Patient services offered by our clinics
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The Brain & Mind Research Institute's major mental health service partner is The Clinical Centre.
Co-located on the BMRI campus, The Clinical Centre daily seeks to fulfil its mission "the pursuit of excellence in the provision of community based, clinical mental health services". The Clinical Centre provides a platform for application of integrated clinical and basic research in neuropsychiatric services, providing access to Australia's most advanced mental health treatments.
This focus is complemented by The Clinical Centre's person-focused commitment to providing all clients with an exceptional experience of care.
What we offer
The Clinical Centre provides high quality clinical services for people with a range of disorders affecting the brain and mind.
Together, clinicians have expertise in a comprehensive range of disorders including:
- Anxiety
- Attention-deficit disorder
- Autism
- Bipolar disorder
- Brain injury
- Chronic fatigue
- Chronic pain
- Dementia
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Learning disabilities
- Neurological disorders
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Psychosis
- Sleep disorders
Group programs
Cognitive remediation
These 10-week groups provide evidence-based cognitive activities for both younger and older people wishing to improve their memory and thinking skills. Offered as part of a research protocol, this program also incorporates neuropsychological testing.
e-couch
Internet-based groups offering on-line therapy for people with mild forms of depression and anxiety.
Family groups
For most young people experiencing a psychotic episode, the family is often the main source of ongoing support. The experience of this emerging illness may accentuate what is already a period of great change and uncertainty. What is also crucial is the potential impact on the family unit and its routine functioning. These groups provide information and support for families of those with psychosis.
Social anxiety groups
People who experience social anxiety fear being embarrassed, judged or evaluated negatively in social situations. This fear causes physical symptoms of anxiety, such as heart pounding, dry mouth, increased sweating and "butterflies" in the stomach. As a result, social interactions or social situations that bring on these anxious symptoms are avoided. This avoidance is what maintains the anxiety and if left untreated contributes to substantial impairment in the person's social, emotional, interpersonal and occupational life.
These groups are covered under medicare and provide social experiences and group-based therapy for people who would like to improve their social skills and social functioning.
Substance use
These medicare-funded groups for young people with emerging or newly diagnosed mental health disorders and alcohol or other substance use. Sessions are run throughout the year covering topics such as alcohol & the body; drugs & the brain; Cravings, triggers and high risk situations; and preventing relapse.