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MHM 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 6 2022 MHM ENTAL EALTH ATTERS LIVING WITH... Bipolar disorder - A story seldom told Richard Daye 48 UNDERSTANDING MALE MENTAL HEALTH Dr Frans A Korb 15 CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL ABUSE: A lifetime of invisible scars Linda Christensen 19 ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TO MANAGE ADHD Professor Renata Schoeman 26 ANXIETY IN THE WORKPLACE Sylvia Baloyi 31 ASSISTING PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER TEENS THROUGH THEIR CHILD’S TRANSITIONING JOURNEY Alexa Scher 34 BURNOUT AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS: Prevalence, impact and solutions Dr Antoinette Miric & Judy Klipin 38 THE PERVASIVE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH Fikile MMnisi 42 TAFTA LAUNCHES NATIONAL TOLL-FREE ELDER ABUSE HELPLINE 45 PROBLEMATIC USAGE OF THE INTERNET, YOUTH AND FAMILY DYNAMICSS Professor Christine Lochner & Gizela van den Berg 22 COMPLICATIONS OF RECOGNISING BIPOLAR DISORDER IN CHILDREN Dr Alicia Porter 09 26 34 42 19 09 22 31 38 15 EDITORIAL Being mindful of mental health issues within the african context Dr Mirriam Kganya 01 44 SADAG SUPPORT GROUP GUEST EDITORIAL Section 27 on the Life Esidimeni Inquest Inquiry Sasha Stevenson 07 MY CHALLENGE TO YOU: Let’s scale up our annual mental health walk across south africa Suntosh R. Pillay 46 4 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | Issue 6 | 2022