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- Title
The manifestation of anxiety among Sesotho speakers.
- Authors
Mosotho, Lehlohonolo; Louw, Daniël Andreas; Wilhelmus Calitz, Frederick Jacobus
- Abstract
Mental health research in black communities in South Africa has been neglected to an alarming degree. Consequently the health system is in a precarious situation owing to a lack of accurate data to facilitate proper planning. This study investigates the way in which anxiety is clinically manifested among Sesotho speakers. For this exploratory descriptive study, the participants consisted of 101 Sesotho speakers diagnosed with anxiety disorders. They were drawn from the population of patients visiting various health establishments in the Mangaung area, South Africa. A semi-structured interview based on the Psychiatric Interview Questionnaire was used to evaluate the participants. It consisted of two types of data collection: the open-ended interview and clinical observation. The results show that there were marked differences in the presentation of anxiety symptoms among Sesotho speakers in comparison with what has been reported in western literature. Anxiety among Sesotho speakers is characterized by the prevalence of hallucinations, and there are also overlapping symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; ANXIETY disorders; SOTHO language; MENTAL health; MENTAL health of African Americans
- Publication
South African Journal of Psychology, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 4, p437
- ISSN
0081-2463
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/008124631104100404