The Ithemba Foundation has supported the following research since 2013:
2013
Depressed women’s emotional experiences of the mother-child relationship: perspectives from a low-income South African community (Clinical Psychology, Master’s thesis, graduation March 2014, by Marleen Lourens)
2014
Longitudinal International Study on Student Health and Wellness (ISSHW; Mental Health and Information Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University)
2015
Relationship between childhood trauma, neuropsychological deficits, neural circuitry, and anxiety proneness in high-anxiety prone and low-anxiety prone adolescents (Psychiatry, PhD, graduation Dec 2017, L Martin)
2016
Effectiveness of Prolonged Exposure for adolescents with PTSD, as administered by counselors: Comparative trial of supportive counselling (PhD Psychiatry, graduated Dec 2017, J. Rossouw)
2017
- Social cognition following pharmacological treatment in Social Anxiety Disorder: Clinical, cognitive and neuroimaging correlates (PhD Psychiatry, L Taljaard)
- Self-efficacy and anxiety in a group of isiXhosa-learners receiving second language education in the Western Cape (MA Clinical Psychology, J Botha – degree awarded in 2019)
2018
Pilot study of an e-intervention for symptoms of depression among university Students in South Africa (MA Clinical Psychology, F Gericke)
2019
- Role impairment associated with common mental disorders among university students in South Africa (Master’s Clinical Psychology, F Mostert)
- Psychosocial challenges and coping strategies of family members caring for mentally ill patients in Ngaka Modiri Molema in the North-West Province (Master’s Psychology, TJ Thipampenu)
2020
- Ithemba awarded three bursaries of R25 000 each to Ryan van der Poll, Mahlako Matlakale and Nikki Boyd.
- A travel bursary of R5 000 was awarded to Prof. S. Honikman, from the UCT Perinatal Mental Health Project, to enable her to attend a conference in KZN.
2021
- Tondani Mudau (Wits) – R30 000 (PhD: Mobile based psychological interventions: An exploratory study to understand the mental health care needs of university students through developing and testing the usability of a mobile based intervention for improving mental health in students)
- Marli McAllister (SU) – R20 000 (MSc: The Tuberculosis-depression syndemic: Prevalence of depression and stigma, and impact on treatment adherence)
- FMHS Student Mental Health Project (SU) – R25 000 (Project leader Prof J Bantjes)
2022
- Sophia-Lorraine Allie (SU, Psychiatry): R40 000 (PhD: Campus-based postvention at a South African university: A qualitative inquiry of staff and student experiences and insights)
- Mariam Salie (SU, Psychology): R25 00 (PhD: Explanatory models of mental health conditions amongst Muslims in the Western Cape: An exploration of stakeholders’ perspectives)
2023
- Meghan Mosalisa: R28 000 (SU, Master’s Psychology; Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Morne du Plessis: R21 000 (SU, PhD, Psychiatry; Evaluating the Performance of Polygenic Risk Score- & Machine Learning-Based Classification for the Prediction of PTSD in a South African Population)
2024
- Perinatal Mental Health Project, UCT: R16 200 to attend a conference.
- K Calvert (PhD, UWC; R70 000): A digital mental health intervention to enhance mental health and resilience among school teachers working in under-resourced schools in the Western Cape Province
- A Freeman (PhD, SU; R22 500): Exploring Experiences of Involuntary Care for People with Mental Conditions in South Africa
- S Patel (MA, UWC; R60 000): A Matriarchal Transition; A Study on the Positive Outcome of Psychotherapy on Postnatal Depression in South African Indian Women.