Speaker

Dr Merryn Young

Dr Young obtained her medical degree at the University of Pretoria. After completing her internship and community service in a rural area of Limpopo she continued to work as a Medical Officer in psychiatry and paediatrics, both in Limpopo and Johannesburg. She then trained in Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town and further completed the Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. She has been in private practice in Cape Town for several years and enjoys collaborating with colleagues and serving as the current convenor for the SASOP Child and Adolescent Special Interest Group (CAPSIG).

Dr Merryn Young

Dr Young obtained her medical degree at the University of Pretoria. After completing her internship and community service in a rural area of Limpopo she continued to work as a Medical Officer in psychiatry and paediatrics, both in Limpopo and Johannesburg. She then trained in Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town and further completed the Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. She has been in private practice in Cape Town for several years and enjoys collaborating with colleagues and serving as the current convenor for the SASOP Child and Adolescent Special Interest Group (CAPSIG).