About Psychiatry Associates North West

Our psychiatrists are experienced in the following areas:

Mental health conditions

  • Schizophrenia and other psychoses
  • Mood disorders (including depression & bipolar affective disorder)
  • Drug and alcohol misuse
  • Autism spectrum disorder (including aspergers disorder)
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Personality disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Post-natal conditions
  • Anxiety conditions (including panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder)
  • Somatoform conditions
  • Dual diagnosis

Legal contexts

  • Criminal proceedings
  • Family Court proceedings
  • Mental Health Review Tribunal
  • Prison law
  • Personal injury
  • Medical negligence

Medico-legal issues

  • Capacity
  • Fitness to plead and stand trial
  • Risk assessment
  • Treatment recommendations
  • Prognosis

Offending categories

  • Violence including homicide
  • Arson
  • Sexual offending
  • Acquisitive offending including burglary and robbery
  • Harassment

Sentence options

  • Hospital orders and other Mental Health Act disposals
  • Community disposals (including with conditions of psychiatric treatment)
  • Risk assessments to inform sentencing

Any specific information regarding experience can be provided by the case co-ordinator.