General Psychiatric Unit

Patients suffering from a wide range of psychiatric illnesses, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, stress and "burnout" are admitted into the General Psychiatric Unit. Apart from being in the safe environment of the Clinic and receiving psychiatric treatment, each patient is allocated to one of three programme streams, which are managed by the Centre of Psychotherapy Excellence (COPE.) The three programmes are:

• Psychotherapy Programme
• Occupational Therapy Programme
• High Care Programme

Group therapy is central to our treatment. A range of diagnostic and psychotherapeutic programmes are available upon referral by the attending therapists. These include:

Stress Management - Understanding and dealing with stress, including:

• Time management
• Goal setting
• Relaxation techniques
• Leisure and lifestyle management
• Post-traumatic stress counselling

Assertiveness Training - Skills for expressing feelings, needs and desires in an assertive manner, including:

• Anger management
• Conflict resolution
• Making and refusing requests
• Handling criticism

Anxiety Management - Skills to cope with anxiety, including techniques for managing panic attacks

Social Skills Training - Skills for effective communication, including verbal and non-verbal skills

Support Groups - An opportunity to share common issues in a group and to give and receive support

Personal Growth - Exploration of specific areas of personal growth, including improvement of self-esteem

Affirmations - Setting personal goals on a daily basis and developing a positive frame of mind

Self-Awareness - Reflect on oneself to gain an understanding of how individual patterns of behaviour, thoughts and coping mechanisms have developed

Empowering Relationships - Discussions of roles and responsibilities within relationships

Arts and Crafts - An opportunity to not only learn a new hobby, but to relax, improve concentration and increase self-esteem

Psychoeducation - Understanding of stress and coping with depression, anxiety and other illnesses, including different therapies and importance of medication compliance