The mental health team of HVE (Heilbrigðisstofnun Vesturlands) is a multidisciplinary team that provides services to individuals 18 years of age and older with serious mental disorders who need intensive assistance and follow-up. The team includes a psychiatrist, a doctor, a psychologist, a psychotherapist and a user representative.

Treatment options

The treatment options of the mental health team are varied but the team provides multidisciplinary treatment where the needs of the individual are the main focus.

There are also mental health groups that work on behalf of the team, once a week in Akranes and once a month in Borgarnes and Stykkishólmur.

References

References to the mental health team should be made through the physicians of the healthcare system or other institutions if appropriate. However, midwives in maternity and infant health care may in certain cases send a reference to the team. References can also be made from the psychiatric ward of Landspítali in case of direct continuation of admission as well as from social service employees. It is important that other resources have been tried before referring to the mental health team.

Location and area

The service of the mental health team covers all municipalities and residents in West Iceland but mostly takes place in Akranes. However, the team tries to meet the needs of residents everywhere in the region as much as possible with locational interviews and electronic solutions.

Cooperation

The HVE Mental Health Team works in collaboration with other mental health teams and institutions when needed. These can be the reception psychiatric units and the emergency department of the National University Hospital. The team also works with social services of local authorities in cases where this is appropriate or other institutions involved in the social or health services of our clients. The mental health team also refers cases elsewhere if treatment outside of an institution is considered to be more effective.

Contact

You can contact the team via the team's e-mail. The Healthcare Authority in Akranes also receives calls and sends messages. HVE's telephone number is

Akranes is 432-1000. If you have suggestions, complaints or compliments regarding our operations, we would like to hear from you as any suggestions about our operations help us to improve our service.

The mental health team at the Capital Area Health Care Center handles ADHD diagnoses for the whole country, but you can get referral through your health care center.

The Autism Association can advise where to go for autism diagnosis in adulthood.

Website: - Phone: 562-1590.

No fee is paid for the time of arrival at the team’s therapists.

The HVE Mental Health Team does not conduct ADHD diagnosis, diagnostic tests, developmental assessments or autism diagnosis. Also, renewals of certificates should be carried out through health care.