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Dokter, Daar Is 'n Holte In My Kop

by Stef de Villiers

100 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); Afrikaans; catalogue #04-2127; ISBN 1-4120-4320-4; US$17.50, C$19.95, EUR14.50, £10.00

Problems that cause people to suffer are unique, even if they suffer from similar disorders. People that suffer can sometimes be helped by simple counselling, psychotherapy, medication and electroconvulsive therapy. Examples are given.

Probleme wat lyding vir mense veroorsaak, is uniek, al ly hulle soms aan eenderse versteurings. Mense wat ly kan soms deur gewone raadgewing, soms psigoterapie, ander kere met medikasie en/of elektrokonvulsiewe behandeling gehelp word om minder te ly. Voorbeelde hiervan word gegee.

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About the Book

A series of sketches follows about patients who came for psychiatric help. The characters are fictional but the problems occurred in real life. Three phases are described: the initial assessment, the treatment and the outcome.

The problems described cover hardcore psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder), personality disorders as well as problems of everyday living.

As described it is obvious that psychiatric disorders do not always have poor prognoses, that pessimism is not always justified. Psychiatrists and psychotherapy help in problems within relationships and some sexual dysfunctions.

`n Reeks sketse oor pasiënte wat vir psigiatrie-konsultasie gekom het, volg. Alhoewel die verskillende karakters fiktief is, is dit `n beskrywing van probleme wat waarlik voorgekom het. Drie fases word by elkeen beskryf, nl die aanvanklike evaluering, dan die behandeling en laastens die uiteinde daarvan.

Die probleme wat beskryf word sluit ernstige psigiatrie-versteurings (skisofrenie, bipolêre versteuring, major depressie) in, asook persoonlikheidsversversteurings en die probleme wat met die alledaagse lewensgang voorkom.

Uit die gevalle beskryf, is dit duidelik dat nie alle psigiatriese probleme `n negatiewe verloop het nie. Die pessimisme waarmee psigiatriese pasiënte gesien word, is nie altyd geregverdig nie. Psigiaters en psigoterapie help ook mense met interpersoonlike probleme en sommige seksuele disfunksies.

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About the Author

Stef de Villiers qualified in 1966 at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, as a physician. After completing his internship in a provincial hospital in the Free State province, he practiced general medicine in a small village before starting studies in psychiatry, again at the University of Pretoria. In 1973 he started private practice as a consultant and part time lecturer in the department of psychiatry at the University.

In 1980 he was contracted by the Province of B C , U B C and the Regional Hospital of Prince George, B C, Canada to develop psychiatric services with three other contractees, in Northern B C. In 1990 he returned to South Africa to continue a private psychiatric practice in Pretoria.

He is happily married with three children.

Stef de Villiers het in 1966 as medikus aan die Universiteit van Pretoria, Suid-Afrika, gekwalifiseer. Nadat hy sy huisdokterjaar in `n Vrystaatse provinsiale hospitaal voltooi het, het hy as `n algemene praktusyn op `n klein plattelandse dorpie gepraktiseer. Toe het hy met psigiatrie-studies begin en sedert 1973 het hy as spesialis en deeltydse lektor aan die psigiatrie-departement begin praktiseer.

In 1980 was hy deur die provinsiale regering van Brits Columbië, Kanada, die Universiteit van B C en Prince George, B C se streekshospitaal gekontrakteer om saam met drie ander kollegas psigiatrie-dienste in die Noorde van Brits Columbië te ontwikkel. In 1990 het hy teruggekeer na Pretoria om met `n privaatpraktyk in Suid-Afrika voort te gaan.

Hy is gelukkig getroud en hulle het drie kinders.

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