General Adult Assessment
A General Adult Assessment is a comprehensive medical assessment of your mental health, exploring symptoms, history, and life experiences to develop an accurate diagnosis and personalised treatment plan.
A general adult assessment usually explores conditions such as depression and mood disorders, anxiety disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Affective Disorder, psychosis and trauma-related conditions such as PTSD and complex PTSD.
How we help
A General Adult psychiatric assessment with Porthia Clinic provides a thorough understanding of your mental health through a comprehensive medical evaluation. During your appointment, we take time to explore your current symptoms, life experiences, and medical history in detail. Our consultant psychiatrist will discuss how your mental health affects different aspects of your life, including work, relationships, and daily activities.
We consider various factors that may impact your wellbeing, including physical health, lifestyle, and personal circumstances. This detailed approach helps us understand not just what you’re experiencing, but why these difficulties may have developed. By building this complete picture, we can provide an accurate diagnosis when appropriate and develop a personalized treatment plan that aligns with your needs and goals.
Our assessment includes practical recommendations that may combine evidence-based treatments, lifestyle interventions, and strategies to manage symptoms effectively. We explain our findings clearly, helping you understand your mental health and empowering you to make informed decisions about your care. Following the assessment, we provide a detailed written report and will liaise with your GP or other healthcare providers with your permission.
What is the process
Assessment
Our comprehensive psychiatric assessment explores your experiences, symptoms, and history in detail. Working together, we build a clear understanding of your mental health needs through expert medical evaluation, listening carefully to how difficulties affect your daily life and wellbeing and creating a diagnosis or a description of your difficulties together.
Treatment Plan
Based on your assessment, we develop a personalized treatment plan combining evidence-based approaches with practical strategies. We explain our recommendations clearly, ensuring you understand and feel confident about each step of your treatment journey. In some cases the treatment plan will include medication. In other cases medication might not be suitable and your treatment plan may focus instead on lifestyle and wellbeing interventions or advice on psychological therapies.
Ongoing Support
We provide consistent support throughout your treatment, adjusting approaches as needed and helping you maintain positive progress. If you want to have additional follow up appointments to look in more detail at your difficulties and treatment planning we can provide this. If you have started medication you will need follow-up appointment reviews to monitor your response and titrate doses. This will be in addition to the initial assessment and treatment planning sessions included in the assessment fee. Regular review appointments ensure your care evolves with you, supporting lasting improvements in your mental health and well-being.
How to book
Choose an available appointment time through our online booking system for immediate confirmation These can be online or face to face. For general enquiries or to discuss specific requirements, please complete our contact form and our team will respond promptly.
Fees & Payments
£590 – 90 minute General Adult Assessment (Including a 60 minute assessment and a subsequent 30 minute discussion and treatment planning session).
Payments are only taken using our secure payment option when you book online.
Our cancellation policy requires at least 7 days notice to avoid a fee. Cancellations made within 2 working days will not be refunded. For more information please read our Terms and Conditions. Please contact us promptly to reschedule or cancel.
Important Information
- Initial assessment appointments last up to 90 minutes. This includes an initial 60 minute assessment and subsequent 30 minute treatment planning session. The assessment fee covers both of these appointments.
- Additional follow-up appointments are chargeable at a rate of £190 for up to 30 minutes.
- Appointments can be delivered online or face-to-face, but we are predominantly face to face.
- Treatment plans are provided as part of the fee, electronically on our patient portal.
- We always liaise with GP’s before and after an assessment.
Referral Information
Referral Process
To refer a patient or yourself, simply contact our clinic with the
individual’s details and relevant medical information. Our team will follow up to coordinate an appointment. Patient’s can self refer but in this situation we will need to liaise with their GP.
General Practitioners
General Practitioners (GPs) are medical doctors who provide primary healthcare, diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions. They offer preventive care, manage chronic illnesses, and refer patients to specialists when necessary. GPs are often the first point of contact for health concerns. If the referral does not come from a patient’s GP, we will liaise with their GP.
Insurance Companies
Insurance companies provide coverage for medical expenses, offering health plans that help reduce the cost of treatments, medications, and hospital visits. They work by pooling risk and collecting premiums from policyholders to cover various healthcare services. We are not currently aligned to any insurance companies, or private hospitals, but may be in the future.