Liaison Psychiatry - Livewell Southwest

We are a specialist service providing mental health care in a physical health setting. We support the work of clinicians working in the general hospital, enabling the Emergency Department and wards to assess and manage mental health problems as they present or arise in patients being cared for by the hospital.

We are a team of senior and junior doctors. experienced mental health practitioners, nurses, social workers, and physiotherapists.

Who we can help?

Liaison Psychiatry provides a service for individuals aged 18 years or older with a wide range of mental health problems, including:

• self-harm
• suicidal ideation
• problems with worry or stress
• anxiety or depression
• dementia or delirium
• psychosis
• a severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or severe depression, or a personality disorder
• the consequences of alcohol and drug use, including when co-occurring with a mental health problem
• social vulnerability that may have a mental health problem or trauma as a component or root cause, such as homelessness or domestic abuse
• difficulty coping with a physical health problem

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