Health professionals

As a state-wide specialist service we accept referrals for assessment throughout Victoria, and on occasion from interstate.

We receive referrals from acute psychiatric inpatient units, community mental health services, aged mental health services, rural mental health services, private psychiatrists and general medical services, including general practice.

We assess patients who have a mixture of psychiatric and/or neurological conditions which require specialized diagnostic, investigational,  and management input.

PLEASE NOTE: Outpatient Appointments are scheduled at least 3 months in advance. If patients would like to cancel or reschedule their appointment, please keep this in mind.

How to refer

Referral form

Please complete our new online referral form

Please note - Referrals will only be considered as suitable for the service if a GP or medical specialist submits a completed online referral form only. Referrals sent via email will not be considered.

Discuss a referral

To discuss a referral, please contact us via telephone on 03 9342 8750

To speak with the Neuropsychiatry Intake Registrar, please go through the RMH switchboard or via reception at Neuropsychiatry 03 9342 8750.

Referral process

Once a referral is received by us, a decision is made as to whether an outpatient assessment for your patient is required. The clinical team meets weekly to discuss incoming referrals.

Request a Patient's Medical Record

If you require a medical record for a patient and/or client for legal purposes, please contact the Health Information Services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital on 03 9342 7359 or 03 9342 8008

Medical records and FOI requests

You have the right to access your medical record and other information. Find out how.

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Referral criteria

We assess patients who have a mixture of psychiatric and/or neurological conditions which require specialized diagnostic, investigational and management input.

We have expertise in the assessment of complex clinical psychiatric presentations.

Your patient may be referred to our service for either:

  • Differentiating severe mental illness from ‘organic disorders’
  • Younger onset dementia / rare/ atypical dementias
  • Movement disorders either primary (Huntington’s Disease or predictive Huntington’s Disease) or secondary (medication related)
  • Neurogenetics
  • Metabolic Neuropsychiatry
  • Inborn metabolic disorders with psychiatric sequelae (Niemann Pick Type C, PKU)
  • Cognitive impairment associated with psychiatric illness
  • Neurological disorders (e.g. Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy)
  • Complex Psychiatric disorder
  • Conversion disorders
  • Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Complex or treatment-resistant major psychiatric illness
  • ECT in ASD and Catatonia
  • Congenital neuropsychiatric disorders
  • Intellectual disability with neuropsychiatric sequelae
  • Other neuropsychiatric presentation (schizophrenia with movement disorder, vasculitis, organic psychiatric disorder, neurometabolic disorder)
  • Access to investigations for those with severe mental illness

Please note: Referrals will not be accepted if another service is felt to be more appropriate (such as a private psychiatrist, brain injury service etc.) or if the request is only for neuropsychology assessment and management. We are not a Neuropsychology service. Here is a comprehensive list of neuropsychology services

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What we offer

What can our specialist team offer your patient as well as yourself as a healthcare provider?

Our specialists can offer your patient as well as yourself as the patient’s health care provider:

  • neuropsychiatric assessment
  • neuropsychological assessment
  • primary or secondary consultations
  • second opinions
  • attendance at multidisciplinary meetings
  • educational seminars
  • involvement in carer and patient support
  • video interpreting services available

Please note: We do not do crisis assessments. Please contact either the ambulance, your nearest hospital or contact the NorthWesternMentalHealth Triage Service after-hours on 1300 874 243 (1300 TRIAGE)

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Clinical resources & tools

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