by Dr M Van Zyl | Mar 10, 2021 | Landing Pages
The DSM-5 outlines the following criterion to make a diagnosis of depression. The individual must be experiencing five or more symptoms during the same 2-week period and at least one of the symptoms should be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Mar 10, 2021 | Landing Pages
According to the Mayo Clinic examples of signs and symptoms include: • Feeling sad or down • Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate • Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt • Extreme mood changes of highs and lows • Withdrawal from...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Mar 4, 2021 | What's New
Author of Article – Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. Also visit – Psychology Today When I first entered the online conversation about narcissistic personality disorder, I discovered that a number of slang terms were being used to describe narcissistic behaviors...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Feb 23, 2021 | What's New
As suicide is such a common and serious problem, it is important to actively try and prevent it. Here is a list of things that can be done. Many of these suicide prevention strategies unfortunately depend largely on input from government or other organisations. This...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Feb 11, 2021 | What's New
The stats for completed suicide attempts are staggering- globally 3000 people commit suicide every day. Men are three times as likely as females to commit suicide. Men typically use more ‘violent’ methods such as hanging or shooting. In almost half of cases...
