Assessment
Before a plan is agreed
We review medical causes we can reasonably assess, medication, substances, anxiety and the residential rhythm that might help. This is not a gadget clinic.
Sleep
Residential sleep restoration and recovery
Sleep is not a side issue. In addiction, depression, anxiety and burnout, the night is often where the problem concentrates.
Understanding
What this often looks like in real life
Lying awake, relying on tablets or alcohol, fearing the next day, or sleeping without feeling restored.
Sleep is not a side issue. In addiction, depression, anxiety and burnout, the night is often where the problem concentrates.
Signs families notice
- Chronic insomnia or fragmented sleep
- Dependence on sleeping medication or alcohol
- Daytime exhaustion, irritability or low mood
- A life organised around trying to force sleep
Treatment
How the work is held
Medical review, psychological work, routine, light, movement and, where appropriate, a plan for sleeping medicines. Complementary therapies may support settling.
Journey
From first call to aftercare
A stay can reset clock and habit in a quiet setting, then a home plan that does not depend on the sanctuary remaining in the room.
Why residential
A contained setting, when outpatient care is not enough
Why residential
Distance from usual triggers, 24-hour clinical cover where needed, and a daily rhythm that does not ask a depleted person to recover in the same environment that exhausted them.
Why Les Mariannes
Care is physician-led, one-to-one by default, and small enough that a stay is not a corridor of group timetables. Complementary therapies sit inside a medical plan.
Why Mauritius
Mauritius is not read as a public rehab destination. Distance from usual triggers, a stable island setting, and a hilltop centre in Congomah give international families privacy without theatre.
Dr Siddick
A clinical perspective
If we do not treat sleep, we are asking a tired brain to do recovery work it cannot do.
This is not a slogan. It is how assessment is done here: listen first, then decide whether a residential stay is even the right next step.
Families
The first call can come from someone who loves them
The first conversation may be with a spouse, parent, adult child, sibling, friend or doctor. You do not need the person to complete a form before you ask for guidance.
7-14 days
Assessment and reset
A short residential period to assess, stabilise and interrupt a pattern. Useful when outpatient care is not enough and a longer stay is not yet clear.
21-28 days
Core recovery
Enough time for medical review, a body of individual therapy, sleep restoration and a first aftercare plan. This is a typical core period, not a product.
4+ weeks
Deeper work
When trauma, dual diagnosis or long-standing dependence need more than a month. Length is a clinical recommendation after assessment.
These ranges are guidance for families, not packages. Nothing is priced or promised before a confidential clinical conversation.
Questions
Frequently asked
Do you treat Sleep at Les Mariannes?
Sleep is not a side issue. In addiction, depression, anxiety and burnout, the night is often where the problem concentrates. Suitability for residential care is decided after a confidential clinical conversation, not from a website list.
Is detoxification always required?
No. Some people need medically supervised withdrawal. Others begin psychological work without it. That decision is clinical.
How long would a stay be?
Length of stay is decided after assessment. Typical guidance is a short reset of one to two weeks, a core period of three to four weeks, or longer work. Nothing is sold as a fixed package.
Can a family member make the first call?
The first conversation may be with a spouse, parent, adult child, sibling, friend or doctor. You do not need the person to complete a form before you ask for guidance.
Do you guarantee an outcome or publish a success rate?
No. We do not promise a cure, and we do not publish unverified success rates. Recovery is individual work, held in a licensed setting.
Why Mauritius, rather than a well-known rehab destination?
Mauritius is not read as a public rehab destination. Distance from usual triggers, a stable island setting, and a hilltop centre in Congomah give international families privacy without theatre.
Related
Other pages in this pathway
Depression
Depression can look like exhaustion, irritability, numbness or a quiet disappearance from one's own life. It is not a failure of character.
Read moreAnxiety
Anxiety can be a useful alarm. When it becomes the whole house, sleep, work and relationships start to organise around avoiding the next wave.
Read moreTrauma and PTSD
Trauma is not only a memory. It can live in sleep, startle, relationships, and the substances people use to keep the night quiet.
Read moreBegin here
Speak confidentially
Whether you are exploring care for yourself or for someone you love, the first step is a private discussion. There is no obligation, and nothing is priced before that conversation.