Idioms of distress have been employed in psychological anthropology and global mental
health to solicit localized understandings of suffering. The idiom “thinking too much” is …

Background An increasing number of people living with HIV (PLWH) have had chronic
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) over the last 5 years. However, robust evidence …

A syndemic has been theorized as a cluster of epidemics driven by harmful social and
structural conditions wherein the interactions between the constitutive epidemics drive …

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer globally and among South African
women. Women from socioeconomically disadvantaged South African communities more …

The intersecting issues of intimate partner violence (IPV) and alcohol abuse in South Africa
are often characterized as “disasters.” Ethnographic research among women in Soweto …

The inclusion of Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in global health policies has resulted in
significant resource prioritisations in order to treat and prevent the Human Immunodeficiency …

Cross-cultural training and expatriate adjustment: an assessment of expatriates on
assignment in African countries | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert …

Cycles of chronic illness are unpredictable, especially when multiple conditions are
involved, and that instability can transform “normal” everyday life for individuals and their …

In a tragically ironic twist, antiretroviral therapy (ART) that promised an end to AIDS ushered
in a syndemic of viral cancers, transforming hope to despair. In this article we draw from the …

Mental health disorders are amongst the leading contributors to the burden of disease and
need to be prioritised in policy making and program implementation. In the absence of …