Adult mental health
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Community mental health teams that provide psychiatric, addiction and learning disability services are available across NHS Highland.
These enable many people to receive support and care in their home locality and in non-institutional settings.
If you have concerns about your mental health or depression, you can speak to your GP. All referrals to the community mental health team come through GPs.
Locations
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital, Inverness
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital on the outskirts of Inverness provides for:
- adult mental health - inpatient facilities
- learning disabilities - inpatient, assessment and treatment facilities
Osprey House, Inverness
A purpose-built centre which is a base for substance misuse services and is located on the Raigmore Hospital site. There are Community Psychiatric Nurses for addictions across Highland. Referrals to this service can come from your GP and self-referral.
Psychiatry of old age
Beds can be found at:
Mental health
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Adult mental health
Community mental health teams that provide psychiatric, addiction and learning disability services are available acro...
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Mental Health Assessment Unit
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Psychological therapies
The Adult Mental Health Psychological Therapies Service offers assessment and treatment to people aged 18 and over.
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Mental health and wellbeing
Support organisations for mental health and wellbeing, outside NHS Highland.
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Child and adolescent mental health
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is based on the Raigmore Hospital site in Inverness.
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Forensic mental health
The Highland Forensic Service is a specialist mental health service that provides assessment, treatment and risk mana...
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Older adults mental health
The Older Adults Mental Health (OAMH) services provide the mental health response for older adults with complex needs...
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