The Division of Psychiatry and Mental Health

The Psychiatry and Mental Health Division is made up of an inpatient ward, a day treatment unit, an ambulatory outpatient services, a child and adolescent psychiatry service, and consultation-liaison services.

The division provides diagnostic and treatment services for all psychiatric disorders in a wide range of settings. The treatment model is eclectic, and includes state-of-the-art biological treatments and various forms of individual and group psychotherapy with a focus on short-term and evidence-based interventions. Clinical areas of activity include diagnosis, planning and provision of appropriate treatment including psychotherapeutic treatment, pharmacotherapy, and rehabilitation oriented treatments.

Treatment is intensive and is provided by a multi-professional team under the responsibility of case managers and a personal psychiatric physician. Consultation services to the emergency medicine unit and hospital departments, and diverse forms of consultation and support to community services are also provided.