Dokter, Daar Is 'n Holte In My Kop (Afrikaans Edition)

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.