Ph.D. (UCT)

Background and research interests

• Psychological effects of trauma and violence
• Trauma intervention
• Anxiety disorders

Teaching responsibilities

• Traumatic stress
• Childhood disorders
• Anxiety disorders 
• Context of mental health in South Africa
• Child therapy

Selected publications

Assim, A., Kaminer, D., Hogarth, L., Magner-Parsons, B., & Seedat, S. (2024). Coping motives as a mediator of the relationship between child maltreatment and substance use problems in South African adolescents. Child Abuse and Neglect, 154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106885

Kaminer, D., Booysen, D. D., Kristensen, C. H., Ellis, K., Patel, A. R., Robjant, K., & Sardana, S. (2024). Improving access to evidence-based interventions for trauma-exposed adults in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.23031.

Kaminer^, D., Bravo, A. J., Mezquita-Guillamón^, L., Pilatti, A., & Cross-Cultural Addictions Study Team (2023). Adverse childhood experiences and adulthood mental health: A cross-cultural examination among university students in seven countries. Current Psychology, 42(21), 18370-18381. doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02978-3.

Kaminer, D. Simmons, C., Seedat, S., Skavenski, S., Murray, L., Kidd, M., & Cohen, J. A. (2023) Effectiveness of abbreviated trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for South African adolescents: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(1), 2181602. doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2181602.

Lekgothoane, L., & Kaminer, D. (2023). South African university students’ use of mental health content on Instagram. Psychology of Popular Media. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000477.

Kaysen, D., van Stolk-Cooke, K., Kaminer, D., Greene, M.C., López-Castro, T., & Kane, J.C. (2023). Comorbid PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 10, e5, 1-9. doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.63.

Kaminer, D., Letsatsi, T., Stewart, S., Skavenski, S., & Simmons, C. (2022). Client and counsellor experiences of abbreviated trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for South African adolescents. South African Journal of Psychology, 52(3), 277-289. doi.org/10.1177/00812463221076053.

Schwartz, B., Kaminer, D., Hardy, A., Nothling J., & Seedat, S. (2021). Gender differences in the violence exposure types that predict PTSD and depression in adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(17-18), 8358-8351. doi 10.1177/0886260519849691.

Boisits, S., Abrahams, Z., Schneider, M., Honikman, S., Kaminer, D., & Lund, C. (2021). Developing a task-sharing psychological intervention to treat mild to moderate symptoms of perinatal depression and anxiety in South Africa: a mixed-method formative study. Journal of International Mental Health Systems. doi:10.1186/s13033-021-00443-5.

Hinsberger, M., Holtzhausen, L., Sommer, J., Kaminer, D., Elbert, T., Seedat, S., Augsberger, M., Schauer, M., & Weierstall, R. (2020). Long-term effects of psychotherapy in a context of continuous community and gang violence: changes in aggressive attitude in high-risk South African adolescents. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48(1), 1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1352465819000365.