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Non-compliant patients behaving badly

Non-compliant patients behaving badly

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...
Watch for signs of teen suicide

Watch for signs of teen suicide

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...
Wife abuse his rife in SA, and knows no barriers

Wife abuse his rife in SA, and knows no barriers

During the normal course of my work, I regularly treat people who are victims of violence. These are ordinary South Africans who have survived hijackings, muggings and robberies. Some have endured terrible beatings and torture, and almost inevitably end up suffering...
How childhood trauma shapes future behaviour

How childhood trauma shapes future behaviour

I have been counselling a 17 year old boy for the past few months. He has just been expelled from an expensive private school. I started seeing him before the expulsion, when his exasperated parents brought him to me after his second suspension at school. My...
End of year, end of life

End of year, end of life

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...
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