Graduated students

Post-doc fellowships (completed)

 

Post-doctoral fellow

Description

Period

  1. Dr Camille Castelyn

Completed PhD at University of Pretoria

2021 - 2023

  1. Dr Samuel Ujewe

Completed a PhD in Philosophy at University of Central Lancashire (UK)

2016 - 2017

  1. Dr Caleb Gbiri

Completed a PhD in Neuro-physiotherapy in Nigeria. Published 3 articles during the fellowship

2014 - 2016

  1. Dr Mohammed Rashed

Completed a PhD at University College of London (UK). He was the first physician (and psychiatrist) to be appointed as post-doc fellow in a clinical department at UP. During his post-doc fellowship he published 5 papers in ISI-listed journals, 2 in other peer-reviewed journals, and 2 chapters in 2 books under supervision of Prof Van Staden. The supervision also yielded a book proposal that served as based for his selection from more than 270 applicants and subsequent prestigious appointment as research fellow at University College London.

2013 - 2015

 

PhD-graduate

Degree and title of thesis

Graduation date

Supervisor and

co-supervisor

Prof Gerhard Grobler

PhD (Psychiatry)

Title: Predictive validity and reliability of an incapacity and legal status algorithm applied to purposively developed narratives depicting mood disorders

Sept 2022

Prof W van Staden

Dr Cristel Vosloo

PhD (Mental Health)

Title: Validity and reliability of the Agentive Steadfastness Index and its relation to temperament and character

April 2022

Prof W van Staden

Dr Camille Castelyn

PhD (Health Ethics)

Title: A qualitative study of the values that underpin anticipated reproductive human cloning and enhancement through gene editing

April 2021

Prof W van Staden

Prof M Pepper

Dr Antonia Dlagnekova

PhD (Mental Health)

Validity and reliability of the Vigour Assessment Scale (VAS) and invigoration tasks in remitted but avolitional schizophrenia patients

April 2020

Prof W van Staden

Dr Ellenor Meyer van Heerden

PhD (Health Ethics)

The qualitative development of a practical and ethical framework for the integration of spiritual aspects in the health practitioner’s consultation

April 2020

Prof W van Staden

Dr Lanel Mare

PhD (Mental Health)

Title: Perspectives of primary caregivers on the disruptive behaviour of children who attend as outpatients at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital

April 2019

Prof W van Staden

Prof Kalai Naidu

PhD (Psychiatry)          

Title: A symptomatologial study of syndromal and undifferentiated anxiety comorbid to schizophrenia 

Sept 2018

Prof W van Staden

Dr Isabelle Swanepoel

PhD (Mental Health)

Title: The effect of psychological resilience and vulnerability on the impact of adverse life events on fatigue, motor dysfunction and paraesthesiae in multiple sclerosis

Sept 2018

Prof W van Staden

Dr Rory du Plessis

PhD (Mental Health)

Title: A critical discourse analysis of the casebooks by Dr T.D. Greenlees from the Grahamstown Lunatic Asylum, 1890-1907.

Did pre-doc fellowship at the Max Planck Institute (Germany).

April 2018

Prof W van Staden

Dr Carol Lotter

PhD (Mental Health)

Title: Qualitative experiences afforded by active and receptive music therapy techniques among patients suffering from schizophrenia spectrum disorder or depressive illness.

Sept 2017

Prof W van Staden

Dr JC Coetzee

PhD (Psychiatry)

Title: Meanings of loneliness: The subjective experience of loneliness among psychiatric patients.

Sept 2015

Prof W van Staden

Dr R Sommers

PhD (Health Ethics)

Title: Information that patients want to be captured in a consent document for participating in research on cancer and diabetes mellitus medication.

Sept 2015

Prof W van Staden

Prof PM Joubert

PhD (Psychiatry)

Title: Emotionally triggered involuntary violent behaviour: conceptual criteria and their reliability

April 2015

Prof W van Staden

 

M-degree Student

Degree

Year graduated

Supervisor and

Co-supervisor

Mr J Laila

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2023

Prof W van Staden

Dr T Naidu

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2022, cum laude

Prof W van Staden

Dr C Anderson

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2022

Prof W van Staden

Dr K Phalane

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)        

2022

Prof W van Staden

Mr Madamalala

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2022

Prof W van Staden

Dr A Colin

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2021, cum laude

Prof W van Staden

Ms S Jacobs

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2021

Prof W van Staden

Ms D Malete

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2021

Prof W van Staden

Ms P Mokwena

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2021

Prof W van Staden

Dr M Banda

MMed(Psych)

Title of publication: The professionalism of psychiatry registrars as perceived by patients and various health practitioners at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Pretoria.

2021

Prof W van Staden

Dr N Paul

MMed(Psych)

Title of dissertation: Patients’ reflections on a course of music therapy following a major depressive episode or an acute phase of schizophrenia spectrum disorder

2019

Prof W van Staden

Ms L Schweickerdt

MA(Drama)

(Co-supervisor)

Title of dissertation: Process drama to facilitate the training of empathy skills in healthcare education

2019

Prof M Coetzee

Prof W van Staden

Dr T Pearton

MMed(Psych)

Title of dissertation: Religious content yielded by the standard and an adapted Cultural Formulation Interview among patients suffering from a current major depressive episode

2018

Prof W van Staden

Dr JP Roux

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2017, cum laude

Prof W van Staden

Dr U Chhagan

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2017

Prof W van Staden

Dr M Welgemoed

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2017

Prof W van Staden

Dr K Jhazbhay

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2016

Prof W van Staden

Ms A Maidment

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2016

Prof W van Staden

Dr L Daws

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2015

Prof W van Staden

Dr Lauren Gouws

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2015

Prof W van Staden

Dr MM Welgemoed

MMed (Psychiatry)

Title of dissertation: Religious identification of South African psychiatrists and their approach to religious matters in clinical practice

2015

Prof W van Staden

Dr H Maung

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2014, cum laude

Prof W van Staden

Dr Deon Jordaan

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2014

Prof W van Staden

Dr RR du Plessis

MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health)

2011, cum laude

Prof W van Staden

Prof K Naidu

MMed (Psychiatry)

Title of dissertation: Severity of psychotic episodes in predicting concurrent depressive and anxiety features in acute phase schizophrenia

2011

Prof W van Staden

Dr AM Dikobe

MMed (Psychiatry)

Title of dissertation: Deficient testosterone among men above 45 years with major depressive disorder: an age-matched case control study

2007

Prof W van Staden

 

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