Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
The CAMHS team is based at Breiwick House, South Road, Lerwick, where a multi disciplinary team provides a service to the population of Shetland.
We provide consultation, assessments and interventions; treatment can include different types of individual therapy: behavioural; cognitive; systemic; psychodynamic, family work of various kinds, and where needed prescribed medication. The kinds of problems we get referrals for include:
- psychosis
- depressive disorders
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- autistic spectrum disorders (as part of the pathway to diagnosis only)
- tourette's syndrome and complex tic disorders
- self-harm and suicide attempts
- eating disorders
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- phobias and anxiety disorders
- mental health problems secondary to abusive experiences
Useful Resources
- The Royal College of Psychiatrists have produced a helpful reference: Who's who in CAMHS: for young people, parents, teachers and carers: Who is who in CAMHS - for parents, teachers, young people and carers | Royal College of Psychiatrists (rcpsych.ac.uk)
- Heads Up Scotland have produced a very helpful website which includes advice on troubling behaviours, and has a section devoted to flourishing: www.handsonscotland.co.uk