If you are suffering from a mental health issue, a GP should be one of your first ports of call. Our GPs have extensive experience dealing with various mental health issues, including both everyday issues and more serious concerns. This includes:
- Stress and anxiety
- Depression
- Relationships and sex
- Trauma
- Eating disorders
- Addiction
- Anger management
- Bullying
- Isolation and loneliness
- Poor sleep
- Grief and loss
- Self-harm
- Suicide
- Psychotic disorders
- Personality disorders.
If you are suffering from a mental health issue, a GP should be one of your first ports of call. Our GPs have extensive experience dealing with various mental health issues, including both everyday issues and more serious concerns. This includes:
Referral To A Psychologist Under A Mental Health Care Plan
Note that if you wish to be referred to a psychologist, your GP may be able to prepare a Mental Health Care Plan which will entitle you to a Medicare rebate for some of your psychology consultations. You should see your regular GP for this.
If you don’t have a regular GP, the GPs working from Langwarrin Health are more than happy for you to begin seeing them as your regular GP. However, the GPs normally cannot prepare a Mental Health Care Plan for new patients in their initial consultation. Instead, you can book a mental health consultation as your initial appointment, during which you can discuss your mental health concerns. Following this, if appropriate, your GP will suggest you book a follow-up consultation with them so that they can prepare a Mental Health Care Plan for you.