Patient services
A number of clinics operate at the BMRI, providing innovative care to clients and an important platform to enhance research efforts.
Through the clinical platform, research efforts at the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) are driven by the major social and health concerns of the community. At the same time, it enables research discoveries to be offered directly to patients, ensuring they receive the most innovative care.
Three private clinics and two headspace services operate in partnership with BMRI clinical research:
- Brain & Mind Clinic
- headspace Central Sydney
- headspace Campbelltown
- Sydney Neurology
- Central Neurosurgery
A number of group programs are offered for people from ages 12 to mature adult.
Areas of clinical expertise
Specialist clinicians at the BMRI have expertise in a range of disorders, including:
- Anxiety
- Attention-deficit disorder
- Autism
- Bipolar disorder
- Brain injury
- Chronic fatigue
- Chronic pain
- Dementia
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Learning disabilities
- Mulitple Sclerosis
- Neurological disorders
- Pain
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Sleep & respiratory disorders
- Substance abuse
Brain & Mind Clinic
The Brain and Mind Clinic, formerly the Clinical centre, is part of the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI).
The clinic provides healthcare services to the public and offers patients the opportunity to join relevant research programs within the BMRI.
Our team of multi-disciplinary mental health practitioners includes:
- Psychiatrists
- General Practitioners
- Clinical Psychologists
- Occupational Therapist
- Mental Health Nurses
- Neurologist
- Sleep & Respiratory Physicians
- Smoking Cessation Specialists
- Neurosleep specialists
Level 2
97 Church Street
Camperdown NSW 2050
T | +61 2 9351 0672
F | +61 2 9351 0855
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headspace Central Sydney
headspace is the national Youth Mental Health Foundation and was established to help young people aged 12 - 25 with mild to moderate health issues receive treatment that responds to their needs.
Founded by Professors Ian Hickie and Patrick McGorry with critical support from the University of Sydney, in 2011 the federal government announced ongoing financial support for headspace.
headspace Central Sydney is unique in its close collaboration with BMRI clinical research programs.
Level 2, 97 Church Street
Camperdown NSW 2050
T | +61 2 9114 4100
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opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
W | http://www.headspace.org.au/centralsydney
If you are in crisis please try the following services:
- Mental Health Help Line 1800 011 511
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
headspace Campbelltown
headspace is the national Youth Mental Health Foundation and was established to help young people aged 12 - 25 with mild to moderate health issues receive treatment that responds to their needs.
Founded by Professors Ian Hickie and Patrick McGorry with critical support from the University of Sydney, in 2011 the federal government announced ongoing financial support for headspace.
headspace Campbelltown is unique in its close collaboration with BMRI clinical research programs.
Level 8, 171-179 Queen Street
Campbelltown NSW 2560
T | +61 2 4627 9089
F | +61 2 4627 0889
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opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
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W | http://www.headspace.org.au/campbelltown
Sydney Neurology
Sydney Neurology is a leading associate group practice offering extensive subspecialty expertise and advice in all aspects of neurological disease.
The practice provides a full range of neurological services from clinical and electrophysiological assessment (including nerve conduction studies, EMG, EEG and evoked potentials), through to opportunities to participate in cutting edge trials for neurological diseases.
For more information, please visit www.sydneyneurology.com.
Central Neurosurgery
Central Neurosurgery is a neurosurgical consultation service and the practice of Dr Benjamin Jonker, located at the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI).
Dr Jonker has a research interest in trigeminal neuralgia and a subspecialty interest in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. This specialty includes surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumours and trigeminal neuralgia as well as treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders with Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr Jonker also consults on general neurosurgical conditions and spine surgery.
Dr Jonker also makes himself available to participants in research studies involving brain magnetic resonance imaging at the BMRI.
For more information, please visit www.centralneurosurgery.com.au/.
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.