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GP Mental Health Resources

 GP Mental Health MBS Items and Mental Health Plans
 ATAPS Program
 Better Access Program
 NSW Mental Health Act Schedule 1 Medical Certificate 
 Other referral templates for GPs 
 Outcome Tools
 CBT Training and Patient Self-Help Modules
 Referral Pathways for GPs - Youth Health 
 Local Mental Health Providers Directory 
 Sutherland Public Mental Health Services
 Adult, Child, Youth and Family
 GP Mental Health Education and Training
 Useful Mental Health Links for GPs
 

  

GP Mental Health MBS items and Mental Health Plans

Brief summary - NEW     PDF (16KB)
Detailed overview - NEW             PDF (52KB)

New link for information on GP Mental Health Item numbers       

CLICK HERE
Link to information on Better Access Program CLICK HERE

Combined GP Mental Health Care Plan - Assessment, Plan and Review Template   WORD (89KB)
Combined GP Mental Health Care Plan - Assessment, Plan and Review  Medical Director Template    MD RTF TEMPLATE (81KB)
Combined GP Mental Health Care Plan - Assessment, Plan and Review  Best Practice Template BP TEMPLATE (RTF 81KB)

New link for information on GP Mental Health Item numbers       

CLICK HERE
Link to information on Better Access Program CLICK HERE
 

Referral to Possum Cottage Family Care Centre 

Referral Form Downloads               
Possum Cottage Family Care Centre Referral               WORD (810KB)

 

NSW MENTAL HEALTH ACT SCHEDULE 1 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

Mental Health Act 2007 (Section 19) Schedule 1 Medical Certificate         
as to examination or observation of person     

WORD (44KB)  

PDF (18 KB)

Electronic Template Schedule 1 Medical Certificate for Best Practice        RTF (19KB)
Electronic Template Schedule 1 Medical Certificate for Medical Director  RTF (18KB )
NB: These electronic templates have been developed by
Central Sydney Division of General Practice

 
 

REFERRAL TEMPLATES FOR GPs

Central Network Intake Service (ACCESS Team) Referral Form  WORD (80KB)
Child Youth and Family Referral Form, Sutherland Hospital and Community Health Service 

PDF (92 KB )   

YMCA’s Brightside Exercise Program Referral PDF (1491KB)

OUTCOME TOOLS

DASS21 Instructions PDF (14KB)
DASS21 Profile PDF (509)
DASS21 Questionnaire PDF (12KB) 
DASS21 Scoring Template WORD (29KB)
Kessler 10 (K 10) Instructions PDF (22KB)
Kessler 10 (K 10) Questionnaire PDF (23KB)
Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale      PDF (110KB)
Paediatric Symptoms Checklist (3-16 year olds)   see below
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (4-17 year olds)   see below

PAEDIATRIC SYMPTOMS CHECKLIST (3 – 16 year olds)

One parent-report questionnaire for children aged 3-16 years. One self-report questionnaire. Available in some other languages. Simpler scoring process than SDQ. Click below for:

PSC – Parent-report questionnaire PDF (9KB)
Y-PSC – self-report questionnaire (youth)   PDF (9KB)
Scoring guidelines WORD (35KB)

Further information can be found online at http://www.massgeneral.org/allpsych/PediatricSymptomChecklist/psc_order.htm

STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE (4 – 17 year olds)

Available in various versions, depending on age group and whether parent- or self-report. Available in various languages. Complex scoring process. Used by clinical psychologists in child and adolescent mental health services in Australia. Click below for:

What is the SDQ? http://sdqinfo.org/

PC1a – Parent-report for 4-10 year olds 

PDF (94KB)

PY1a – Parent-report for 11-17 year olds    

PDF (106KB)

YR1a – Self-report for 11-17 year olds

PDF (93KB)

Scoring guidelines. Link to http://sdqinfo.org/  Further information can be found online at http://sdqinfo.org/

CBT TRAINING AND PATIENT SELF-HELP MODULES:

In conjunction with Sutherland Division of Mental Health, our Division has developed a number of patient self-help modules based on psychological therapies commonly employed in helping people with anxiety disorders or depression. These were originally intended to be given to patients by a GP who had undertaken mental health training in these techniques.

GP training documents and resources:

Assessment and Diagnosis of Depression      

PDF (49KB)
Assessment and Diagnosis of Anxiety PDF (45KB)
Motivational Interviewing PDF (224KB)

The Psychological Interview

PDF (224KB)

Principles of Treatment for Depression 

PDF (37KB)
Principles of Treatment for Anxiety PDF (27KB)

Medication in Depression

PDF (51KB)
Medication in Anxiety PDF (31KB)

Rationale for CBT

PDF (34KB)

CBT and Depression

PDF (55KB)

CBT and Anxiety

PDF (37KB)

Patient self-help modules:

Controlled Breathing                                 PDF (18KB)
Learning to Relax PDF (24KB)
Sleep Q&As PDF (41KB)
Keeping Active PDF (150KB)
Mood Monitoring PDF (24KB)
Mood Diary PDF (18KB)
Depression and Solving Problems       PDF (57KB)
Anxiety and Solving Problems PDF (49KB)

Anxiety and Thinking Straight

PDF (31KB)

Depression and Thinking Straight

PDF (32KB)

SUTHERLAND DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL

Information about the Service    

 PDF (29KB) 

ACCESS Team Referral Form         

 PDF (80KB)       

CHILD YOUTH AND FAMILY COUNSELLING SERVICE, SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE

Information on the Service           

PDF (44KB)

 

GP Referral Form 

PDF (45KB)

Referral Pathways for GPs - Youth Health

Mental Health /Drug & Alcohol Patient Pathways for Young People  

PDF (46KB)

 

 

 

DIRECTORIES OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS

Directory of Organisations Providing Mental Health Services (22 Dec 2011)     

PDF (73KB)

Mental Health Individual Providers Directory (15 Dec 2011)  

PDF (197KB)

Directory of Private Psychiatric Hospitals PDF (32KB)

Detox and Rehab Services available to SE Sydney Residents

PDF (321KB)

Alcohol & Other Drugs Services in SE Sydney Residents

PDF (85KB)

Eating Disorders Services Directory 

PDF (58KB)

Template for Health Professionals/Services:
If you provide mental health services to the residents of Sutherland Shire and would like to be included in one of the local directories, or to update your information in this directory, please complete the relevant templates below and fax to us on 9545 3522

For individual providers, please complete this template WORD (34KB)

For organisations, please complete this template WORD (34KB) 

GP Mental Health Education and Training

The General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration is responsible for establishing and monitoring mental health education for GPs.

There are two main providers of face-to-face mental health training in the Sydney area. Please check their website for details:

 

Useful Mental Health Links

The addresses / links below will take you to specific web pages dealing with particular issues (eg treatments for depression and anxiety) however, these websites contain much more information. To find out about other aspects of mental illness, you may find it useful to click on the 'home' button when you are in these other sites.