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Public Service

Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Community Team

Hours

Monday to Friday: 8am - 4.30pm

Description

ADHB Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) provide services that will optimise the function and wellness of older adults with serious mental health problems or major changes in behaviour. 
 
Our aim is to enable individuals to continue to live as independently and meaningfully as possible in the environment of their and their family’s choosing.
 
We generally work with people aged 65 years and over, although we will see Maori and Pacific people over 55 years whose needs may best be met by our service. We work with people who have a long-standing or late-onset mental health problem and/or people with behavioural difficulties associated with a dementia.

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.

Procedures / Treatments

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Website

www.adhb.govt.nz

Location Information

Contact Details

Phone (09) 623 6474
Fax (09) 623 6475
Email mhsop@adhb.govt.nz

Mental Health Services 24 Hour Crisis Helpline - 0800 800717

Street Address

Ground Floor
Building 14
Greenlane Clinical Centre
Greenlane Road West
Greenlane
Auckland

Postal Address

Private Bag 92 189
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142

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