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Sally Field
Researcher at University of Cape Town
Publications - 29
Citations - 697
Sally Field is an academic researcher from University of Cape Town. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 22 publications receiving 521 citations.
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Stepped Care for Maternal Mental Health: A Case Study of the Perinatal Mental Health Project in South Africa
TL;DR: A case study of the Perinatal Mental Health Project is provided, which delivered mental health care to pregnant women in a collaborative, step-wise manner, making use of existing resources in primary care.
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Antenatal depression and adversity in urban South Africa.
Thandi van Heyningen,Landon Myer,Michael Nnachebe Onah,Mark Tomlinson,Sally Field,Simone Honikman +5 more
TL;DR: Findings confirm the high prevalence of MDE among pregnant women in LMIC settings and suggest rates of depression may be increased in settings where women are exposed to multiple risks.
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Prevalence and predictors of anxiety disorders amongst low-income pregnant women in urban South Africa: a cross-sectional study.
Thandi van Heyningen,Simone Honikman,Landon Myer,Michael Nnachebe Onah,Michael Nnachebe Onah,Sally Field,Mark Tomlinson +6 more
TL;DR: A range of antenatal anxiety disorders are prevalent amongst pregnant women living in low-resource settings and women who experience psychosocial adversity may be exposed to multiple risk factors, which render them vulnerable to developing antenatalxiety disorders.
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Factors associated with household food insecurity and depression in pregnant South African women from a low socio-economic setting: a cross-sectional study.
TL;DR: The relationship between food insecurity and depression is complex and requires further investigation, and interventions that improve both food security and mental health during the perinatal period are likely to benefit the physical and mental well-being of mothers and children.
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Perinatal suicidal ideation and behaviour: psychiatry and adversity.
TL;DR: Attention is focused on the importance of socio-economic and contextual factors in the aetiology of SIB and support is lent to the idea that suicide risk should be assessed independently of depression and anxiety among pregnant women.