The Older People’s Mental Health (OPMH) Functional Community Team is a service for people over the age of 65 with a functional mental health problem, e.g. anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression or schizophrenia, that cannot be managed by your GP alone. The team...
This team works to prevent, detect, and manage mental health problems that can be complicated by pregnancy and the postpartum period. The overriding goal is to promote maternal wellbeing and in turn bond and attachment with infant at the earliest opportunity,...
Hosted by Harbour Drug and Alcohol Service. Plymouth Specialist Addiction Service (PSAS) evolved from the integration of the primary and secondary care addiction services in 2010. PSAS is a small team of medical and non-medical prescribers offering specialist...
Livewell Southwest’s severe eating disorder consultation and assessment service (SEDCAS) is committed to helping people to recover from eating disorders. Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that manifest themselves in different ways; people may...
Psychotherapy (also referred to as ‘talking therapy’) describes the process of reducing an individual’s feelings of distress. Alternatively, the aim may be to prevent further deterioration or distress, and to maximise capabilities and autonomy. It is essential to...