Tranquility Rehabilitation Clinic: A Sanctuary for Holistic Addiction Recovery
Nestled in the heart of Gauteng’s countryside, Tranquility Rehabilitation Clinic provides a serene and supportive environment for individuals seeking professional help for substance abuse and mental health issues.
Modern Medicine – Issue 1, 2025
The Challenges of Diagnosing and Treating Comorbidities in Substance Abuse Treatment
Patients with substance use disorders may present with other mental or physical comorbidities or both . Comorbidity of substance use disorders and other mental disorders refers to the co-occurrence of a substance use disorder and another mental disorder in the same patient.
Modern Medicine – Issue 6 2024.
Psychosis in the Drug Rehabilitation Context
Substance-induced psychosis is a loss of touch from reality triggered or induced by the use of a psychoactive substance. Often a psychotic episode is only recognised when a person presents with the hallmark or tell-tale symptoms of the disorder, which are delusions and hallucinations. Treatment interventions for substance induced psychosis broadly consist of psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and social support. Importantly, the combination of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology is more likely to improve the effectiveness of treatment outcomes.
Modern Medicine – Issue 6 2023
Post-COVID Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse
The first three waves of COVID have seen the escalation to catastrophic proportions of post-traumatic stress disorder. As a result of the high levels of COVID-related trauma, many people have turned to alcohol and drug use, to cope with the ‘new normal’.
Modern Medicine – Issue 5 2021
Optimising Function in COPD: Physical Activity and Pulmonary Rehabilitation – MM1402
National and international guidelines strongly endorse the benefits of physical activity and exercise training via pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD.
Modern Medicine – February 2014
