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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: ihpublishing.com 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 6 2023 MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS BURNOUT IN SOUTH AFRICA: IS THERE ENOUGH LEAVE? SN Mthembu 13 CONFRONTING WORKPLACE BULLYING AMONG DOCTORS Dr Alicia Porter 16 GENDER IDENTITY DIVERSITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/ HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) Claire Tobin 19 LET’S START TALKING ABOUT MALE SUICIDE Tamaryn Spandiel & Marco Alfama 10 IT’S NOT ONLY THE ENVIRONMENT WE NEED TO PROTECT – IT’S OUR MENTAL HEALTH TOO Lynn Hendricks, PhD 22 SHIFTING FROM A DOCTOR-PATIENT TO A DOCTOR-COMMUNITY FOCUS IN MENTAL HEALTH Interview with Dr Anusha Lachman 30 USE OF SCELETIUM TORTUOSUM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PURPOSES Kayleigh Beukes, Clara Marincowitz & Professor Christine Lochner 28 MORE THAN JUST MEDICINE Bronwen Davies 25 16 10 22 28 05 13 19 25 30 EDITORIAL The role of traditional healers in the treatment of mental health Dr Mirriam Kganya 01 SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS NOT RECEIVING ESSENTIAL CARE Interview with Dr Mvuyiso Talatala 05 LIVING WITH... SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER Byron Veldman 33 SEEN AT SASOP 2023 31 4 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | 2023 | Issue 6 MHM