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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 Amber-Leigh Schoeman 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 12 • ISSUE 1 • 2025 MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS PERSISTENT PAIN AND SELF- MANAGEMENT Helen Macdonald 17 THE HEALING BOND: Exploring Pet Ownership and Its Impact on Well-Being Gloria Marsay 21 KETAMINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY: Gimmick or Breakthrough? Anthony Townsend 12 INFORMED CONSENT AND DECISION- MAKING CAPACITY IN THE DEBATE ON ASSISTED DYING – AUTONOMOUS AND DIGNITY AFFIRMING DECISION MAKING AND THE ROLE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS. Suhayfa Bhamjee 23 06 17 26 12 14 23 EDITORIAL Schizophrenia- a deep dive into understanding the illness, stigma and creating meaning Jozef Breedt 01 PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION AND FERTILITY: Preconception Prescribing Considerations in Psychiatry Lavinia Lumu 06 FOOD INSECURITY AND THE LONG-TERM EFFECT ON CHILDREN Ronel Aylward 26 HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Melanie du Preez 14 09 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING ADULT ADHD: A Clinical Perspective Gagu Matsebula 09 28 LIVING WITH The Agony of Hiding: My Journey as an Intersex Individual Nhlanhla Mkhabela 28 4 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | 2025 | Issue 1 MHM