Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)
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...
Mental Awareness: Being Aware of your Mind
CREDITSÂ 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...
A Closer Look at Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
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...
What is Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)?
CREDITSÂ 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...
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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...
Signs and symptoms of mental health disorders
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 friends...
What I Learned from the Wailing Wall
CreditsBy Dr Melané van Zyl In July, I visited Israel for a leadership coaching course. As part of the sightseeing, we saw the wailing wall. It was Sabbath, so we were not allowed to take photos or even write notes to stick on the wall. Lifts, toasters, coffee...
The 7 Female Archetypes And What They Tell Us About Being A Woman
CreditsEvie MagazineBY KEELIA CLARKSON Though based on Greek mythology, these archetypes offer some interesting looks into the inner workings of modern femininity. What does it mean to be a woman — to be feminine? These days, it’s becoming more difficult to determine...
What is stigma in mental health?
According to the Oxford dictionary stigma is “a mark of disgrace, associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person. Stigma is when people judge you negatively because you have a certain characteristic or attribute. A large part of society think you are...
The Relationship Between Mental Health and Cleaning
CREDITSVeryWellMindBy Sherri Gordon When some people are feeling overwhelmed or stressed out, they might try yoga, mindfulness, or even a massage, but for others giving the shelves a quick dust, wiping down the kitchen, or even organizing the closet is just as...
Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)
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...
Mental Awareness: Being Aware of your Mind
CREDITSÂ 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...
A Closer Look at Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
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...
What is Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)?
CREDITSÂ 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...
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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...
Signs and symptoms of mental health disorders
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 friends...
What I Learned from the Wailing Wall
CreditsBy Dr Melané van Zyl In July, I visited Israel for a leadership coaching course. As part of the sightseeing, we saw the wailing wall. It was Sabbath, so we were not allowed to take photos or even write notes to stick on the wall. Lifts, toasters, coffee...
The 7 Female Archetypes And What They Tell Us About Being A Woman
CreditsEvie MagazineBY KEELIA CLARKSON Though based on Greek mythology, these archetypes offer some interesting looks into the inner workings of modern femininity. What does it mean to be a woman — to be feminine? These days, it’s becoming more difficult to determine...
What is stigma in mental health?
According to the Oxford dictionary stigma is “a mark of disgrace, associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person. Stigma is when people judge you negatively because you have a certain characteristic or attribute. A large part of society think you are...
The Relationship Between Mental Health and Cleaning
CREDITSVeryWellMindBy Sherri Gordon When some people are feeling overwhelmed or stressed out, they might try yoga, mindfulness, or even a massage, but for others giving the shelves a quick dust, wiping down the kitchen, or even organizing the closet is just as...
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