The Priory Hospital North London

What we treat

The Priory Hospital North London has three specialist units within the hospital:

• General adult psychiatry
• Addictions treatment unit
• Adolescent unit

General adult psychiatry

Our staff have the expertise to treat most psychiatric conditions. We offer a variety of treatment programmes for :

• Anger management
• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bipolar disorder
• Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
• Binge eating disorder
• Bulimia
• Depression
• Obesity
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Old age psychiatry
• Panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Post-natal disorders
• Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia and psychosis
• Sexual dsysfunction
• Somatoform disorder
• Stress

Addiction treatment programme

The Priory Hospital North London addiction programme provides intensive treatment, education and support to the individual and is designed to help them face the reality of their dependency, while promoting the restoration of physical and emotional health. The programme aims to minimise the psychological and physical distress of withdrawal by establishing abstinence in a safe and supportive environment.

The service specialises in addiction treatment for substance and behavioural dependency, such as alcohol, drugs, gambling, relationships and shopping.

Addiction treatment programme includes:

• FREE assessment to explore the problem in more detail without obligation to continue into treatment.
• FREE weekly aftercare support for 12 months post completion of the 28 day programme.
• FREE family support during and post treatment.

Adolescent unit

At The Priory Hospital North London we also help young people between the ages of 12 - 18 who are experiencing difficulties. The inpatient service is an age appropriate facility, situated in a secure area of the hospital. There are twenty beds with en-suite single room accommodation and communal areas. The service offers intensive inpatient and day patient care for the assessment and treatment of adolescents suffering from acute emotional, behavioural and mental health problems.

Adolescent OCD/BDD treatment

We also run a national specialist service for adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) on an inpatient, day patient and outpatient basis. The Department of Health has also commissioned inpatient beds for adolescents with treatment refractory OCD/BDD. Inpatients should be aged 12-18 but outpatients can be younger. The team is led by Dr David Veale, a renowned specialist in OCD and BDD, alongside a team of cognitive behavioural therapists and mental health nurses.