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Care of Mind Australia
Caring for your mind. Mindful of your health.
Private mental health care operating out of Ramsay Clinic Macarthur.
Doctors
Referral information
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Screeners
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Doctors
Dr. D'Souza
Care of Mind Australia provides psychiatric assessment and care planning from Ramsay Clinic Macarthur, with an emphasis on careful formulation, practical recommendations, and good recovery-oriented, person-centred collaboration with people seeking assistance for their mental health, their carers and families, and treating teams.
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Clinical approach
Dr D'Souza is a consultant psychiatrist. Qualifications: MBBS (University of Sydney), FRANZCP, Adv. Cert. Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Masters Psychiatry (HETI), B.Eng (USyd).
Dr D'Souza is passionate about understanding each person's story and working collaboratively to support their improved mental health, recovery, and wellbeing. He has a deep respect for the challenges and difficulties each person faces and their unique recovery journey, and feels grateful and privileged to help people who are entrusted to his care.
His approach is person-centred, strength-focused, and evidence-based, drawing on a biopsychosocial and culturally informed framework. His focus is on helping people optimise their overall health and fulfil their potential for a better quality of life on their terms.
Dr D'Souza has broad psychiatric and mental health clinical experience as a psychiatrist, including assessing and treating adolescents, adults, and older age individuals. He works with people and families experiencing complex presenting problems, including anxiety disorders, complex trauma and PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, personality disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, and addictions.
Dr D'Souza is a psychiatrist with sub-specialised training and extensive experience in youth mental health, ages 12 to 25, and consultation-liaison psychiatry, the sub-specialty treating mental health conditions in people with complex and impactful physical health problems such as neurological disorders, cancer, or immunological conditions. He has strong expertise in supporting people whose mental health is impacted by complex physical illness and in working with youth.
Dr D'Souza has worked across many different mental health and psychiatric settings, with extensive specialised experience in youth mental health and consultation-liaison psychiatry services. He has held academic appointments with WSU and UNSW, published in peer-reviewed journals, and is actively involved in teaching, supervising trainee doctors, and service improvement.
Screeners
ADHD and ASD screener
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ADHD
ASD
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Patient Information
Appointments, privacy, and practical details
Care of Mind Australia operates out of Ramsay Clinic Macarthur. Appointment and referral information should be confirmed through the clinic before attending.
Phone(02) 4640 5555
Address92/96 Dumaresq St, Campbelltown NSW 2560
Before an appointment
Appointment and referral information should be confirmed through the clinic before attending.
Please send the following before your appointment, ideally at least one week prior:
- Medication list.
- Mental health hospital discharge summaries.
- Past psychiatrist and psychologist review letters.
- Where relevant:
ADHD questionnaires, including self and observer reports, and teacher reports for adolescents. - Physical examination form.
- School report cards.
- Investigation reports, such as blood results, brain scan reports, and ECG reports.
Non urgent support
Please contact Ramsay Clinic Macarthur reception with your request and we will attempt to get back to you as soon as possible.
Urgent support
Contact emergency services on 000 if you need urgent assistance, are at risk of serious imminent harm to yourself or others, or are in a life-threatening emergency. You can also go straight to your nearest emergency department if you feel safe to transport yourself there.
Urgent phone support and advice
- NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 24/7 state-wide clinical triage service staffed by mental health professionals who can connect you to NSW Health services.
- Lifeline 13 11 14 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. You can also text 0477 13 11 14.
- Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 24/7 free professional phone and online counselling for people affected by suicide.
- Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 Free, private, confidential 24/7 counselling for young people aged 5 to 25.
Specialised phone support
- Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 24/7 support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention.
- MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78 24/7 telephone and online counselling service specifically for men.
- Open Arms 1800 011 046 24/7 mental health support for veterans and their families.
- 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732 24/7 support for people impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, or family violence.
- QLife 1800 184 527 Anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support, available 3:00 PM to midnight daily.
- Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673 Support for eating disorders and body image issues, available 8:00 AM to midnight daily.
- Blue Knot Foundation 1300 657 380 Specialist complex trauma support, including survivors of childhood trauma and abuse, available 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.
- SANE Australia 1800 187 263 Support for complex mental health issues and longer-term guidance, available 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Friday.
Screening reports
Screeners can help summarize symptoms, but they are not a diagnosis. Please double check the answers and scoring for accuracy. A clinician will still consider history, context, impairment, risks, and alternative explanations.
Privacy
The screener page runs locally in your browser and does not transmit your answers. Printed or saved reports should be stored and shared carefully.
Patient Resources
Information and support by condition
Curated, credible resources for patients, families, and carers. Where possible NSW Australia and national Australian services are listed first, followed by reputable international resources. These are general information and self-help links and do not replace individual clinical advice. Always confirm medication information with your prescriber and pharmacist.
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ADHD
Support organisations and patient information
- ADHD Foundation Australia — Australian peak body, factsheets, advocacy and education for adults, parents and clinicians.
- ADHD Australia — National advocacy organisation with consumer information and links to local supports.
- ADDitude Magazine — International ADHD magazine with extensive lifestyle, parenting and treatment articles.
- CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) — Major US not-for-profit; National Resource Center on ADHD.
- AADD-UK – Living with ADHD — Adult-focused UK information and lived-experience guides.
- CHADD – ADHD information for teens — Plain-language guidance written for adolescents.
- ADHD Foundation Australia – Teenagers and young adults — Australian guidance on ADHD across adolescence and emerging adulthood.
- Raising Children Network – Managing ADHD 12–18 years — Evidence-based Australian parenting site for adolescents.
Self-help and psychoeducation
- ADDitude – ADHD book recommendations — Curated reading list across ages and themes.
- Triple P – Positive Parenting Program (Australia) — Free or subsidised evidence-based parenting program available in NSW.
Diet, weight and growth on stimulant medication
- Boston Children's Hospital – Eating well on ADHD medication (PDF) — Practical strategies to limit weight and growth loss with psychostimulants.
- NHS Fife – My child has ADHD and has lost weight (PDF) — Family handout on managing appetite and weight on stimulants.
Co-occurring oppositional and behavioural difficulties
- AACAP – Oppositional Defiant Disorder Resource Center — US child psychiatry resource on ODD; useful family FAQ.
Medication information
- TGA – Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) search — Search official Australian CMI for methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta), dexamfetamine, lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), atomoxetine (Strattera), guanfacine (Intuniv).
- NPS MedicineWise – Medicine Finder — Plain-language consumer information on Australian medicines.
- healthdirect – Medicines — Australian government consumer medicines portal.
Phone support
- NSW Mental Health Line — 1800 011 511 (24/7 NSW Health triage and referral).
- Kids Helpline — 1800 55 1800 (counselling for ages 5–25).
- Parentline NSW — 1300 1300 52 (parenting support).
Autism spectrum (ASD)
Support organisations and patient information
- Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) — Largest Australian autism-specific service provider; information, education and support.
- Autism Awareness Australia — National charity with practical guides for families.
- Embrace Autism — Clinician-led site with detailed information on autism in adults, including assessment.
- National Autistic Society (UK) – Advice and guidance — Comprehensive advice across the lifespan.
- The Spectrum (Aspect) – Communication strategies — Practical communication supports.
- NAS – Making friends as an autistic adult — Friendship and social-connection guidance.
Self-help, books and screening tools
- Aspect – Top books about autism and neurodiversity for adults — Curated reading list.
- Autism Research Centre – Tests (AQ, ASQ etc.) — Validated self-screening questionnaires for adolescents and adults.
- ASSQ (Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire) — Online ASSQ for adolescents.
Phone and peer support
- Aspect Autism Helpline — 1800 277 328.
- headspace — 1800 650 890 (youth mental health 12–25).
- Carer Gateway — 1800 422 737 (national carer support).
Medication information
- Autism itself is not treated with medication. When medication is used for co-occurring concerns (e.g. risperidone or aripiprazole for severe irritability), check the TGA Consumer Medicines Information and NPS MedicineWise Medicine Finder.
Anxiety disorders
Support organisations and patient information
- Beyond Blue – Anxiety — Australian information, online forum and 24/7 support line.
- SANE Australia – Anxiety — Factsheets, peer forum and counselling.
- healthdirect – Anxiety — Australian government consumer health information.
Self-help workbooks and online programs
- CCI – Generalised anxiety and worry — Free CBT workbook from the WA Centre for Clinical Interventions.
- CCI – Social anxiety — CBT workbook for social anxiety.
- CCI – Panic self-help — Workbook for panic attacks and panic disorder.
- CCI – Self-esteem — CBT workbook on improving self-esteem.
- CCI – Appearance concerns — CBT workbook for body-image distress and BDD-spectrum concerns.
- This Way Up — Australian clinician-supported online CBT programs for anxiety and worry.
- MoodGYM — ANU-developed online CBT program for low mood and anxiety.
Adolescents and parents
- BRAVE Program – Teen anxiety — Free CBT online program for adolescents (and a parallel program for parents).
- Triple P Parenting (Australia) — Evidence-based parenting program addressing anxiety in children.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — Consumer information for SSRIs (sertraline, escitalopram, fluoxetine), SNRIs (venlafaxine, duloxetine), buspirone and benzodiazepines.
- NPS MedicineWise – Mental health and wellbeing — Plain-language articles on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medicines.
Phone support
- Beyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 (24/7).
- Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7).
- NSW Mental Health Line — 1800 011 511 (24/7).
Depression
Support organisations and patient information
- Beyond Blue – Depression — Australian information and 24/7 support.
- Black Dog Institute — Australian research and clinical institute with extensive consumer resources.
- SANE Australia – Depression — Factsheets, peer forums and counselling.
- healthdirect – Depression — Australian government consumer health information.
Self-help workbooks and online programs
- CCI – Back from the Bluez (depression workbook) — Free CBT-based self-help.
- MoodGYM — Online CBT program for low mood.
- This Way Up – Teen worry and sadness — Online CBT for adolescents.
- Black Dog Institute – ClearlyMe (teen app) — Free Australian app of CBT skills for adolescents with low mood.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — Search SSRIs, SNRIs, mirtazapine, agomelatine, vortioxetine, bupropion, tricyclics.
- NPS MedicineWise – Mental health and wellbeing — Independent consumer information on antidepressants.
Phone support
- Beyond Blue — 1300 22 4636 (24/7).
- Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7).
- Suicide Call Back Service — 1300 659 467 (24/7).
- Kids Helpline — 1800 55 1800 (ages 5–25, 24/7).
PTSD and Complex PTSD
Support organisations and patient information
- Blue Knot Foundation — Australian national centre of excellence for complex trauma; helpline, resources and counselling.
- SANE Australia – Complex PTSD — Factsheet for cPTSD.
- Phoenix Australia – Recovery — Australian Centre of Posttraumatic Mental Health: information for survivors and families.
- Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling — Free 24/7 mental health support for veterans and families.
- 1800RESPECT — National sexual assault and domestic / family violence counselling.
Self-help
- NHS Inform – PTSD and cPTSD self-help guide — Comprehensive workbook with grounding and trauma-focused strategies.
- US VA – PTSD apps (PTSD Coach, CPT Coach) — Free evidence-based self-management apps.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — SSRIs (sertraline, paroxetine), SNRIs (venlafaxine), prazosin (for nightmares).
- NPS MedicineWise – Medicine Finder — Consumer information.
Phone support
- Blue Knot Helpline — 1300 657 380 (9 am – 5 pm daily).
- Open Arms — 1800 011 046 (24/7, veterans & families).
- 1800RESPECT — 1800 737 732 (24/7).
- Lifeline — 13 11 14.
OCD
Support organisations and patient information
- OCD-UK – Self-help — Detailed UK charity site with self-help guides and lived-experience.
- SANE Australia – OCD — Factsheets and peer support.
Self-help workbooks
- NHS Inform – OCD self-help guide — ERP-informed self-help.
- Anxiety Canada – Adult OCD self-help manual (PDF) — Detailed CBT/ERP workbook.
- International OCD Foundation — Patient and family information, treatment finder.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — SSRIs at higher doses (fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, sertraline, paroxetine, escitalopram), clomipramine.
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)
Support and information
- TLC Foundation for BFRBs – Education library — Authoritative resource on trichotillomania, skin picking and related behaviours.
- TLC Foundation – Find help & treatment providers — Provider directory and self-help guides.
Borderline personality / DBT
Patient information and self-help
- SANE Australia – Borderline Personality Disorder — Factsheets and peer forum.
- Spectrum (Victoria) – BPD service — Information and resources for BPD and complex personality.
- DialecticalBehaviorTherapy.com — Free explanations of the four DBT skills modules.
- DBT Self Help — Comprehensive free DBT skills site.
- DBT Bites – Skills videos — Short DBT skills videos.
Phone support
- Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7).
- SANE Australia — 1800 187 263 (10 am – 8 pm Mon–Fri).
Eating disorders
Support organisations and patient information
- Butterfly Foundation — National charity, helpline, webchat and family support.
- InsideOut Institute — National research and clinical institute (University of Sydney / NSW Health). Self-help, screener and clinician resources.
- Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA) — Carer-led peak body for families.
- Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) — National-grade information including treatment options.
- healthdirect / Butterfly partnership — Australian government information portal.
Self-help workbooks and treatment resources
- CCI – Disordered eating self-help — CBT workbook for disordered eating.
- CBT-E – Resources and handouts — Enhanced CBT (CBT-E) by Christopher Fairburn.
- CBT-E – Self-help programme / book — Self-help approach to CBT-E.
- CBT for binge-eating disorder – self-help manual (PDF) — Mitchell & colleagues self-help manual.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — Fluoxetine for bulimia, lisdexamfetamine for moderate–severe binge-eating disorder, antiemetics, supplements.
- NPS MedicineWise – Medicine Finder — Consumer information.
Phone support
- Butterfly National Helpline — 1800 33 4673 (8 am – midnight daily).
- Eating Disorders Victoria Hub — 1300 550 236.
Psychosis and schizophrenia
Support organisations and patient information
- SANE Australia – Schizophrenia — National charity factsheets, peer forum and counselling.
- headspace Early Psychosis — Specialist early intervention for 12–25 year olds.
- Orygen — Australian youth mental health institute with psychosis fact sheets for young people and families.
- Mind Australia — Community-based psychosocial recovery and rehabilitation.
- Neami National — Community mental health support, recovery and outreach.
- One Door Mental Health (formerly Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW) — NSW-based support, education, advocacy and Well Ways carer programs.
- Mental Health Carers NSW — NSW peak body for family/carers.
Self-help and psychoeducation
- CCI – Coping with psychosis (self-help) — Free CBT-informed workbooks on coping with voices and unusual beliefs.
- Royal College of Psychiatrists – Schizophrenia — Patient-friendly guidance.
- Intervoice – Hearing Voices Network — International peer-led network for people who hear voices.
Medication information
- NPS MedicineWise – Antipsychotic medicines — Plain-language consumer information.
- TGA – CMI search — Risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, aripiprazole, paliperidone, clozapine, depot antipsychotics.
Phone support
- NSW Mental Health Line — 1800 011 511 (24/7).
- SANE Australia — 1800 187 263 (10 am – 8 pm Mon–Fri).
- Mental Health Carers NSW Carer Line — 1300 554 660.
Bipolar disorder
Support organisations and patient information
- Black Dog Institute – Bipolar — Australian psychoeducation, self-tests and clinical fact sheets.
- SANE Australia – Bipolar disorder — Factsheets, helpline and peer forum.
- Bipolar Australia — National peer-led advocacy, education and support.
- Bipolar Life — Australian peer support groups.
- healthdirect – Bipolar disorder — Government-funded Australian consumer information.
Self-help and psychoeducation
- CCI – Back from the Bluez — CBT workbook applicable to the depressive pole.
- Bipolar UK – Mood scale — Validated daily mood-tracking tool.
- Royal College of Psychiatrists – Bipolar — Patient-friendly UK guidance.
- NIMH – Bipolar disorder — US National Institute of Mental Health overview.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — Lithium carbonate, sodium valproate (Epilim), lamotrigine (Lamictal), quetiapine (Seroquel), olanzapine, aripiprazole.
- NPS MedicineWise – Medicine Finder — Consumer information for mood stabilisers.
Phone support
- SANE Australia — 1800 187 263.
- Lifeline — 13 11 14.
- NSW Mental Health Line — 1800 011 511.
Alcohol addiction
Support organisations and patient information
- NSW Alcohol & Drug Information Service (ADIS) — 24/7 NSW counselling, information and referral on 1800 250 015.
- Your Room NSW – Alcohol — NSW Health consumer alcohol information.
- Hello Sunday Morning — Australian charity supporting changing your relationship with alcohol.
- DrinkWise Australia — Health-promotion charity with consumer resources.
- healthdirect – Alcohol — Government consumer information.
Self-help, peer recovery and apps
- Daybreak app — Free Australian peer-supported behaviour-change app.
- SMART Recovery Australia — Free CBT-based self-help meetings (online and across NSW).
- SMART Recovery – Meetings finder — Find local NSW or online meetings.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Australia — National 12-step peer support.
- Al-Anon Family Groups Australia — Support for families affected by someone else's drinking.
Withdrawal and clinical resources
- NSW Health – Clinical guidance for withdrawal management (PDF) — NSW guidelines on safe alcohol and other drug withdrawal.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — Naltrexone (ReVia), acamprosate (Campral), disulfiram (Antabuse), thiamine, benzodiazepines for supervised withdrawal.
- NPS MedicineWise – Medicine Finder — Consumer information.
Phone support
- NSW ADIS — 1800 250 015 (24/7).
- Family Drug Support — 1300 368 186 (24/7).
- DirectLine (national) — 1800 888 236.
Gaming and internet addiction
Support organisations and patient information
- Game Aware — Australian education and treatment service focused on problem gaming.
- Reset Mind Health — Australian clinical service for screen and gaming overuse.
- Turning Point — National addiction treatment and research centre; provides counselling for behavioural addictions.
- eSafety Commissioner – Online gaming — Australian government guidance on safe gaming and screen time.
- Raising Children Network – Screen time and healthy habits — Australian parenting guidance.
- Gambling Help Online — Useful where loot boxes and gambling overlap; 24/7 support 1800 858 858.
Self-help and peer support
- Internet & Technology Addicts Anonymous (ITAA) — Free 12-step online meetings.
- reSTART Life — US program for gaming/internet addiction with widely cited self-assessments.
Phone support
- Gambling Help Online — 1800 858 858 (24/7).
- Family Drug Support — 1300 368 186.
- Kids Helpline — 1800 55 1800.
Opioid addiction
NSW services and patient information
- Your Room NSW – Opioids — NSW Health consumer information on opioids and treatment.
- NSW Health Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) — Information on methadone and buprenorphine maintenance.
- NSW Take Home Naloxone Program — Free naloxone access points and overdose response information.
- NUAA (NSW Users and AIDS Association) — Peer-led harm reduction, naloxone training and support.
- ScriptWise — Australian advocacy and education on prescription medicine dependence.
Self-help, peer support and family
- Narcotics Anonymous Australia — Free 12-step meetings nationwide.
- SMART Recovery Australia — Free CBT-based self-help meetings.
- Family Drug Support — 24/7 family helpline.
Medication information
- NPS MedicineWise – Managing pain when taking opioids — Consumer information on opioid medicines and safe use.
- TGA – CMI search — Methadone, buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone, Subutex), long-acting buprenorphine (Sublocade, Buvidal), naloxone (Nyxoid, Prenoxad).
Phone support
- NSW ADIS — 1800 250 015 (24/7).
- Family Drug Support — 1300 368 186 (24/7).
- Pharmaceutical Services Branch (NSW Health) — for OTP enquiries.
Cannabis / THC addiction
Support organisations and patient information
- Cannabis Information and Helpline (Turning Point) — National helpline 1800 30 40 50, online self-help and counselling.
- Your Room NSW – Cannabis — NSW Health consumer cannabis information.
- Positive Choices — Australian school-aged drug education resources including cannabis.
- Counselling Online (Turning Point) — Free 24/7 chat and phone counselling for AOD concerns.
Self-help and peer support
- Marijuana Anonymous Australia — 12-step peer meetings (online and in person).
- SMART Recovery Australia — CBT-based self-help meetings.
- NIDA – Cannabis (Marijuana) — US research-based information.
Phone support
- Cannabis Information and Helpline — 1800 30 40 50.
- NSW ADIS — 1800 250 015 (24/7).
- Family Drug Support — 1300 368 186.
Insomnia and sleep
Support organisations and patient information
- Sleep Health Foundation (Australia) — National peak body. Sleep factsheets and consumer information.
- Sleep Health Foundation – CBT-i — Overview of CBT for insomnia.
Self-help workbooks and apps
- CCI – Sleep self-help — Free CBT-i self-help workbook.
- CCI – Sleep (clinician resources) — Detailed clinician-style materials.
- CCI – Sleep hygiene info sheet (PDF) — One-page sleep hygiene handout.
- This Way Up – Insomnia program — Australian online CBT-i program.
- A Mindful Way – Sleep — Mindfulness-informed sleep program.
- CBT-i Coach (US VA mobile app) — Free evidence-based CBT-i app.
Medication information
- TGA – CMI search — Melatonin (Circadin), short-term hypnotics (zolpidem, zopiclone, temazepam), low-dose mirtazapine, doxepin.
- NPS MedicineWise – Medicine Finder — Consumer information.
Phone support
- NSW Mental Health Line — 1800 011 511 (when sleep difficulties relate to a mental-health crisis).
- healthdirect — 1800 022 222 (24/7 nurse advice).
Transgender, gender diverse and non-binary support
Support organisations and patient information
- TransHub (ACON) — NSW digital information platform for trans and gender diverse people, families and clinicians.
- ACON — NSW LGBTQ+ health organisation.
- AusPATH — Australian Professional Association for Trans Health; provider directory.
- AusPATH – Find a provider — Searchable directory of trans-affirming providers.
- The Gender Centre (NSW) — NSW peer support, counselling and accommodation services.
- Twenty10 / GLCS NSW — LGBTIQA+ youth and young adult support service in NSW.
NSW gender services (clinical)
- Westmead AYAM (Sydney) – Adolescent Ambulatory Care Centre — Referrals via WSLHD-AYAMadmin@health.nsw.gov.au.
- Maple Leaf House (Hunter New England) — Rural / regional NSW gender service. Phone (02) 4016 4980.
- HNE Kids Health – Trans information for young people (PDF)
- HNE Kids Health – Trans information for families (PDF)
Medication information
- TransHub – Hormone therapy — NSW-specific consumer and clinician information on gender-affirming hormones.
- TGA – CMI search — Estradiol, testosterone, GnRH analogues (leuprorelin, triptorelin), spironolactone, cyproterone.
Phone support
- QLife — 1800 184 527 (3 pm – midnight, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support).
- The Gender Centre (NSW) — (02) 9519 7599.
- Twenty10 — (02) 8594 9555.
General medication information (TGA, NPS, healthdirect)
Australian medicines information
- TGA – Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) — Official Australian search for CMI and Product Information leaflets.
- NPS MedicineWise – Medicine Finder — Plain-language consumer info on Australian medicines.
- NPS MedicineWise – Mental health and wellbeing — Articles on antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics.
- healthdirect – Medicines — Government consumer medicines portal.
- Australian Prescriber — Free peer-reviewed independent prescribing journal.
- Choosing Wisely Australia — Patient/clinician resources on appropriate prescribing.
All-Australia crisis and support phone numbers
- Emergency 000 Police, ambulance, fire — for imminent risk to life.
- NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 24/7 NSW Health triage and referral.
- Lifeline 13 11 14 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. Text 0477 13 11 14.
- Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 24/7 free phone and online counselling.
- Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 24/7 mental health support.
- Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 24/7 counselling for ages 5–25.
- headspace 1800 650 890 Youth mental health 12–25.
- 13YARN 13 92 76 24/7 crisis line for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people.
- 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732 Sexual assault and family / domestic violence.
- QLife 1800 184 527 LGBTIQ+ peer support, 3 pm – midnight.
- MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78 24/7 support for men.
- Open Arms 1800 011 046 24/7 support for veterans & families.
- StandBy Support After Suicide 1300 727 247 24/7 suicide bereavement support.
- SANE Australia 1800 187 263 Complex mental health, 10 am – 8 pm Mon–Fri.
- Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673 Eating disorders, 8 am – midnight.
- Blue Knot Foundation 1300 657 380 Complex trauma, 9 am – 5 pm.
- NSW ADIS 1800 250 015 Alcohol & Drug Information Service, 24/7.
- Family Drug Support 1300 368 186 24/7 support for families affected by AOD.
- Cannabis Helpline 1800 30 40 50 National cannabis information & counselling.
- Gambling Help Online 1800 858 858 24/7 gambling and behavioural addiction support.
- healthdirect 1800 022 222 24/7 nurse advice line.
External links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement. Content on linked sites is the responsibility of the respective organisations and may change. Always discuss medication information with your prescriber and pharmacist before changing how you take a medicine.
Doctor Information
Referral information for clinicians
Clear referral questions and relevant background information help make assessment time more useful for patients, referrers, and treating teams.
Referral letters
Please make referrals out to Dr. D'Souza.
Phone(02) 4640 5555
Address92/96 Dumaresq St, Campbelltown NSW 2560
Collateral information
For neurodevelopmental questions, developmental history, school reports, prior assessments, family observations, and workplace or study impact can be especially useful.
Reports
Reports include: diagnostic considerations, treatment recommendations, monitoring suggestions, and shared-care points where clinically appropriate.
Screeners
Completed screeners can support the referral question, but should be interpreted alongside clinical interview, impairment, collateral history, and differential diagnosis.