Student Wellness Service (SWS) produces information pamphlets and useful links that students can read to learn about specific personal, emotional and psychological topics that are commonly experienced, and to give tips on how to deal with them. You can access the information here.

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• Adjustment to university life
• Alcohol abuse

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• Communicable diseases (see also: Chickenpox, HIV, Influenza, TB on this page) UCT Guidelines for Management of Communicable Diseases (GMCD) (GMCD) | Standard isolation precautions (GMCD Appendix 1) | Prevention of the spread of any infectious diseases (GMCD Appendix 2)
• Chickenpox
• Contraceptives: Contraception methods | Hormonal contraceptives (injectables) | Contraceptives: What is the best contraceptive for me?

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• Depression

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• Grief and loss
• Growing up... and going away

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• HIV: HIV and AIDS - Basic facts | HIV and other STIs

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• Identity
• Influenza: Influenza (Flu) season 2024 | Influenza – FAQs 

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• Stay healthy during exams
• Stress management
• STI’s (sexually transmitted infections) – FAQs
• Substance addiction
• Substance use, abuse and dependence and addiction

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• Trauma
• TB (Tuberculosis): TB frequently asked questions