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Tribune News Network
Doha
THE Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) announced on Sunday that the support clinic at Al Wajbah Health Centre is now able to accept patients who are in need of psychological therapies, according to a press release.
The support clinic team includes psychologists and social workers who can help patients address common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
Dr Fatema Musa, Head of the Mental Health Programme at PHCC, said:"The availability of psychological therapies in primary health care brings much needed services closer to the homes of our patients, saving them a visit to hospital to receive these important services."
The newly opened Al Wajbah Health Centre delivers confidential primary care psychological therapies to patients aged 18 or above, who are already registered at a health centre. Patients can be referred by a physician to the support clinic. If you are not yet registered as a patient at a health centre, you can visit the PHCC website https://eservices.phcc.qa/location or go to your local health centre to complete the registration procedures.
The support clinic at Al Wajbah Health Centre delivers a range of psychological therapies in a safe environment, for example, one-to-one cognitive behavioural interventions to address a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, stress or bereavement.
Al Wajbah Health Centre, which opened in May 2018, is a wellness centre that is unique not only in Qatar but, the entire region. It provides comprehensive health services through family medicine clinics, which include the treatment of non-communicable diseases, follow-up of pregnant women and postpartum, healthy women, healthy children and periodic immunisations.
The centre also has laboratory, pharmacy, radiography and ultrasound and physiotherapy services.
Al Wajbah Health Centre has other wellness services that focus on health promotion, such as a gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam and massage services. The specialised clinics are equipped with the latest equipment.
Support clinics were earlier established at Rawdat Al Khail, Leabaib and Al Thumama health centres. All patients aged 18 years and above across the country now have access to primary care psychological therapies.
