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#LifeEsidimeni: How good people come to do very bad things

Arbitration reveals the skeletons in the Gauteng health department's closet culture that gave rise to 141 deaths and continues to thrive...

#LifeEsidimeni: Former Gauteng health MEC Mahlangu visited deadly Cullinan NGOs

A social worker from one of the three Cullinan care facilities responsible for the deaths of at least 25 mental health patients says their lives could have been saved..

By Nelisiwe Msomi & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 17 Oct 2017

#MentalHealthAwarenessDay: Changing the way care is accessed

Recent studies show that over 17-million people in South Africa are dealing with anxiety disorders such as panic attacks, PTSD and mood disorders...

10 Oct 2017

SA has 14 times global average of foetal alcohol disorders

According to research published in JAMA Paediatrics, South Africa has the highest prevalence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in the world - more than 14 times the global average...

31 Aug 2017

Mental illness a big issue in SA, but awareness is lagging

One in three South Africans will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime according to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, and only a quarter will either seek or receive treatment...

30 Aug 2017

The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end - here's why

The concept of schizophrenia is dying. Harried for decades by psychology, it now appears to have been fatally wounded by psychiatry, the very profession that once sustained it...

By Simon McCarthy-Jones 28 Aug 2017

SACAP's new BPsych Equivalent Programme open for enrolment

SACAP, The South African College of Applied Psychology, recently launched a new 18-month Bachelor of Social Science Honours (Psychology) [BPsych Equivalent Programme]...

22 Aug 2017

#WomensMonth: Queen of the Comeback on speaking up

Not one to do things by half measures, Nidhika Bahl shares her success story to date and how Joyce Meyer changed her life...

By Leigh Andrews 7 Aug 2017

Lessons not learnt: Public mental health still in a dismal state

It appears that the Esidimeni tragedy has not had impact on improving the care of public sector mental health patients...

By Nicci Botha 28 Jun 2017

Mental health and the labour law

How should employers deal with employees struggling with mental health from an employment law perspective? Learn how to deal with these issues in a way that's effective, supportive and legally correct...

Issued by Knowledge Resources 25 May 2017

Medici medical app launches in South Africa

A medical app, Medici, that is said to be revolutionising the doctor-patient relationship, is now available in South Africa...

20 May 2017

SA's first adult ADHD guidelines

Guidelines for adult ADHD have been published for the first time in the South African Journal of Psychiatry...

17 May 2017

Progress report on new psychology scope of practice

The minister of health, the HPCSA and the the PBP are working on the regulations to define the psychology scope of practice properly...

26 Apr 2017

Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

With every sector of the country in considerable turmoil, a wide range of homegrown solutions, approaches and ideas are on the programme of the upcoming sixth annual Psychology Festival of Learning hosted by SACAP...

Issued by SACAP 24 Apr 2017

International

Huge medical advertising and marketing mistakes

Whenever talking about medical advertising and marketing the big problems rely in creating an ethical campaign and getting the desired results. This may seem to be really simple but various different mistakes appear because a campaign in this industry needs to be approached from other angles than those we may be used to. Let's discuss some of the really common mistakes so we can get the results we are after.

By Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 3 hours ago

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

To ensure that antimicrobials are used responsibly and in ways that do not threaten public health and food production, a stronger global effort including larger investments and improved surveillance measures are needed, according to FAO Deputy Director-General, Maria Helena Semedo. Semedo was speaking at a United Nations General Assembly side event on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

26 Sep 2017