by Dr M Van Zyl | Oct 14, 2022 | What's New
Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)? In the previous article, we looked at what it means to say a patient’s depression is treatment resistant.Many patients are treatment-resistant, meaning medication alone is...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Oct 7, 2022 | What's New
CREDITS Dr Melane Van Zyl What is mental awareness? Articles about mental awareness usually explain what symptoms and signs to look out for to get diagnosed with a mental disorder. But what does it mean to be aware of your mind? First, let us consider what mental...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Sep 30, 2022 | What's New
DBT is a broad-based cognitive behavioural treatment originally developed for patients who were diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and were chronically suicidal. DBT has been shown to be effective in multiple trails not only for BPD, but also other...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Sep 23, 2022 | What's New
CREDITS Dr Melane Van Zyl About 33% of patients with depression are still depressed after two different types of treatment. These are the patients that should be treated by psychiatrists. The psychotherapist in me wants to validate and reassure patients with...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Aug 26, 2022 | What's New
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) 1. WHAT IS EMDR? EMDR was discovered in 1987 by American psychologist, Francine Shapiro, when she noticed that eye movements influence the way we react to emotions, memories and behaviours. This process can identify...
