White River Manor is open during lockdown in South Africa

White River Manor is a registered essential service provider and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic continues to offer a world class therapetic Program. We have taken every precaution to maintain the integrity of our environment and screen clients both before and on arrival. Our staff too undergo regular testing and screening to ensure the safety of our clients.

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    Why aftercare after rehab is vital

    Addiction is a complicated disease that requires a comprehensive treatment program to help people achieve and maintain lasting sobriety. In theory, all this sounds simple enough - in an ideal world, a person enters rehab for 30, 60, or 90 days and comes out the other end "recovered". If only the addiction recovery process were...

    What is the personality profile of psychologically healthy people?

    Over the years, so much has been written about clinical psychology (a branch that focuses on mental disorders). While this awareness is imperative, the mental health community has extended its reach to understand mental health in a much broader context in recent years. Thus, numerous studies and research has been conducted around positive psychology. Psychological...

    What is the psychology behind positive mental health?

    There's been much talk in recent years' about positive psychology within the mental health field, a subject that often gets viewed as refreshing within the psychology space!  But, what exactly is meant by the term ''positive psychology''? Positive psychology people Essentially, positive psychology refers to positive thinking, a term that frequently gets assigned to people...

    Is there a cure for addiction

    Addiction is a disease that can be successfully treated with an integrated treatment Program. Whether there is a cure for addiction is a matter of interpretation of the word “cure”. You may live with addiction forever, but there’s always hope you’ll be healed. What does 'cure' mean? The broad definition of ‘cure’ means to “heal,...

    How to help someone with an addiction

    It's well known that addiction affects everyone, not just the person with the problem. Spouses, partners, children, parents, friends, and colleagues also suffer from the emotional and financial fallout of substance use disorder. If you have someone in your life battling an active addiction, here are a few valuable tips that’ll help you get them...

    What is cognitive behavioural therapy and why it’s important for your recovery

    In the 40-something years since its introduction, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been studied extensively and proven to be highly effective in treating a wide range of disorders; ranging from alcohol and drug addiction disorder to psychiatric disorders, psychological problems and medical issues with a psychiatric component. When patients change their underlying beliefs about themselves,...