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Our Department aims to be a leading department of academic excellence that produces transformative and integrative teaching, research, healthcare and public service relevant to mental illness and well-being in African and global contexts.

Journal Article of the Month

Post-apartheid, understanding and management of intellectual disability remain poor in South Africa, complicated by various contextual and cultural explanations used to describe and conceptualize this condition.

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Latest Newsletter

Our Departmental Newsletter makes it possible for everyone to share useful information and experiences, and highlight particular contributions in and around our large department.

Registrar farewell

After four years of training, it was time to say goodbye to our hardworking registrars.

SASOP Biological Congress

The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) Biological congress took place at the Century City Conference Centre from 15 to 18 September 2022. The congress hosted over 630 delegates from 20 countries including 7 African neighbours.

UCTâs Prof Jackie Hoare stressed the importance of empathetic communication and creating spaces to connect and care for those affected by depression.

World Suicide Prevention Day: ‘Creating hope through action’

Debunking the myths and stereotypes that have long been associated with depression and suicide is the bedrock to dismantling the stigma, addressing and preventing this global public health emergency and creating hope through action.

Provision of mental health care to healthcare workers during COVID-19

Professor Jackie Hoare, head of the Division of Consultation Psychiatry and Groote Schuur, has authored a piece in the South African Journal of Science, entitled, 'Provision of mental health care to healthcare workers during COVID-19: A call f

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Psychiatry and Its Discontents First Edition — Psychiatry and its discontents | Book review