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MHM 6 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | Issue 2 | 2022 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: 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 9 ISSUE 2 2022 EDITORIAL Healthcare Workers Fear Mental Health Stigma Dr A Miric 01 LIVING WITH... Diabetes and its toll on mental health C Sandham 44 PARENTING A CHILDWITH ADHD What to do if a parent has ADHD and the role of structure T Voges 14 SLEEP TIP SHEET FOR YOUR PATIENTS Dr Colnde Linde 12 AN OVERVIEWOF EATING DISORDERS J Kooverjee 18 BETTER PROTECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS’ HUMAN RIGHTS NEEDED L Christensen 22 THE LIFE ESIDIMENI TRAGEDY Are we learning the lessons? Dr M Talatala, Dr L Erikson & Prof L Robertson 27 FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMDISORDERS? Dr L Paruk 33 ASSESSING & ASSISTING IMPAIRED PRACTITIONER M van Niekerk, Prof C Grobler & Prof G Grobler 37 41 SADAG SUPPORT GROUP MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS 14 37 22 33 18