elias Mpofu — Department of Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Services, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Vikram Patel — Departments of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Sangath Centre, Alto Porvorim, Goa, India
Helmut E Remschmidt — Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
Linda M Richter — Child, Youth and Family Development, Human Sciences Research Council, Durban, South Africa
Professor Sir Michael J Rutter — Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, University of London, UK
David Shaffer — Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Publishing Manager
Contact regarding all aspects relating to the production of the journal, including scheduling and copyright issues:
Mike Schramm
NISC South Africa
1 Dundas Street
PO Box 377
Grahamstown 6140
South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)46 622 9698
Fax: +27 (0)46 622 9550
e-mail: publishing@nisc.co.za
Published in association with the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SAACAPAP):
The SAACAPAP is the professional body for child and adolescent mental health practitioners in South Africa. It was initiated in 1978, and since then has been an active member of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP).
Additional information about the society can be obtained from:
The General Secretary
SAACAPAP
PO Box 13031
Mowbray 7505
South Africa
