Psychiatry and Behavioural Science

Tel: (08) 9346 2100 / (08) 9346 2710
Location: D Block

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science provides:

  • An acute adult psychiatric service
  • A 36-bed inpatient service (Ward D20)
  • Emergency psychiatric service
  • Liaison and consultative service to the hospital’s departments
  • A limited day hospital and outpatient service
  • Supervision and teaching to medical students, psychiatric registrars and Allied Health professionals in training.

The emergency psychiatric service in the hospital is run by an on-duty Registrar and Consultant on call 24 hours.  Access for discussion about possible admissions, urgent outpatient appointments or advice is initially through the on-duty Psychiatric Registrar.

Contact Numbers Telephone Fax
Reception and OP Clinic (08) 9346 2100
(08) 9346 2710 		(08) 9346 2082
Registrar on-duty
(08) 9346 3333 and Pager  
Consultant Psychiatrist on-call (08) 9346 3333 and Pager  
Specialists
All specialists are contactable via D Block reception on (08) 9346 2100 or (08) 9346 2710.
Head of Department
Dr V Cheng
    
Hospital Liaison Service
Dr S Byrne
Dr C Graham
    
Psychogeriatrician
Dr P O’Hara		    
D20 Inpatient Teams
Dr V Cheng
Dr A Solar
Dr Hodgson		    
For information on current inpatients contact Inpatient registrar by ringing Ward Nursing Station on
(08) 9346 2458 and ask for the name of the appropriate registrar for the particular patient.

Specialist Interests

  • Self Harm Intervention Programme (Richard Majda/Lana Moncur)
  • Special programmes can be organised with the Clinical Psychologist but all such patients should be referred to the Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic in the first instance
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy – referred through Clinical Psychology
  • Alcohol and drug liaison service – RN Etza Peers
  • Community Mental Health Nurse – Joan Anderson
  • Consultation Liaison Nurse – Mary Dodds
  • Transition Program - Laura Foster

Outpatient Referrals

As part of regionalisation of psychiatric services it is recommended that first contact be with the
local community mental health clinic.
 
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