Employee Wellness Did you know? (at the time that was written) Workplace stress costs the South African economy R161 billion annually due to low productivity, absenteeism, high staff turnover and poor performance. 52% of South African employees experience mental health concerns; over a third face excessive daily stress. 71% are disengaged at work due to […]
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Chronic pain (CP) is more than just a physical difficulty, it is something that can affect a patient’s emotions, behaviours, and mind. It can lead to feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, hopeless and isolated which may impact overall quality of life. CP is known as recurrent and persistent pain lasting for three months or longer and the
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According to the World Health Organization (2014), mental health is an integral part of overall health and is defined as “a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as an evidence-based intervention which aims to reduce symptoms of psychological conditions such as anxiety and depression. CBT aims to help individuals learn how to identify and change destructive, negative or disturbing thought patterns which negatively affect one’s behaviour and emotions. Conceptually, CBT is based on the premise that your thoughts,
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Psychotherapy When people seek psychotherapy, they often expect the process to alter the actual problem (that occurs in the world), however, problems in life are not so straightforward. Psychotherapy involves the activity of a therapist’s attempt, to provide new interpersonal experience for another human being. Specifically, experiences obtained in psychotherapy, in which the sessions for
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