Compassionate Psychiatric Care
Achieving mental wealth through specialised evaluation and management for all ages.
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Dr Schalk Wiehan Van Der Merwe
MBChB(UFS) FCPsych (SA) MMed (Psych) Stell
Your Partner in Mental Wellbeing
Mental health, wellbeing and ultimately: mental wealth is of paramount priority and my ultimate goal.
Visit my practice nestled in the quiet area of Hoheizen within the northern suburbs of Cape Town. Services rendered include, and are not limited to specialised and comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and management. Complex mental health conditions affecting people of all ages: children, adolescents, adults and the elderly can be assessed.
Special interests include, and are not limited to: sleep medicine, fatigue and comorbid chronic illness. Read more about sleep on my blog or on goodsleep.co.za.
All conditions affecting mental health can be assessed and managed, including: Developmental, Depressive, Anxiety, Bipolar and related, Schizophrenia spectrum, Obsessive-Compulsive and related, Trauma and stressor related, Substance use, Neurocognitive and Personality Disorders.
Resources & Helplines
A collection of useful links and important contact numbers for support.
Helpful Resources
Emergency Helplines
SADAG Suicide Crisis Line (24hr):
0800 567 567
Cipla Mental Health Helpline (24hr):
0800 456 789
Adcock Ingram Depression & Anxiety Helpline:
0800 70 80 90
LifeLine National Counselling Line:
0861 322 322
Dept. of Social Development Substance Abuse Line (24hr):
0800 12 13 14 or sms 32312
Destiny Helpline (Adolescents & Students):
0800 41 42 43
Get In Touch
My practice is conveniently located in Hoheizen, Cape Town.
Contact Information
Address
Unit 5 Hoheizen Office Park
Hoheizen Crescent
Hoheizen, 7530
Phone Number
Email Address