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Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People

Description

Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People is an integrated assessment and treatment service for older people (65 and over) with moderate to severe mental health problems or behavioural and psychological symptom associated with Dementia.

Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People serves the population of Counties Manukau District Health Board who are 65 or older.  There are provisions for younger people who would benefit from the services provided by MHSOP.

MHSOP has a 15 bed inpatient unit based at Middlemore Hospital and two geographically divided Community teams.  MHSOP has multi-disciplinary teams consisting of:

  • Registered Nurses
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Consultant Psycho-Geriatricians
  • Registrars

The service is led by a service manager and psychiatrist/clinical head.

The teams practice an integrated model which means that the consumers care is coordinated by the multi-disciplinary team in a way that is best suited to their needs in the community.  If an inpatient stay is required, the community team remains involved in the care planning with the added specialty of the inpatient team.

Referral Expectations

Referrals should be made by your GP, geriatrician or other health service provider.

Your GP will rule out any treatable causes, such as physical illness or infection.

Our team will usually discuss the referral with your GP if she/he hasn't been involved.

Common Conditions

  • What is Mental Illness?

    Mental illness is a clinically significant behaviour or psychological disorder that is associated with distress or disability.   A mental illness can continuously or intermittently affect our capacity for speech, language, mood, affect, thoughts, perceptions, insight, judgement, cognition (understanding) and volition (ability to make choices)... More

  • Anxiety Disorders

    We all feel some anxiety at some time or other... More

  • Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression

    This is a mood disorder in which both depressive (persistent low mood) and manic (elevated or high mood) episodes are experienced... More

  • Dementia With Challenging Behaviours

    Dementia is a disease of the brain usually of a chronic or progressive nature in which there is a decline in function including memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, language and judgement... More

  • Depression

    Depression is a mood disorder. Emotional states like sadness, ‘feeling blue’ or tearfulness are part of normal human experience... More

  • Schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects about 1% of the general population... More

Consultants

Dr Mark Fisher
Psychogeriatrician - Clinical Head
Dr John Hopkins
Consultant Psychiatrist - East Team
Dr Wael Mohamed
Consultant Psychiatrist - South Team
Dr Nina Molteno
Snr Medical Officer - Ward 35

Website

www.cmdhb.org.nz

Location Information

Contact Details

Phone (09) 270 9797
Fax (09) 276 0222

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am - 5pm

Street Address

A,T & R, Building 31
Hospital Road
Otahuhu
Auckland

Postal Address

MHSOP
Private Bag 93311
Otahuhu
Auckland 1640

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