Our team of Psychiatrists consult on site or locally in sessional rooms providing inpatient and/or outpatient care. A referral from your GP is needed.

The following Psychiatrists are accredited at Mitcham Private Hospital.

Victoria Court is a 21 bed acute mental health unit, specifically designed to treat patients with a range of mental health concerns including;

• Depression
• Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• Stress and Grief
• Bipolar Disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
• Decline in daily functioning at home or work
• Medication Changes

Victoria Court provides a multi-disciplinary team approach: Group therapy is daily; it is a goal focused approach to wellness which enables the patient and the treating team to identify and streamline an individual care pathway that best suits the patient.

Common goals identifies include;

• Anxiety Management
• Stages of Change
• Self-Awareness
• Communication skills

Once discharged, service delivery can extend to Day Patient or Community Outreach. Planning for discharge involves the multi-disciplinary team and will start on day one of admission and can include the patients’ nominated carer and/or family.

This service can be linked to an inpatient stay or used as a stand-alone intervention.

All patients attending the Day Program must be under the treatment of a consultant psychiatrist at Mitcham Private Hospital.

Day Program can assist patients during the transition period following discharge and/or during times of crisis that require supportive interventions but not necessarily requiring an in-patient stay.

The day patient program delivery is an evidenced based therapy approach, facilitated by a multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals.

Program outline:

Mood Disorders - most suited to patients who have a diagnosis of a mood or anxiety disorder and who will benefit from strategies to manage symptoms, problem solve and improve impersonal skills.

The Community Outreach Program provides mental health treatment and therapeutic support to enable individuals to recover, develop coping strategies and maintain wellness. The program seeks to minimise the disruption that can occur in a person’s day to day living by reducing the length and frequency of hospital stays and providing recovery focused community care.

Referrals can be made by general practitioners and psychiatrists by completing a Mental Health Services Referral form and faxing to the Mental Health Triage Team at Victoria Court Fax (03) 9210 3225.

Please contact us on (03) 9210 3155 to enquire about special self-funded rates, health fund rebates and work cover funding.

• Mental Health Referral form

• Patient Information Private Health Insurance

• Private Health Insurance Ombudsman – Private Cover for psychiatric services, rehabilitation and psychology