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Overview

Bronwyn Myers is affiliated with the South African Medical Research Council in South Africa. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Psychology, and Health Professions, with notable subfields such as General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Social Psychology.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Their recent publications highlight a focus on the intersections of mental health, substance use, and infectious diseases. Selected papers include:

  • "The impact of alcohol use on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020), published in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • "Project Khanya: results from a pilot randomized type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioural intervention for ART adherence and substance use in HIV care in South Africa" (2021), published in Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • "Factors associated with phosphatidylethanol (PEth) sensitivity for detecting unhealthy alcohol use: An individual patient data meta-analysis" (2021), published in Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • "A reflection of the current status of the mental healthcare system in South Africa" (2023), published in SSM - Mental Health
  • "Task Sharing or Task Dumping: Counsellors Experiences of Delivering a Psychosocial Intervention for Mental Health Problems in South Africa" (2020), published in Community Mental Health Journal

Bronwyn Myers frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Katherine Sorsdahl
  • Tara Carney
  • Jessica F. Magidson
  • Charles Parry
  • Wendee M. Wechsberg

The scientist's work has been published in various academic venues, notably:

  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • BMJ Open
  • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

Best Publications

  • HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage.

    Bradley M Mathers;Louisa Degenhardt;Hammad Ali;Lucas Wiessing

  • Trends in adolescent alcohol and other drug use: findings from three sentinel sites in South Africa (1997-2001).

    Charles D.H Parry;Bronwyn Myers;Neo K Morojele;Alan J Flisher

  • Investigating the psychosocial determinants of child health in Africa: The Drakenstein Child Health Study.

    Dan J. Stein;Dan J. Stein;N. Koen;K. A. Donald;Colleen M. Adnams

  • Effectiveness of early interventions for substance-using adolescents: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Tara Carney;Bronwyn Myers;Bronwyn Myers

  • Negative attributions towards people with substance use disorders in South Africa: Variation across substances and by gender

    Katherine Sorsdahl;Dan J Stein;Bronwyn Myers;Bronwyn Myers

  • Inequitable access to substance abuse treatment services in Cape Town, South Africa

    Bronwyn J Myers;Bronwyn J Myers;Johann Louw;Sonja C Pasche

  • Alcohol, cannabis, and methamphetamine use and other risk behaviours among Black and Coloured South African women: a small randomized trial in the Western Cape.

    Wendee M. Wechsberg;Winnie K. Luseno;Rhonda S. Karg;Siobhan Young

  • Stigma, treatment beliefs, and substance abuse treatment use in historically disadvantaged communities

    B Myers;N Fakier;J Louw

  • Surge in treatment admissions related to methamphetamine use in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for public health.

    Andreas Plüddemann;Bronwyn J. Myers;Charles D. H. Parry;Charles D. H. Parry

  • Associations between childhood adversity, adult stressful life events, and past-year drug use disorders in the National Epidemiological Study of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).

    Bronwyn Myers;Katie A. McLaughlin;Shuai Wang;Carlos Blanco

  • Child and adolescent mental health in South Africa.

    Alan J Flisher;Andrew Dawes;Zuhayr Kafaar;Crick Lund

  • Alcohol and drug abuse: removing structural barriers to treatment for historically disadvantaged communities in Cape Town

    Bronwyn Myers;Johann Louw;Nuraan Fakier

  • The efficacy of a blended motivational interviewing and problem solving therapy intervention to reduce substance use among patients presenting for emergency services in South Africa: A randomized controlled trial

    K. Sorsdahl;D. J. Stein;J. Corrigall;P. Cuijpers

  • "Not on the agenda": A qualitative study of influences on health services use among poor young women who use drugs in Cape Town, South Africa.

    Bronwyn Myers;Bronwyn Myers;Tara Carney;Wendee M. Wechsberg

  • Developing Effective Health Interventions for Women Who Inject Drugs: Key Areas and Recommendations for Program Development and Policy

    Sophie Pinkham;Claudia Stoicescu;Bronwyn Myers

  • The South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU): description, findings (1997–99) and policy implications

    Charles D. H. Parry;Arvin Bhana;Andreas Plüddemann;Bronwyn Myers

  • The impact of alcohol use on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    E J Ragan;M B Kleinman;B Sweigart;N Gnatienko

  • Review of injection drug use in six African countries: Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania

    Sarah Dewing;Andreas Plüddemann;Bronwyn J. Myers;Charles D. H. Parry

  • Substance misuse trends in South Africa

    Sonja Pasche;Bronwyn Myers;Bronwyn Myers

  • Availability of HIV prevention and treatment services for people who inject drugs: findings from 21 countries

    Zaino Petersen;Bronwyn Myers;Bronwyn Myers;Marie Claire Van Hout;Andreas Plüddemann

  • Alcohol use in South Africa: findings from the South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug use (SACENDU) Project.

    Charles D H Parry;Arvin Bhana;Bronwyn Myers;Andreas Plüddemann

  • Brief school-based interventions and behavioural outcomes for substance-using adolescents.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Charles D. H. Parry
Charles D. H. Parry South African Medical Research Council
Wendee M. Wechsberg
Wendee M. Wechsberg Research Triangle Park Foundation
John A. Joska
John A. Joska University of Cape Town
Jessica F. Magidson
Jessica F. Magidson University of Maryland, College Park
Crick Lund
Crick Lund University of Cape Town
Rachel Jewkes
Rachel Jewkes South African Medical Research Council
Christina S. Meade
Christina S. Meade Duke University
Charlotte Hanlon
Charlotte Hanlon King's College London
Arvin Bhana
Arvin Bhana University of KwaZulu-Natal
Soraya Seedat
Soraya Seedat Stellenbosch University

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