Our Mental Health Blog
On this blog myself, Christiaan, and other contributors will share interesting information around mental health, rehabilitation, therapies and counselling in today’s demanding world and often overwhelming world of mental health and the health practitioners that navigate the maze to help others.
From Stress to Serenity: Why the Ocean Could Be Your Mental Health Secret Weapon
Thalassotherapy, a seawater hydrotherapy combined with the marine climate, has been shown to improve mood, fatigue, general well-being, and physical capacities in working populations, but little is known about sleep management. In healthy workers, three days of...
PART 1: Beyond COVID: Healing Mental Health for a Brighter 2024
We are about to embark on a brave new year 2024, after all the dust has settled from the aftermath of COVID 19. Mental health has had a major impact since then. We all hope that after this arduous respiratory disaster and everyone’s experience of some kind of trauma...
Supporting Families Through Methamphetamine (Tik/Meth) Addiction: Proven Strategies
A brief introduction Tik addiction, Meth addiction or ICE addiction, all common names for methamphetamine addiction, impacts not only the Person Who Uses Drugs (PWUDs), but also their families. Families play a critical role both in experiencing the repercussions of...
A Discussion: Part 2: Alcoholism Treatment
Summary of "What Works? A Summary of Alcohol Treatment Outcome Research" by William R. Miller, Paula L. Wilbourne, Jennifer E. Hettema In part one of Miller and Myers' handbook on alcoholism treatment approaches, we discussed all the different models that have been...
Depression Treatment with Ketamine: Choosing the Best Path
Is IV ketamine more effective than ketamine alone for treatment-resistant depression? Is it really important how the medication is administered? Our belief at Cape Town Rehab is that it does, and here's why. There are a variety of ways to administer ketamine, as there...
The Allure of Cape Town’s Healing Journey: Starting on a Recovery Journey
A literal journey to recovery has become an increasingly popular destination in Cape Town over the past two decades. There are numerous recovery centers and programs available in the city that are not only beneficial to locals, but also to international visitors. The...
KETAMINE TREATMENT: A Revolutionary Approach or a High-Stakes Gamble?
Part 1: Navigating The Dual Faces of the Ketamine Treatment Conundrum in the treatment of Mental Health Disorders: One of the most contentious issues in contemporary mental health discourse is the debate surrounding Major Depressive Disorder (MDD),...
A Discussion: Part 1: Alcoholism Treatments
In this blog article, I shall delve into and quote directly from the "Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives" (Hester & Miller, 2003), a text often regarded as the definitive guide on alcoholism treatment since the 1970s. However, I...
What is a spiritual emergency or extraordinary experience?
Declaration: This is original content, written by Kyle Buller, M.S and posted here to enable social sharing with our own comments on the topic. We highly respect and honour Kyle’s work at Setting Sun Wellness. "The phrase 'that guy went crazy' is often heard,...
”Oxy-moron”: Rehab is for quitters
Yes, you can say that this blog title could be seen as click bait - it is, I want people to read it! Yes, you could say this is a pun and yes, Oxy-moron is a play on words and no, people that took ‘Oxy’s’ are not morons. In fact, it's the family, doctors,...