consumer information

General information

• Myths and facts about mental health
• Stigma in psychiatry
• Stigma and mental illness - Fact sheet
• Health care discrimination against the mentally ill. A comparison of private health insurance benefits for major depressive disorder and ischaemic heart disease in South Africa.
• The Impact of Physical Health Problems for Persons with Severe Mental Disorders (pdf format, 44 kb)

Mental Disorders Information Sheets
these documents are prepared by the Mental Health Information Centre of SA, with details where to get help in South Africa.

• Overview of anxiety disorders
• Alzheimer's disease
  • About the disease and
  • where to get help;
• Bathuthuzele stress clinic
  • About the clinic;
• Binge-eating disorder
  • About the disorder and
  • where to get help;
• Brain injuries
  • About
  • Brain injury and the role of support groups
• Dementia
  • Facts about dementia
• Depression
  • About depression and
  • where to get help;
• Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
  • About the disorder and
  • where to get help;
• Insomnia
  • About insomnia and
  • where to get help;
• Medications for treating the anxiety disorders
  • About the medications and
  • where to get help;
• Memory problems
  • Memory problems in the elderly
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • About the disorder and
  • where to get help;
• Panic disorder
  • About the disorder and
  • where to get help;
  • facts about the disorder
• Phobias
  • About phobias
• Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • About the disorder and
  • where to get help;
• Social anxiety disorder
  • About the disorder and
  • where to get help