In May 2019, the WHO finally accepted Burnout an official medical condition to be listed in the ICD 11th Edition probably due for publication in 2022. It is not however, listed in the DSM-5 and is not therefore considered a mental illness. It is a condition marked...
The next scheduled workshops on Understanding and Managing Mental Illness in the Workplace are as follows: Cape Town: Friday 27 September at Southern Sun Newlands from 09h00 to 12h00 JHB : Friday 18 October at Astrotech Conference Centre from 09h00 to 12h00...
The latest workshop on understanding and managing mental illness in the workshop was held at Impello in Greenside on 19 July 2019. The workshop has been extended to 3 hours to allow for discussion of case studies specific to the delegates. This one was attended by 17...
In the undertaking of Functional Capacity Evaluations as well as Case Management, I am often asked to comment on “special accommodation” that may be implemented to allow a specific employee to either remain at or return to work following physical or mental illness or...
(Caution: some pictures may be disturbing to sensitive viewers.) One of the more commonly known phobias is the fear of spiders and in South Africa although we have more than three thousand different species, almost all of them are harmless. I did however recently...
Having been in this industry now for almost 15 years I have had the pleasure of undertaking many interesting work site visits such as one to a veterinary surgery operating theatre in which a dachshund was undergoing a spinal operation, as well as some pretty awful...
What happens when an employee feels able to return to work after a long absence, but their employer feels that they can’t? I had assessed someone who had been on extended sick leave for eight months, motivated by her employer. She had received no form of income...
As we all know the pressure of having a family can be stressful. For most, the rewards outweigh the costs. Recently, I assessed a client whose Psychologist diagnosed her with Adjustment Disorder. The DSM-5 definition of this disorder is “the presence of emotional or...
Are you a HR Officer, Manager / Supervisor or Disability Claims Assessor? Do you understand the complex world of mental disorders? Do you have employees or clients diagnosed with a mental illness? Does mental illness evoke anxiety or uncertainty in you? Do you know...
