Office hours                         021 940 4564/5
After hours  -  Females        021 940 4502
After hours  -  Males            021 940 4508
Detox Unit Helpline                021 940 4500

• Acute Psychiatric Services
• Medium / Long-term Adult Psychiatric Services
• Medium / Long-term Psychogeriatric Services
• Psycho Therapeutic Services
• Alcohol Rehabilitation Services
• Detoxification Services
• Occupational Services
• Day Centre

• Follow up of patient as arranged
• Anxiety clinic
• Other e.g. psychology, consultant clinic

For persons above the age of 60 years, from the whole of the Western Cape.  The patients are admitted here but evaluated at the hospital in their catchment area.

Persons from the whole Western Cape attend a 3 or 4 week program as determined.  The client does their own booking at tel: 021 940 4496.  Persons have to motivated to come for rehabilitation.

Opioid dependent patients who have booked for a rehabilitation program are admitted for detoxification before the program.  Referrals via a registered rehabilitation program are accepted.

Queries about substance related problems:  tel: 021 940 4500.

No client may come directly to Stikland Hospital for an assessment or admission.  The Mental Health Care Act no. 17 of 2002, stipulates that new and known clients are first to be evaluated by their doctors or day hospitals prior to referral to Stikland Hospital.  If the client is very difficult to manage and refuses evaluation by a doctor or day hospital, the nearest police station can be contacted for help.

• A letter of referral, outlining the psychiatric problem and contact details of a person who knows the client very well
• Identity document
• Medical aid card (if applicable)
• Proof of income: salary slip or pension card/book
• Written proof of unemployment or proof of a disability grant

It varies from patient to patient and in which ward they have been admitted.  Stikland Hospital does have short, medium and long-term wards.

For clinical related enquiries, please contact the Mental Health Information Centre of South Africa (MHIC).Tel:  021 938 9229
Email address:    mhic@sun.ac.za
Website:   www.mentalhealthsa.co.za