The profile of adolescent patients presenting to a tertiary maternal mental health clinic.

Background: Between March 2021 and April 2022, there were 90 037 documented adolescent pregnancies in South Africa. Statistics SA reports that this number is growing. Pregnancy places adolescents at greater risk of psychiatry-related morbidity and may have far-reaching consequences for their children.

Preparedness of final year medical students in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients with mental illness.

Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals have a higher prevalence of mental illness compared to the general population. Discriminatory behaviour from mental health care providers impedes access to culturally competent mental health care. Undergraduate psychiatry education plays an important role in adequately preparing medical doctors to care for mental illness in LGBT patients.

A South African review of routinely-collected health data of psychogenic nonepileptic seizure patients referred to psychiatrists in Johannesburg.

Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are often referred to psychiatrists for treatment of functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD). However, not all patients with FNSD have an identified psychiatric comorbidity [1]. The aim of this observational study was to characterize the clinical and psychiatric features of patients with PNES from Johannesburg, South Africa, where a high frequency of PNES has been reported [2], and compare these findings to other reports.

Inpatient management of borderline personality disorder at Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg.

Objective: The aim of this report was to establish a profile of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) admitted to the acute inpatient psychiatric assessment unit at the Helen Joseph Hospital, in Johannesburg, over the course of 1 year.

Methods: A retrospective record review was conducted to investigate the prevalence, demographics, reasons for admission, treatment, length of stay and follow-up of a group of inpatients during 2010 with a diagnosis of BPD, based on DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, allocated on discharge.

Results: Considering evidence retrospectively, the quality of the BPD diagnosis allocated appeared adequate.