Specialist psychiatry services available through GSSC
Great Southern Specialist Centre supports access to specialist psychiatry services for the Great Southern community through Dr Nicholas Faint and Associate Professor Mat Coleman.
Dr Nicholas Faint is a resident psychiatrist based in Albany, providing specialist assessment and management for adults, including ADHD assessment and treatment, as well as a range of other mental health conditions.
Associate Professor Mat Coleman consults regularly through GSSC and provides specialist psychiatric services for children and adolescents, including ADHD, as well as general psychiatric conditions in adults. His areas of interest also include Addiction Psychiatry, including eating disorders, alcohol and substance dependence, and sexual health related conditions.
Associate Professor Mat Coleman also offers telehealth appointments where appropriate, supported through GSSC’s purpose-built telehealth facilities.
Both specialists provide referral-based psychiatric services involving structured assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and ongoing management where appropriate.
While some ADHD assessment and prescribing pathways may now occur in primary care, specialist psychiatry services continue to play an important role where more detailed assessment, medication initiation and adjustment, broader mental health management or ongoing specialist involvement may be required.
Where appropriate and once medications are stabilised, co-prescribing arrangements with a patient’s regular GP are also be available, minimising costs for patients.
Referrals are reviewed by the individual specialist and acceptance is based on clinical suitability and service capacity. These services do not provide emergency psychiatric care or support for high-risk acute presentations.
As a private specialist service, consultation fees do apply. Medicare rebates may be available with a valid referral from your GP or medical practitioner.
To view further information and referral details visit:
👉 https://gsspecialistcentre.com/specialist-category/psychiatry/
For referrals, appointments or queries contact GSSC Admin:
📞 (08) 9841 3500
📧 admin@gsspecialistcentre.com
