The 15th Biannual National Congress of the South African Society of Psychiatrists, 10-14 August 2008, Fancourt, George, W Cape

1. How can we maintain a sustainable private practice in the current political and economic climate?Eugene Allers2. SASOP Clinical guidelines, protocols and algorithms: Development of treatment guidelines for bipolar mood disorder and major depression Eugene Allers, Margaret Nair, Gerhard Grobler3. The revolving door phenomenon in psychiatry: Comparing low-frequency and high-frequency users of psychiatric inpatient services in a developing countryU A Botha, P Oosthuien, L Koen, J A Joska, J Parker, N Horn4. Neurophysiology of emotion and senses - The interface between psyche and somaEugene Allers5. Suicide prevention: From and beyond the psychiatrist's handsO Alonso Betanourt, M Morales Herrera6. Treatment of first-episod psychosis: Efficacy and toleabilty of a long-acting typical antipsychotic B Chiliza, R Schoeman, R Emsey, P Oosthuizen, L KOen, D Niehaus, S Hawkridge7. Treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the young childHelen Clark8. Holistic/ Alternative treatment in psychiatry: The value of indigenous knowledge systems in cllaboration with moral, ethical and religious approaches in the military servicesJ Dill9. Treating Schizophrenia: Have we got it wrong?Robin Emsley10.Terminal questions in the elderlyMike Ewart Smith11. Mental Health Policy development and implementation in Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and ZambiaAlan J Flisher, Crick Lund, Michelle Frank, Arvin Bhana, Victor Doku, Natalie Drew, Fred N Kigozi, Martin Knapp, Mayeh Omar, Inge Petersen, Andrew Green andthe MHaPP Research Programme Consortium12. What indicators should be used to monitor progress in scaling uo services for people with mental disorders?Lancet Global Mental Health Group (Alan J Flisher, Dan Chisholm, Crick Lund, Vikram Patel, Shokhar Saxena, Graham Thornicroft, Mark Tomlinson)13. Does unipolar mania merit research in South Africa? A look at the literatureChristoffel Grobler14. Revisiting the Cartesian duality of mind and bodyOye Gureje15. Child and adolescent psychopharmacology: Current trends and complexitiesS M Hawkridge16. Integrating mental illness, suicide and religionVolker Hitzeroth17. Cost of acute inpatient mental health care in a 72-hour assessment uniyA B R Janse van Rensburg, W Jassat18. Management of Schizophrenia according to South African standard treatment guidelinesA B R Janse van Rensburg19. Structural brain imaging in the clinical management of psychiatric illnessF Y Jeenah20. ADHD: Change in symptoms from child to adulthoodS A Jeeva, A