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MHM 4 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | Issue 4 | 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 5 2022 MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS LIVING WITH... Surviving a heart attack Vanessa Smith 47 ACUTE STRESS DISORDER Linda Christensen 13 MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF ADHD: THE BEST STRATEGY! Claire Tobin 16 WHY AN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE Amber Mahony & Caitlyn Mahony 21 ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENCE POST COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: A CASE STUDY Tamaryn Spandiel 29 WORKING WITH MEDICAL SCHEMES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER Dr Eugene Allers 33 PSYCHEDELICS AND PSYCHIATRY: NAVIGATING THE RISKS WHILE MAXIMISING POTENTIAL BENEFITS Dr Kobus van der Walt 36 THREE LEVELS OF USING REM DREAMS TO ASSIST IN PATIENT CARE SNMthembu 40 NEW STUDY REVEALS THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE FIRSTMENTAL HEALTH SCORECARD FOR SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS Dr Bronwyn Dworzanowski-Venter 43 THE “NEW” BRAIN-BASED APPROACH: HYPNOSIS Jeanie Cavé 25 WHEN CHILDREN DON’T GET ENOUGH SLEEP Dr Lanél Maré 09 46 SADAG SUPPORT GROUP 25 36 43 16 09 21 33 40 13 EDITORIAL We need a paradigm shift in our approach to manage the suicide pandemic Dr Kobus Roux 01