Main Office:
124a Shakespeare Road
Takapuna
North Shore City
The service has an office at Waitakere Hospital in the Child Health Unit.
Women can be assessed and seen at venues convenient to them e.g. WDHB facilities, home, community setting.
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Maternal Mental Health Service | Waitematā | Te Whatu Ora
Street Address
Postal Address
Maternal Mental Health
Private Bag 93503
Takapuna
Auckland 0620
Contact Details
Phone (09) 488 4634
E-mail - General enquiries only : MaternalMHS@waitematadhb.govt.nz
For referrals or other clinical enquiries please contact the appropriate team as below.
- Rodney:
- West:
- North:
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. It is usually a recurring (i.e. keeps coming back) disorder that can cause a lot of havoc in all aspects of a person’s life. People with this disorder will experience periods of extreme mood changes but also periods of stable mood during which they may be able to return to everyday routines.
These changes of mood can be very extreme and occur for no apparent reason. Different people will experience this disorder in different ways; some may have few episodes, others many, and symptoms may vary from mild to severe. When severely depressed or elevated, a person can become ‘psychotic’ i.e. lose touch with reality.
Treatment
- Usually by medication (antidepressants if depressed and mood stabilisers if depressed and manic)
- A combination of counselling and psychotherapy (‘talking therapy’) may hasten recovery
- Hospitalisation may be required for those who are very unwell and are posing a risk to themselves or to others.
https://healthpoint.co.nz/public/mental-health-specialty/maternal-mental-health-service-waitemata/