MHM Magazine

Issue 2 | 2021 | MENTALHEALTHMATTERS | 5 MHM EDITOR Zane Wilson Founder SADAG 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: www.ihpublishing.co.za 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 8 � ISSUE 2 � 2021 EDITORIAL Stigma: A silent threat to the mental wellbeing of healthcare workers during Covid-19 SR Pillay 01 Adult ADHD: A Special Focus on Comorbidity R Schoeman 14 A special tribute to Dr Sindi van Zyl 06 On Uncertainty: OCD and COVID-19 C Lochner & C Marincowitz 18 Understanding Bipolarity: Do we have a new pandemic of Bipolar Mood Disorders? K Roux 22 Addressing Mental Health Concerns during the pandemic C Govender 26 The Bridge between Hope and Despair: Screening for Sleep Difficulties L Galvin 28 Grief and loss in the time of Covid-19 R Buys 32 Eating Disorders – let’s be curious K Terblanche 36 Home carers should prioritise their own well-being to avoid burnout S Lewis & M Smith 40 Transgender youth at highest risk of suicide SASOP Press Office 44 LIVING WITH... How SADAG and Global Shapers’ LGBTI support group give me permission ‘to be’ J de Villiers LGBTQI+ Family Calls R Pillay 48 MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS 06 26 32 40 44 36 18 22 14 28