South African Psychiatry - November 2018
South African Psychiatry - November 2018
South African Psychiatry - November 2018
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FROM THE EDITOR<br />
Dear Reader, welcome to our final issue...for <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
It is a bumper issue totalling over 100 pages. There is<br />
much worthy of writing about and reporting on. The<br />
issue has an Original article detailing equine assisted<br />
psychotherapy. A novel intervention, and one worthy of<br />
further exploration. It is great to have the opportunity to<br />
publish content related to innovative <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> work.<br />
The Feature articles are quite different, one dealing with<br />
death (the Life Esidimeni Tragedy) and the other related<br />
to new life - and potential complications. A related<br />
Report on an event dedicated to the memory of the Life Esidimeni Tragedy<br />
serves to provide a further perspective. No doubt the consequences will<br />
unfold beyond the arbitration hearings, with the subsequent counselling<br />
for and financial compensation to families. We must never forget. There<br />
are numerous Reports involving a range of events both local and<br />
international. The scope of activity is varied and extensive. <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong>s<br />
are everywhere. As always we have pieces from regular contributors (Wine<br />
Forum, Movie Review, Culinary Corner and Perspective). A special thank<br />
you to the authors- David, Franco, Ethelwyn and Claudia - for providing<br />
interesting content throughout the year... on time. A specific thank you to<br />
Ian Westmore as outgoing Headline editor - a job well done. Welcome to<br />
Bernard Janse van Rensburg who has stepped into the hot seat. As always<br />
a big thanks to industry for their continuous and enthusiastic support<br />
for <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> <strong>Psychiatry</strong> as well as their contributions. I wish all of the<br />
readership a peaceful year end and look forward to seeing you in 2019...<br />
as well as receiving your contributions.<br />
Louw Roos - Department of <strong>Psychiatry</strong>, University of Pretoria<br />
Zuki Zingela - Head, Department of <strong>Psychiatry</strong>, Walter Sisulu University<br />
Bonga Chiliza - Head Department of <strong>Psychiatry</strong> UKZN; President <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> Society of Psychiatrists<br />
Headline Editor: Ian Westmore (outgoing)/Brenard Janse van Rensburg (incoming)<br />
Acknowledgement: Thanks to Lisa Selwood for assistance with proof reading<br />
Design and Layout: Rigel Andreoli Printer: Imagine It Print It<br />
SOUTH AFRICAN PSYCHIATRY ISSUE 17 <strong>2018</strong> * 5
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