by Rafiq Lockhat
I often see patients referred by their physicians and cardiologists after suffering a heart attack or having undergone open-heart surgery because their doctors are at their wits’ end about how to enforce post-operation treatment compliance. These people usually...
by Rafiq Lockhat
On the news the other day they were discussing the suicide of a teenager when the announcer said suicide is now the second biggest cause of teen deaths in South Africa. Disturbing as this is, it did not surprise me. In 1986, when I was a psychology intern, I worked at...
by Rafiq Lockhat
Recently I saw an 18-year-old male patient. He was an average teenager who had just completed his matric exams. He was confident that he would get a good pass and was looking forward to studying at university. He was good-looking and respectful. He explained that...
