South African Psychiatry - November 2018
South African Psychiatry - November 2018
South African Psychiatry - November 2018
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REPORT<br />
THE ABC OF<br />
CBT FOR ADHD<br />
On the 21 st September <strong>2018</strong>, the SASOP Special Interest Group for adult ADHD<br />
hosted a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy workshop at the CSIR, Pretoria.<br />
The purpose of the ABC of CBT for ADHD<br />
workshop was to provide understanding<br />
of the place and practice of CBT in the<br />
management of ADHD to psychiatrists and<br />
psychologists with a special interest in ADHD and<br />
CBT.<br />
The workshop was chaired by Dr Rykie Liebenberg,<br />
with presentations by Prof Renata Schoeman (An<br />
update on the evidence for CBT in the management<br />
of ADHD), Mr Anthony Townsend (Executive (Dys)<br />
function in Adult ADHD: Trapped in the Revolving<br />
Door of Consciousness), Dr Anton Kruger (A third<br />
wave CBT perspective on adult ADHD) and Ms<br />
Marlene Wells (Emotional Regulation in Adult ADHD:<br />
Neurobiological underpinnings, and intervention<br />
strategies using CBT and MCBT).<br />
Attendees at the CBT workshop<br />
Left to Right: Anthony Townsend, Anton Kruger, Rykie Liebenberg, Renata Schoeman, Marlene Wells<br />
SOUTH AFRICAN PSYCHIATRY ISSUE 17 <strong>2018</strong> * 71
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