When 38-year-old Phakisa started acting out of character 26 years ago, preferring to be alone and participating less in family activities and chores, his family, in particular his wife, got concerned and contacted his family.
What would follow was months of visits to doctors, and then a diagnosis – depression. He lost his accountancy job for being unreliable and failing to meet targets.
Doctors in Pretoria West referred him to Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital where, for the