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Reconciliation and psychiatry in South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Bernard Janse van Rensburg
Bernard Janse van Rensburg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa South African Society of Psychiatrists, email bernard.jvr@gmail.com
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Although psychiatrists did not form part of the structures of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa (SPSA) at the time did make a submission. Since then, the local association of psychiatrists has been reconstituted as the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP). Psychiatry and psychiatrists may have to extend their activities beyond rehabilitation and restoration, to include endeavours to prevent future violations of human rights.

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Thematic papers: Reconciliation and conflict resolution
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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , August 2015 , pp. 62 - 64
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