by Dr M Van Zyl | Oct 21, 2024 | Latest Interviews, What's New
Expert Insight: Dr. Melane van Zyl on the Risks of Recreational Ketamine and SASOP’s Call for Caution Ketamine Therapy: A Double-Edged Sword in Mental Health In an era where mental health treatments are rapidly evolving, the line between innovative therapy and risky...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Oct 21, 2024 | Latest Interviews, What's New
Grave Warning: Dr. Melané van Zyl Addresses Ketamine Misuse Amid a Worsening Mental Health Climate Ketamine & Ketamine Therapy: From Critical Intervention to Public Hazard Within South Africa’s evolving mental health landscape, clinicians are raising a serious...
by Dr M Van Zyl | May 17, 2024 | What's New
CREDITS By Dr Melane van Zyl 5 Common types of difficult patients■ The Karen■ The manipulator/ secondary gain■ The skeptic/ non-compliant patient■ The Borderline/ Personality Disordered patient■ The truly sick patient The Karen (privileged rude woman) The Manipulator...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Feb 9, 2024 | What's New
1. WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK A spontaneous, discreet episode of intense fear that begins abruptly and last for several minutes to an hour. Many different symptoms in the body can occur including: Palpitations, chest pain Difficulty in breathing, hyperventilation Sweating...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Jan 26, 2024 | What's New
CREDITSShamanism Blog By Scott Silverston Shamanism is the practice of entering an altered state of consciousness for a specific purpose and then returning to normal waking consciousness once that purpose is fulfilled. Various names such as the Dreamtime have been...
by Dr M Van Zyl | Nov 10, 2023 | What's New
CREDITSBy Dr Melane van Zyl Choosing a specialty in medicine, including psychiatry, often comes down to a combination of personal interests, values, and experiences. Psychiatrists work in a unique medical field where they address mental health, combining both...
