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MHM EDITORS Zane Wilson Founder SADAG Dr Frans Korb ADVISORY BOARD Neil Amoore, Psychologist, Johannesburg Dr Lori Eddy, Psychologist, Johannesburg Prof Crick Lund, Psychiatrist, Cape Town Dr Rykie Liebenberg, Psychiatrist, Johannesburg Dr Colinda Linde, Psychologist, Johannesburg Zamo Mbele, Psychologist, Johannesburg Nkini Phasha, SADAG Director, Johannesburg David Rosenstein, Psychologist, Cape Town Prof Dan Stein, Psychiatrist, Cape Town Dr Sheldon Zilesnick, Psychiatrist, Johannesburg COPY EDITOR Marion Scher EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Wesley Pereira SADAG Cassey Chambers SADAG CONTACT DETAILS www.sadag.org Tel: 0800 21 22 23 Tel: 011 234 4837 Email: zane@sadag.org MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS is published by In House Publications, P.O. Box 412748, Craighall, 2024. Johannesburg, South Africa Cell: 082 604 5038 Email: inhouse@iafrica.com Website: www.ihpublishing.co.za ISSN: 2313-8009 PUBLISHER In House Publications PRODUCTION Andrew Thomas ADVERTISING Andrew Thomas - 082 604 5038 REPRODUCTION Rachel du Plessis rachel@prycision.com Prycision prycision.com DISTRIBUTION 2 500 GP’s 450 Psychiatrists MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS The views expressed in individual articles are the personal views of the Authors and are not necessarily shared by the Editors, the Advertisers or the Publisher. No articles may be reproduced in any way without the written consent of the Publisher. CONTENTS VOLUME 10 ISSUE 2 2023 MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS LIVING WITH... Treatment resistant depression Jean Augustyn 27 THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAKING THE STIGMA AROUND SEXUAL DISORDERS, AND HOW TO RECOGNISE AND TREAT THEM Christa Coetzee 12 SELF-HARM Teenagers hurting themselves to regulate emotions Interview with Dr Terri Henderson 15 EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY Kim Kidson 18 MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT BIPOLAR DISORDER Kryska Marquard and Curwyn Mapaling 09 MENTAL HEALTH IN RELATIONSHIPS AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS SN Mthembu 21 EMPATHY OVER AUTHORITY: What patients really need Dr Jan Bonhoeffer 24 15 09 21 06 12 18 24 EDITORIAL Understanding the current healthcare workers’ mental health crisis and the importance of redefining workplace culture Professor Gerhard Grobler 01 ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN SOUTH AFRICA Miché Moodley 06 4 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | Issue 2 | 2023