Dr. Barry's Psychiatric Service

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Qualified in 1982 as a medical practitioner

Worked as a GP 1982 to 1995

Registrar training in psychiatry 1995 to 1999

In private practice as a psychiatrist 1999 to date

I am a Psychiatrist with 25 years of Clinical experience in the field. I have previously worked as a General Practioner and District Surgeon in the communities of Cape Town. I currently practice in the Melomed Hospital Group and am a Senior Psychiatrist coordinating the Psychotherapy Program at the Melomed Private Clinic in Claremont,Cape Town. This Program is conducted by Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and a Psychiatric Nursing Team.

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About Dr Barry Fortuin

Dr.Barry’s Psychiatric Service mission statement is to demystify Mental Illness by providing up to date and ongoing psychoeducation to the public to understand mental illness, recognize the early warning signs of the condition and learn how to manage this illness which is increasing in incidence in our rapidly changing world.


The service will address breaking down the stigma of mental illness which remains prevalent in society.
This is essential to prevent sufferers of the illness from keeping it a secret while their health deteriorates.


The service will provide easy access to a Directory of information about Mental Health Institutions
,Mental Health Care Practioners ,and Mental Health Care products available in Private and State Facilities .


The Service will provide the public access to articles,videos, seminars ,workshops, and a wide range of group therapy and therapeutic options.This will be done by Specialists in the field of Psychiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work. Alternative Health Care and Mental Health Care Practioners working with pervasive community issues such as Gender Based Violence, gangsterism. Child abuse.

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Psychotherapy

In-clinic sessions

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remote sessions

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Services Provided

Individual Therapy

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Couples Therapy

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Family Therapy

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common questions

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Treatment Specialities

Mental Health

Mental health allows our activities of daily living, family and social relationships, occupational functioning and recreational life to be enjoyable and balanced. It is a balanced state of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
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Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety becomes an illness when there is excessive worry, Inability to control the worry and is associated with physical symptoms e.g, palpitations, panic attacks and tension pains. It impairs daily functioning significantly.
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Mood Disorders

The two types of mood disorders are Major Depression and Bipolar Mood Disorder

A illness in which you have the following symptoms over a period of at least two weeks on a ongoing basis:

• Depressed mood or irritability

• A lack of enjoyment in activies you usually do for fun

• Poor mental focus

• Loss of memory

• Poor appetite

• Problems getting a good nights rest

• Loss of weight

• Feelings that you are not a worthwhile person

• Giving up on life

• Suicidal thoughts

• Suicidal intent with plans to end life

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Grief & Loss

Grief is the response to the loss of loved ones (family/friends/colleagues), with whom a bond or affection was formed. • This causes emotional pain,distress and anxiety • There is a sense of emptiness in your daily living after this loss The effects can be: • physical e.g.fatigue • cognitive e.g. recall and memory difficulties • Social e.g.withdrawal from people • Cultural e.g. making time to attend traditional ceremonies • Behavioral e.g.addictions • Spiritual e.g.questioning faith. • Each culture deals with grief differently.
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Substance Dependence

A illness in which you have become dependent on a substance: • Pain killers, sleeping tablets, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit drugs e.g. marajuana, mandrax,cocaine, amphetamines etc. You are addicted when: • You need more of substance for it to have same effect on you • Cravings (tremors, sweating,restless) • Lots of time spent obtaining substance • Unable to cut down/stop use • Continual use of substance even though you know it is harmful to your hea lth, marriage,family, relationships and work performance.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD is when you have: • Experienced a near death experience • Witnessed someone close to you pass away After the trauma there will be: • Avoidance of work • Fear for life/safety • A feeling of being emotionally numb and wanting to isolate f rom loved ones and colleagues • Re-experiencing of the trauma • State of shock and hypersensitivity • Fright in response to sudden movements or noise
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Mental illness with Psychosis

Schizophrenia is one of the most disabling psychoses in which the patient has fear of the outside world, isolates from society and experiences distressing hallucinations and delusions.
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