MHM Magazine

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 4 • 2024 MHM ENTALHEALTH ATTERS HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CREATES MENTAL HEALTH INTELLIGENCE (MHI) Pieter van Zyl 18 DON’T LOSE BALANCE TO BINGE DRINKING - Seven Questions for Self-Reflection Graeme Hart 21 COLLABORATIVE LINKAGES WITH BUDDING LGBT SUPPORT GROUPS IN ENGAGING PARENTS OF LGBT YOUNG PEOPLE: A case study of the Bazwa Mental Health Programme Dr. Olusegun Odumosu 25 ADHD AND OBESITY: A Two-Way Relationship Miché Moodley 15 LIVING WITH Depression Rose Buhr 33 PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE THROUGH PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFIT (PMB) DEFINITIONS GUIDELINES Percy Daames 29 18 08 25 33 15 21 29 EDITORIAL 30 Remarkable SADAG Years Zane Wilson 01 THE ROAD TO NHI NEEDS A SAFETY BELT FUNDING HEALTHCARE RESOURCES CANNOT BE LEFT TO GOVERNMENT ALONE Craig Comrie 12 REFLECTIONS, 30 YEARS ON… 08 WHAT ARE PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFITS? 30