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General crisis situations

January 18th, 2012

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OCD Support group meetings 2012

January 10th, 2012

Dr David Rosenstein hosts a support group for persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in Sea Point, Cape Town.

Details:

  • 154v Main Road Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa

Contact:

  • David Rosenstein (Clinical Psychologist)
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
    Cell: 084 210 1630

Child abuse changes the brain

December 7th, 2011

Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, scientists said. Read more here or go to health24.com 

Child abuse changes the brain

Seasonal affective disorder

December 7th, 2011

 New device shines light into your ears to treat the winter blues. Read more Seasonal affective disorder

Te veel TV, te min aktiwiteit lei tot depressie

December 7th, 2011

Navorsers het bevind vroue wat in die afgelope paar jaar die meeste geoefen het, was 20% minder geneig om aan depressie te ly as vroue wat min oefening gekry het. Lees berig in Die Burger hier Te veel Tv, te min oefening lei tot depressie

Pal aanlyn kan tot ineenstorting lei

November 25th, 2011

Is die tegnologie en sosiale media jou baas? Lees artikel in Die Burger van 25 November 2011.

Pal aanlyn kan tot ineenstorting lei

Fit Body Fit Mind

November 4th, 2011

Fit body, fit mind

Read all about it!

Met grysheid na wysheid

October 28th, 2011

Barbara Strauch, adjunk- wetenskapredakteur van The New York Times verantwoordelik vir gesondheid en mediese wetenskap, beweer in haar jongste boek, The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, dat die middeljarige brein verbasend bekwaam en talentvol is.

Met grysheid na wysheid

New Mental Health TV Series

October 17th, 2011

Phobias, ADHD, addiction and the border war are only a few of the topics that will be covered in the second series of the popular kykNET talk show ’n Lewe met  which kicks off on 18 October.

http://medihelplivingwith.co.za

Anxiety Guest Expert Forum

October 10th, 2011

Ask your questions online to a guest expert from 10-12 October, 2011.

http://www.health24.com/experts/Mental_Health_Awareness/979-4915.asp

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University of Stellenbosch
South African Medical Research Council
University of Cape Town