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Royal College of Psychiatrists

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. We promote mental health by:

  • Setting standards and promoting excellence in mental health care
  • Improving understanding through research and education
  • Leading, representing, training and supporting psychiatrists
  • Working with patients, carers and their organisations Mental health information for all

We also offer readable, user friendly and accurate information about mental health problems.

Leaflets

  • Alcohol and Drug Problems
  • Alzheimer's and Dementia
  • Anorexia and Bulimia
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults
  • Anxiety, panic and Phobias
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Carers
  • Debt
  • Depression
  • Feeling stressed?
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  • Learning Disabilities
  • Mental health in pregnancy
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Personality Disorder
  • Physical Illness
  • Postnatal Mental Health
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Schizophrenia
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Sleep Problems
  • Smoking & mental health
  • Spirituality and Mental Health
  • Treatments
  • Young People




Address:
21 Prescot Street , Whitechapel, London, E1 8BB
Telephone:
020 7235 2351 020 7977 6655
Sector:
Voluntary

Related Information

Subject Definitions

The service listing below gives talking therapy services provided by the NHS, charitable organisations or private practitioners. 
To make an appointment: Your GP can refer you for NHS services and you can contact charity sector services direct.  Read our factsheet ‘Finding a Therapist or Counsellor’ for info on private practitioners. Some services specialise by offering counselling, for example, to Asian women or couples. 
Charges: NHS services are free, some charities ask for a donation or have a sliding scale of fees and private counselling/therapy typically costs between £25-50.
Waiting times for talking therapies vary from a week for some private services to a number of months for some NHS services. 
Click on the Counselling Search (on left) for a full listing of Harrow counselling service waiting times.

Subject Overviews are currently being developed.