Programme
| SASOP CONGRESS 2012 | ||
| PROGRAMME (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) | ||
| FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER | ||
| 09h00 - 10h00 | REGISTRATION FOR PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS | |
| 09h00 - 16h00 | SASOP NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING | TUSKER PAVILION |
| PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS | ||
| Workshop 1 | ||
| 10h00 - 13h00 | GP Update: Psychiatric emergencies | Chair: Dr. A Pillay REEDBUCK |
| This workshop is aimed as an update session for general practitioners in private and public sector practice, including presentations by: | ||
| Prof Christopher Szabo (psychiatrist) | Assessment of eating disorders in adolescents | |
| Dr Anersha Pillay (psychiatrist) | Management of suicide attempts | |
| Dr Claire Hollands (psychiatrist) | Prescribing medication for depressive and anxiety disorders | |
| Workshop 2 | ||
| 10h00 - 13h00 | HIV/AIDS & Psychiatric Practice | Chair: Dr. G Jonsson SPRINGBOK |
| This workshop is aimed at clinicians working in the field of HIV/AIDS and psychiatry, including | ||
| Dr. Greg Jonsson (psychiatrist) | Managing patients on ARVs and psychotropics | |
| Dr. John Joska (psychiatrist) | Neuro-AIDS | |
| Dr. Sibongile Mashaphu (psychiatrist) | Common mental disorders in HIV positive patients | |
| Dr. Indhrin Chetty (psychiatrist) | HIV, the LAW and the Clinician | |
| Workshop 3 | ||
| 10h00 - 13h00 | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Chair: Dr. W Duncan HARTEBEEST |
| This workshop will be on gender variance in children and adolescents and is aimed at a multidisciplinary clinical audience, with speakers including: | ||
| Prof Cora Smith (psychologist) | Ethical guidelines: Dealing with gender Identity Disorder and Homosexuality in Children | |
| Dr. Linda Kelly (psychiatrist) | The assessment and diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder | |
| Dr. Giada Del Fabbro (psychologist) | Treatment and therapeutic support for children who struggle with sexual identity and/or homosexuality: 2 case studies | |
| Ms. Hermien Schroder (psychologist) | Everyday realities and clinical dilemmas in children and adolescents with Disorders of Sexual Differentiation (DSD) | |
| Workshop 4 | ||
| 10h00-13h00 | Old Age Psychiatry | Chair: Dr. F Potocnik IMPALA |
| This workshop is aimed at a multi-disciplinary audience, and includes presentations by: | ||
| Dr. Surita van Heerden (psychiatrist) | Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, a daily, major, management difficulty | |
| Dr. Brent Tipping (geriatrician) | Assessment of minimal cognitive impairment: bed side testing | |
| Dr David Anderson (neurologist) | Dementia and movement disorders | |
| Dr. Ryan Fuller (psychiatrist) | Old age, depression and anxiety disorders | |
| Dr Felix Potocnik (psychiatrist) | Ethical and medico-legal aspect of old age | |
| 13h00 - 14h00 | LUNCH | SUMMERHOUSE RESTAURANT |
| Workshop 5 | Chair: Dr. G Jonsson IMPALA | |
| 14h00-16h00 | Substance Abuse and Addiction | |
| Dr Lina Groenewald (psychiatrist) | Introduction and basic priniciples of CBT in substance dependence | |
| Dr Liezl Kramer (general practitioner) | Different CBT models for substance dependence | |
| Dr Volker Hitzeroth (psychiatrists) | Specific and practical CBT techniques and topics | |
| Dr Volker Hitzeroth & Dr Liezl Kramer | A practical look at the structure of CBT sessions | |
| Workshop 6 | Chair: Dr. U Subramaney SPRINGBOK | |
| 14h00-16h00 | Forensic Psychiatry | |
| This workshop will be on "competence” versus “capacity” in a forensic setting | ||
| Prof Merryll Vorster (psychiatrist) | Aspects in civil law: contractual and testamentory capacity | |
| Prof Sean Kaliski (psychiatrist) | Forensic aspects: capacity to stand trial and criminal capacity at time of offence | |
| Dr Paul de Wet (psychiatrist) | Aspects of consent: capacity to consent to medical treatment to partake in research and to sexual relationships | |
| Workshop 7 | Chair: Dr. M Bohmer HARTEBEEST | |
| 14h00 - 16h00 | Psychotherapy in Practice | |
| This workshop is a practical, skills orientated session and will focus on common disorders such as panic disorder and major depression | ||
| Mr. Kevin Bolon (psychologist) | Cognitive beavioral therapy in clinical disorders | |
| 15h00 | REGISTRATION FOR CONGRESS OPENS | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| 17h00 - 19h00 | OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS PELINDABA | |
| 17h00-17h10 | Welcome: Congress Convenor | Dr. Bernard J van Rensburg |
| 17h10-17h20 | Opening: SASOP President | Dr. Ian Westmore |
| 17h20-17h40 | Welcome address | Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa (Deputy Minister of Health) |
| 17h40-18h20 | Keynote: Internal Stigma and Aids | Justice Edwin Cameron (Constitutional Court) |
| 18h20-19h00 | GUEST ARTISTS | OPERA AFRICA with 2012 Young Artists |
| 19h00 | COCKTAIL FUNCTION | EXHIBITION HALL |
| SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER | ||
| Tracks: | ||
| * Biological, Neuro & Substances | ||
| * Psychological,Child, Adolescent & Old Age | ||
| * Social psychiatry, Sectors & Services | ||
| * Spirituality, Philosophy & Ethics | ||
| 7h00 - 08h00 | Equity sponsored breakfast symposium - Dr JP Roux | A Molecular approach to substance abuse disorders Impala and the clinical treatment of opiate dependence |
| Impala | ||
| PLENARY SESSION 1 Chair - Prof. Solomon Rataemane | ||
| 08h10-08h30 | Dr. Ian Westmore (SA) | Opening: Pride, prejudice and promise - from origins to outcomes |
| 08h30-09h10 | ||
| Social | Prof. Dinesh Bhugra (UK) | Decision making in psychiatry |
| 09h10-09h50 | ||
| Biological | Prof. Seth Grant (UK) | Synapse evolution and the evolutionary origins of the brain |
| 09h50-10h30 | Prof. Robert Cloninger (USA) | Evolutionary growth towards self-awareness, altruism, and well-being |
| 10h30-11h00 | TEA | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| PLENARY SESSION 2
Chair - Dr. Bernard J van Rensburg
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| 11h00-11h40 | ||
| Biological | Prof. Dan Stein, (SA) | Evolutionary Approaches in Psychiatry |
| 11h40-12h20 | ||
| Psychological | Dr Kristian Carlson (SA) | Cortical reorganization in Australopithecus sediba |
| 12h20-13h00 | ||
| Psychological | Prof. Lyn Wadley (SA) | Evidence and dating of complex human cognitive developement from Southern African Stone Age Sites |
| 13h00-14h00 | LUNCH | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| 13h00-14h00 | POSTER SESSION 1 | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| Old Age | Old Age Psychiatry SIG Meeting | Convener - Dr. F
Potocnik HARTEBEEST |
| Sectors | Private Practice (P3) SIG Meeting | Convener - Dr.
F Colin IMPALA |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS | ||
| Philosophy | PARALLEL SESSION 1: PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS Chair - Prof. Merryll Vorster PELINDABA 1 | |
| 14h00-14h30 | Prof. Werdie van Staden (SA) | Towards a model for appropriate psychiatric care in an African context |
| 14h30-15h10 | Prof. Thirunavukarasu Manickam (India) | Utilitarian concept of mental health |
| 15h10-15h30 | Dr. Chris Verster (SA) | Psychiatry and end of life decisions |
| Child & Adolescent |
PARALLEL SESSION 2: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Chair - Prof. Cora Smith SPRINGBOK | |
| 14h00-14h30 | Prof. Rutger Van der Gaag (The Netherlands) | Assessment and care for autistic spectrum disorders: challenges in developing countries |
| 14h30-15h00 | Dr. Lynda Albertyn (SA) | Attachment, social relatedness and disruptive behavior: risks and protective factors for child psychiatric disorders in SA |
| 15h00-15h30 | Dr. Patricia Van Wijngaarden-Cremers (The Netherlands) | Gender and the development of psychopathology |
| PARALLEL SESSION 3: OLD AGE & FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY Chair - Dr Felix Potocnik IMPALA | ||
| 14h00-14h20 | Prof. Raj Kalaria (UK) | Vascular factors in Alzheimer’s disease: an update |
| 14h20-14h40 | Prof. Ingmar Skoog (Sweden) | The intriguing interrelationship between vascular disease, depression and dementia |
| 14h40-15h00 | Prof. Sean Kaliski (SA) | How can tele-psychiatry assist forensic mental health services in South Africa? |
| 15h00-15h20 | Prof. Mo Nagdee (SA) | The forensic mental health profile of accused persons referred to Fort England Hospital between 2005 and 2011 |
| 14h00 - 15h30 | INDUSTRY WORKSHOP ON SPONSORSHIP (Session 1 | SASOP Board & Industry LION |
| 15h30 - 16h00 | TEA | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| PLENARY SESSION 3 Chair - Prof. Dan Stein | PELINDABA | |
| 16h00-16h30 | ||
| Biological | Prof. Anil Malhotra (USA) | Pharmacogenetics in psychiatry: From bench to bedside |
| 16h30-17h00 | ||
| Social | Prof. Solly Rataemane (SA) | Conflict management and conflict resolution: WPA perspective |
| 17h00-17h30 | ||
| Services | Prof. Robin Emsley (SA) | Historic overview of 60 years of psychiatry in South Africa and abroad |
| 18h30 | INVITED FACULTY DINNER | Sponsored by PFIZER WITS ORIGINS CENTRE |
| FREE EVENING FOR ALL OTHER DELEGATES | ||
| SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER | ||
| 07h00-08h00 | Cipla sponsored breakfast symposium -
Prof PP Oosthuizen | New Launch
IMPALA |
| 07h00-08h00 | STATE EMPLOYEE SIG (SESIG) MEETING |
Convener - Dr. B van Rensburg SPRINGBOK |
| PLENARY SESSION 4 Chair - Dr. Ian Westmore PELINDABA | ||
| 08h15-08h45 | ||
| Services | Prof. Dinesh Bhugra (UK) | The role of the psychiatrist in the 21st century |
| 08h45-09h15 | ||
| Psychological | Prof. Driss Moussaoui (Morocco) | Biological and psycho-social-spiritual parameters of mental illness |
| 09h15-09h45 | ||
| Psychological | Prof. David Lewis-Williams (SA) | Neuropsychology of early southern African consciousness and religious thought |
| 09h45-10h15 | ||
| Psychological | Prof. Robert Cloninger (USA) | Temperament, character and psyche: variables in the integrative psychobiology of personality and psychopathology |
| 10h15-10h45 | TEA | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| PLENARY SESSION: SASOP AGM | PELINDABA | |
| 10h45-13h00 | SASOP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | SASOP Board & MEMBERS |
| 13h00-14h00 | LUNCH | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| 13h00-14h00 | POSTER SESSION 2 | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| 13h00-14h00 | CHILD & ADOLESCENT
SIG MEETING
CLINICAL TRIALS SIG MEETING | Convener - Dr. W Duncan
HARTEBEEST Convener - TBC REEDBUCK |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS | ||
| Sectors & Services | PARALLEL SESSION 4: SECTORS & SERVICES Chair - Dr. Anersha Pillay PENLINDABA 1 | |
| 14h00-14h30 | Dr. Carol Marshal (SA) | Developing standards for mental health care services in SA |
| 14h30-15h00 | Prof. Crick Lund (SA) | Mental health information for planning and evaluation of service delivery |
| 15h00-15h30 | Prof. Merryll Vorster(SA) | Forensic psychiatry in public and private practice |
| Social Psychiatry | PARALLEL SESSION 5: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY & SERVICES Chair - Dr. Mvuyiso Talatala SPRINGBOK | |
| 14h00-14h20 | Dr. Samuel Okpaku (USA) | Exercises in stigma and ethics |
| 14h20-14h40 | Dr. Stefan van Wyk (SA) | Challenges to Mental Healthcare Service Delivery in the Eastern Cape |
| 14h40-15h00 | Dr. Thebe Madigoe | Developing telepsychiatry services in KZN: Education and clinical outreach |
| 15h00-15h20 | Dr. John Parker (SA) | Towards a recovery framework in South African Mental health. |
| PARALLEL SESSION 6: CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Chair - Dr. Lynda Albertyn IMPALA | ||
| 14h00-14h20 | Dr. Wendy Duncan (SA) | A quest for an integrated understanding of childhood trauma. |
| 14h20-14h40 | Dr. Lavinia Lumu (SA) | A clinical audit of pre-schoolers referred for psychiatric services at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital |
| 14h40-15h00 | Dr. Kerry-Ann Louw (SA) | Prevalence and patterns of medication use in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in the Western Cape. |
| 15h00-15h20 | Dr. Venera Stancheva (SA) | Self-mutilation in hospitalized adolescents-South African findings |
| 14h00-15h30 | INDUSTRY
WORKSHOP ON SPONSORSHIP (Session 2) | SASOP BOARD & INDUSTRY LION |
| 15h30-16h00 | TEA | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| PLENARY SESSION 5
Chair - Prof. Soraya Seedat PELINDABA | ||
| 16h00-16h30 | ||
| Sectors | Dr. Yogan Pillay (SA) | The added burden of mental illness and the prioritization of mental health care services in South Africa |
| 16h30-17h00 | ||
| Services | Prof. Di McIntyre (SA) | Universal coverage and the funding of mental health services |
| 17h00-17h30 | ||
| Sectors | Dr. Jonathan Broomberg (SA) | Challenges and opportunities in funding of private specialist care in SA |
| 17h30-19h00 | SASOP ANTISTIGM TASK TEAM: PRESENTATION, PLAY, DISCUSSION - Prof. Rita Thom | PELINDABA |
| 19h00 for 19h15 | ASTRA ZENECA SPONSORED DINNER SYMPOSIUM | SUMMERHOUSE RESTAURANT |
| MONDAY 10 SEPTEMBER | ||
| 07h00-08h00 | BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY SIG MEETING |
Convener - Prof. S Seedat IMPALA |
| 07h00-08h00 | FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY SIG MEETING | Convener - Prof. H Erlacher STRINGBOK |
| 07h00-08h00 | SPIRITUALITY & PSYCHIATRY SIG MEETING | Convener - Dr. B van Rensburg HARTEBEEST |
| PLENARY SESSION 6 Chair - Prof. Jonathan Burns PELINDABA | ||
| 08h15-08h45 | ||
| Neuro | Prof. Karl Goodkin (USA) | HIV/AIDS related neuropsychiatric and cognitive disorders: diagnosis, testing and treatment |
| 08h45-09h15 | ||
| Neuro | Prof. Helen Rees (SA) | Clinical and nonclinical interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention |
| 09h15-09h45 | ||
| Neuro | Prof. Seggane Musisi, (Uganda) | HIV/AIDS related psychiatric problems in Africa |
| 09h45-10h15 | ||
| Neuro | Prof. Karl Goodkin (USA) | Psychiatric Aspects of Aging and HIV Infection |
| 10h15-10h45 | TEA | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| 10h45 - 12h25 | PARALLEL SESSIONS | |
| Social & Sectors | PARALLEL SESSION 7: TRAINING AND RESEARCH Chair - Prof. Janus Pretorius SPRINGBOK | |
| 10h45-11h15 | Prof Christopher Szabo (SA) | Training psychiatrists for South African practice |
| 11h15-11h35 | Prof. Christer Allgulander (Sweden) | Opportunities for transnational and translational research in Europe |
| 11h35-12h05 | Dr. S. Saloojee (SA) | The impact of a problem-based learning curriculum on the psychiatric knowledge and skills of final year students at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine |
| 12h05-12h25 | Dr. Robin Allen (SA) | Are we minding the gap? |
| Biological | PARALLEL SESSION 8: ANXIETY DISORDERS Chair - Dr. Wendy Duncan IMPALA | |
| 10h45-11h15 | Prof. Soraya Seedat (SA) | Biological Aging: Relevance to Anxiety Disorders |
| 11h15-11h35 | Dr. Ugashvaree Subramaney (SA) | Depressive and post traumatic stress symptoms following termination of pregnancy: the impact of chronic burden, crisis support and resilience |
| 11h35-12h05 | Dr. Sian Hemmings (SA) | BDNF Val66Met and DRD2 Taq1A polymorphisms interact to influence PTSD symptom severity: a preliminary investigation in a South African population |
| 12h05-12h25 | Dr. Thabo Rangaka (SA) | South African military veterans mental health assessment |
| PARALLEL SESSION 9: SCHIZOPHRENIA Chair - Prof. Robin Emsley PELINDABA 1 | ||
| 10h45-11h15 | Prof. Jonathan Burns (SA) | Evolutionary genetic basis for schizophrenia |
| 11h15-11h35 | Dr. Bonginkosi Chiliza (SA) | Early intervention in schizophrenia in developing countries |
| 11h35-12h05 | Dr. Laila Asmal (SA) | Family Intervention for schizophrenia: an exploratory qualitative study |
| 12h05-12h25 | Dr. Henk Temmingh (SA) | The effectiveness of a telephonic wellness coaching intervention in weight reduction and wellness improvement in a sample of persons with serious mental illness |
| 12h25-13h15 | LUNCH | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| 12h25-13h15 | POSTER SESSION 3 | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| 12h25-13h15 | SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY SIG MEETING | Convener - Prof. O Alonso-Betancourt PELINDABA 2 |
| 12h25-13h15 | HIV & NEUROPSYCHIATRY SIG MEETING |
Convener - TBC HARTEBEEST |
| 12h25-13h15 | PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHIATRY SIG MEETING | Convener - Prof. W van
Staden PELINDABA 2 |
| 12h25-13h15 | SA COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRY AGM | Chair - Prof. CP Szabo TUSKER PAVILION |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS | ||
| Spirituality | PARALLEL SESSION 10: SPIRITUALITY & PSYCHIATRY Chair - Dr. Kali Tricoridis PELINDABA 1 | |
| 13h15-13h45 | Prof. Driss Moussaoui (Morocco) | Spirituality and religion in the academic environment |
| 13h45-14h15 | Dr. Manfred Böhmer (SA) | Religion and spirituatlity in psychiatry |
| 14h15-14h45 | Dr. Bernard Janse van Rensburg (SA) | Spirituality and psychiatry: guidelines for South African practice and training |
| 14h45-15h05 | Dr. Lennart Eriksson (SA) | The clinical examination and the role of belief systems in formulating an understanding of our patients. |
|
PARALLEL SESSION 11: PSYCHOTHERAPY & PSYCHOLOGY Chair - Dr.
Ugash Subramaney SPRINGBOK | ||
| 13h15-13h45 | Prof. Cora Smith (SA) | Emerging adulthood: extended adolescence or new developmental stage? |
| 13h45-14h05 | Dr. Thirusha
Naidu | African time African tales: possibilities for preferred directions of psychotherapy in South Africa |
| 14h05-14h25 | Dr. Giada Del Fabbro (SA) | Attachment theory and early developmental trauma in the genesis of the South African serial murderer |
| 14h25-14h45 | Dr. Bogdan Latecki (SA) | Pollyanna syndrome in psychotherapy - or pseudotherapy |
| 14h45-15h05 | Dr. Hemant Nowbath (SA) | Chess and psychiatry...from Freud to cognitive science |
| PARALLEL SESSION 12:
HIV/AIDS & PSYCHIATRY Chair - Dr. Gregory Jonsson
IMPALA | ||
| 13h15-13h45 | Prof. Mahomed Moosa (SA) | Antidepressants versus interpersonal psychotherapy in treating depression in HIV-positive patients |
| 13h45-14h15 | Dr. Rene Nassen (SA) | Neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV in children and adolescents on treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) |
| 14h15-14h45 | Dr. Sibongile Mashaphu (SA) | HIV serodiscordance unpacked |
| 14h45-15h05 | Prof. Rita Thom (SA) | HIV and mental health: a pilot project to implement mental health care into art treatment sites in Tshwane-Metsweding District, Gauteng, South Africa |
| 15h05-15h35 | TEA | |
| PLENARY SESSION 7 Chair - Prof. Werdie van Staden EXHIBITION CENTRE | ||
| 15h35-16h05 | ||
| Old Age | Prof. Dilip Jeste (USA) | Definitions, mechanisms and predictors of successful aging |
| 16h05-16h35 | ||
| Social | Prof. Seggane Musisi (Uganda) | Mental health problems of conflict and violence in Africa |
| 16h35-17h05 | ||
| Philosophy | Dr. Ian McCullum (SA) | Ecological Intelligence |
| 17h10 - 18h00 | PSYCHOTHERAPY SIG MEETING | Convener - Dr. M Böhmer SPRINGBOK |
| 17h10 - 18h00 | SUBSTANCE DISORDERS & ADDICTION SIG | Convener - Dr. V Hitzeroth PELINDABA 1 |
| 17h10 - 18h00 | YOUNG PSYCHIATRIST SIG MEETING | Convener - Dr. S Mothapo IMPALA |
| 18h30 for 19h00 | SASOP 60th BIRTHDAY CONGRESS DINNER | |
| TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER | ||
| PLENARY SESSION 8 Chair - Dr Gerhard Grobler PELINDABA | ||
| 08h10-08h50 | ||
| Biological | Prof. Seth Grant (UK) | Current research on synapse proteins and their role in neuropsychiatric disorders |
| 08h50-09h30 | ||
| Old Age | Prof. Driss Moussaoui (Morocco) | Implementing of educational programs to improve access to mental health care |
| 09h30-10h10 | ||
| Services | Prof. Dilip Jeste (USA) | Old age psychiatry: DSM V and the research agenda |
| 10h10-10h40 | TEA | EXHIBITION CENTRE |
| STRATEGIC PLENARY SESSION Chair - Dr Bernard van Rensburg EXHIBITION CENTRE | ||
| 10h40-11h00 | Dr. Gerhard Grobler SASOP President 2012-2014 | Vision: South African Psychiatry 2012-2014 |
| 11h00-12h00 | SIG Conveners 2012 - 2014 | Strategic positions and objectives |
| 12h00-12h10 | Dr. Bernard J. van Rensburg, Congress Convener | Closing |
| E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS - ON DISPLAY DURING SASOP CONGRESS EXHIBITION CENTRE | |
| Poster Session 1 | |
| Dr. Anina Abrie (SA) | Outcome and predictive value of variables in the inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa at Tara Hospital |
| Ms. Helen Bates (SA) | A qualitative study of the views of patients with human immunodeficiency virus and childhood trauma in South Africa on the consent process for a cohort study |
| Dr. Indhrin Chetty (SA) | Deception Explored: Evolution, Lies and Reward |
| Dr. Akena Dickens (SA) | A Visual Depression screening instrument for use in settings of low literacy |
| Dr. Elizabeth du Toit (SA) | Maternal Mental Health: The role of early intervention |
| Mr. Nicol Faasen (SA) | The prevalence of undiagnosed Metabolic Syndrome in Clozapine users of Xhosa descent |
| Mrs. Althea Fordyce (SA) | Relationship between Industry and Profession - then, now and where to |
| Dr. Carla Freeman (SA) | Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis |
| Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez Vergara (SA) | Proneness to accidents in children with ADHD. Case report |
| Dr. Christoffel Grobler (SA) | Recurrent psychotic mania: Does Bipolar Mood Disorder present differently in Africa? |
| Dr. Christoffel Grobler (SA) | Results of a cross-sectional descriptive study of clinical features and course of illness in a South African population with bipolar mood disorder |
| Dr. Neil Horn (SA) | Evolution and Revolution in Psychopharmacology of Bipolar Disorder |
| Dr. Bernard Janse van Rensburg (SA) | Guidelines for standards in South African state sector Psychiatric Practice |
| Poster Session 2 | |
| Dr. Kwena Khoele (SA) | A Retrospective descriptive study of female offenders charged with murder or attempted murder of minors referred to Weskoppies Hospital for observation in terms of the Criminal Procedures Act over a period of 20 years |
| Ms. Safiyyah Laher (SA) | Drug Utilization Review on Antidepressants |
| Dr. Bogdan Latecki (SA) | Cross-examination in couple therapy |
| Dr. Marlize Luckhoff (SA) | Suicidal behaviour in a Xhosa schizophrenia population |
| Dr. Kagisho Maaroganye (SA) | The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors in long-term patients in a specialist psychiatric hospital in South Africa |
| Dr. Daleen Macklin (SA) | Managing the emotional pressure in working with borderline personalities- Counter transference algorithms according to the Masterson tradition. |
| Dr. Daleen Macklin (SA) | Using the Mastersonian triads in understanding borderline, narcissistic and schizoid personality disorders |
| Dr. Victor Makanjuola (NIGERIA) | Screening for Depression and Anxiety in General Practice: Psychometric Properties of GHQ12 and K6 |
| Dr. Lindi Martin (SA) | The 39-item Child Exposure to Community Violence (CECV) scale: Exploratory Factor Analysis and Relationship to PTSD Symptomatology in trauma-exposed children and adolescents |
| Prof. Banwari Meel (SA) | Poverty and suicide in Transkei region of South Africa |
| Dr. Gaby Mendez Gonzalez (SA) | Prejudice toward Child Depression: a theoretical framework |
| Dr. Molokashe Molokomme (SA) | Electroencephalography referrals and outcomes in a tertiary psychiatric hospital |
| Poster Session 3 | |
| Prof. Mahomed Moosa (SA) | Treating depression in HIV positive patients – positive impact on adherence. |
| Dr. Rene Nassen (SA) | A case series of HIV positive children and adolescents referred to a child and adolescent mental health service for a neuropsychiatric evaluation |
| Dr. Samuel Okpaku (USA) | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans and DSMV |
| Dr. John Parker (SA) | The Greening of Lentegeur Hospital |
| Dr. John Parker (SA) | A culture of addiction. |
| Dr. Tshepiso Phaswana (SA) | Clinical factors associated with rape victims’ ability to testify in court: Records-based study of final psychiatric recommendation to court |
| Dr. Anersha Pillay (SA) | Depressive symptoms in South African black patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
| Dr. Melanie Strydom (SA) | Depression and anxiety amongst Grade 11 and 12 learners attending schools in central Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Dr. Ugashvaree Subramaney (SA) | HPA axis and immune responses in a Metro police cohort susceptible to PTSD |
| Dr. Sharain Suliman (SA) | Trauma appraisal, sleep, and working memory responses in Acute Stress Disorder |
| Dr. Nkokone Tema (SA) | Review of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service at Helen Joseph Hospital |
| Dr. Deborah van der Westhuizen (SA) | Psychiatric ramifications of paediatric obesity: a model for addressing the problem |
