BC Neuropsychiatry Program at UBC Hospital (UBCH)
- Detwiller Pavilion - 2255 Wesbrook Mall - 1st floor Vancouver, BC V6T 2A1
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- Phone: (604) 822-9758
- Fax: (604) 822-7491
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The Neuropsychiatry Program treats adults with brain injuries or diseases causing serious disturbances in behaviour, mood, intellectual abilities or thinking processes and somatoform disorders.
How to access
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Check eligibility
- Adults aged 19 and above
We accept referrals for consideration to the UBC Neuropsychiatry Program for patients with:
- Dementia of any cause, with either major behavioral or psychiatric components, and/or a need to exclude a causal or contributing psychiatric illness (e.g. pseudodementia)
- Neurological disease, injury or condition leading to a psychiatric presentation
- Episodic disturbances thought to possibly result from a neurological disorder, such as epilepsy
- Unresponsive states, such as catatonia
- Movement disorders that require psychiatric interventions such as tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease
- Somatoform & conversion disorders
We do not accept referrals for:
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Developmental Disorders, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, including Asperger's Disorder- Refer to CLBC or Spectrum
- Patients with active medical/legal cases, including ICBC
- Patients with active WorkSafe BC cases unless referred via a WorkSafe BC medical advisor
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Get a referral
You must be referred by a doctor or hospital within BC or the Yukon.
Find referral forms and instructions on the BC NP website. Click on the top left corner "Program Description & Referral Forms" to access information.
Hours of operation
Outpatient Clinic: Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Inpatient Units: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You must be referred by a doctor or hospital within BC or the Yukon.
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