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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 11 • ISSUE 3 • 2024 MHM ENTALHEALTH ATTERS THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF PARENTS IN CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY: Enhancing outcomes through collaborative engagement Lanel Mare 17 INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION TO REHAB: What medical & health professionals need to know Meryl Da Costa Rohland and Mandy Stokes 20 NAVIGATING THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP IN BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: Strategies for building trust and fostering progress Vanessa Hemp 23 NAVIGATING AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS: From diagnosis to intervention Prof Saeeda Paruk 14 LIVING WITH Navigating The Shadows: Understanding and Overcoming Narcissistic Abuse Anonymous 29 A JOURNEY OF JUSTICE: Reflections from the Life Esidimeni inquest Cassey Chambers 26 17 10 23 29 14 20 26 EDITORIAL Benefits of and evidence for CBT Jaco Rossouw and Shane Pienaar-Du Bruyn 01 CHILDREN EXPOSED TO TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE MAY HAVE THEIR ADULTHOOD THREATENED Interview with Psychiatrist, Dr Wisani Makhomisane 10 CONTRIBUTING TO SKILLS APPLICATION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY IN AFRICA Daniel Rabinowitz 07 4 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | 2024 | Issue 3 MHM