Psychiatric Services - Overview
Dr Vijay Raj sees both children and adults. He provides psychiatric assessments and treatments for a large number of mental illnesses including the following and related conditions:
Mood Disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Affective Disorder
Anxiety Disorders such as Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, and Specific Phobias
Adjustment Disorders
Impulse Control Disorders
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
Illness Anxiety Disorder, Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Disorder) and Somatic Symptom Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
School Refusal
Eating Disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and Binge Eating Disorder
Psychotic Disorders such as Drug Induced Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and Schizoaffective Disorder
Personality Disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, and Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Dr Raj cares for his patients using many different treatment modalities including:
Psychological Therapy
Psychotropic medications prescription and management
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Referral Process
Referral from GP (ideally) or Specialist to Dr Raj’s clinic at Healthy Mind Solutions in Shepparton.
The referral will be reviewed for suitability.
An appointment will then be organised in discussion with the patient.
Please note that Dr Raj does not see children and adolescents with ongoing custodial concerns. He does not do any medicolegal assessments, or see patients requiring reports for TCA, DVA, Workcover, Insurance or Income Protection.
Please directly contact the clinic with any questions pertaining to the referral.
Fees
For information on fees, please liaise with the clinic.