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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 3 • 2025 MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS MOVEMENT AS MEDICINE: How Exercise Can Support Patients with Depression and Anxiety Natalia Neophytou 18 FLYING UNDER THE RADAR: Identifying Autism in Girls — A Guide for GPs Lauren Creese 24 ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH BPD (BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER) AND CHILDHOOD TRAUMA Melané van Zyl 11 08 18 24 11 15 22 EDITORIAL Healing the Healers: Prioritising Mental Health for South Africa’s Young Medical Doctors Faaiza Gangat, Hlawulo Maswanganyi, Morongoa Masebe 01 BIPOLAR DISORDER IN THE WORKPLACE: Clinical Insights and Practical Considerations Alicia Porter 08 WHY ADDICTION IS MORE THAN JUST A LACK OF SELF-CONTROL Judy Bentley 15 29 LIVING WITH Schizophrenia 29 UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ADHD AND ENURESIS IN CHILDREN Reauliza Meyer 22 4 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | 2025 | Issue 3 MHM