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About

About

The Mood Disorders CARE (Clinical Assessment and Research in Edinburgh) Clinic is a specialist service for people experiencing depression or bipolar symptoms.

 

We offer a clinical assessment with a psychiatrist and the opportunity to take part in current or future clinical research studies and trials of new treatments.

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Edinburgh’s CARE clinic is funded through a joint collaboration between the research arm of the NHS known as the National Institute for Health and Care Research, NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh. Read more about this 

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What we offer

What we offer
  • Clinical assessment by a psychiatrist for patients experiencing depression or bipolar symptoms 
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  • If appropriate, treatment recommendations which are sent to your GP or care team after the one-off clinical assessment
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  • Access to research opportunities where eligible patients could be recruited into clinical trials investigating new treatments for mood disorders​​
 

Who we are looking for

Who we are looking for
  • Adults aged 18 or over 

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  • Experiencing depression or bipolar symptoms

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  • Willing to consider taking part in research

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  • Registered with NHS Lothian

Register your interest
If you are interested in taking part in a clinical research study, we first ask you to register your interest with us. You can do this by either emailing or telephoning us:

Email: CAREclinic@ed.ac.uk

Phone: 07345 752 983
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Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, Scotland. 

 

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