Publications by authors named "G Drennan"
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- * A significant association was found between these infections and the consumption of pre-packed sandwiches from a national food chain, particularly those containing a mixed salad of specific lettuce types.
- * Although food testing did not find STEC O26:H11, related strains were detected, highlighting the difficulty of identifying pathogens in short-shelf-life products and suggesting a need for better supply chain investigation rather than just microbiological testing.
Changes in the official status of African languages in South Africa suggested an examination of the impact of multi-lingualism on the practice of institutional psychiatry. For a range of theoretical and institutional reasons, a 'language gap' between clinician and patient can be rendered irrelevant in terms of the routine production of psychiatric texts in which 'symptoms' are described and 'cases' are constructed. In contrast to the way in which the role of interpreting is obscured in some hospital settings, it is highlighted in forensic settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has been widely hailed by mental health practitioners and others as a source of psychological healing. In this article we consider this claim and its relevance to clinical practice. Recent research in anthropology and related disciplines in South Africa and elsewhere raises questions about the cultural construction of traumatic memory and healing.
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