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Welcome to this website devoted to aspects of neuropsychiatry in New Zealand. This is a developing subspecialty of psychiatry with strong links both with neuropsychology and behavioural neurology, and the major local group is the Neuropsychiatry Section of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (formerly the Neuropsychiatry Interest Group of the College). See further details here.

The major international affiliation of this Section is to the International Neuropsychiatric Association, and Coho Miyoshi of Japan is currently the President of the INA.

At present there is little training in this country in neuropsychiatry as such, and this is a matter to be rectified over the coming years, especially by the newly formed Section of Neuropsychiatry of the local College of Psychiatrists. Much of the management of the above disorders is undertaken by general psychiatrists, and helpfully at least some training is now included in a number of training programs. Psychiatrists specialising in the mental health of older persons and psychiatrists liaising to general hospitals usually have more familiarity with neuropsychiatric disorders, and the majority of Australasian psychiatrists belonging to the Neuropsychiatry Section have trained and work as psychogeriatricians or consultation liaison psychiatrists. There is a newly formed Special Interest Group in Intellectual Disability in the RANZCP, and obviously there is considerable overlap in interest here.

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There are ongoing developments within Austism New Zealand, check their website for visiting speakers etc. They have recently established a medical reference group which includes Dr. Rosamund Hill and the author of this website, amoungst others.

West Links Family Services - Based in West Auckand but not limited to this geographic area; provides practical support and advocacy to families and individuals with invisible disabilities. They also have fortnightly support group meetings for those with ADHD and ASD (diagnosed or undiagnosed), featuring guest speakers regularly.
Contact: (09) 836 1941 / 027 214 4954 / westlinks.familyservices@xtra.co.nz / www.westlinksfamilyservices.co.nz.

There is a support group for women with an aquired brain injury, facilitated by Yvonne Prosee-Dixon.
Venue: 11 Griffin Avenue, Epsom, Auckland, NZ.
Date: Thursdays from 10am to 11:30am, on the second Thursday of the month.
If you would like to attend please RSVP Rosemary, administration officer.
(09) 520 4791 / admin.auckland@brain-injury.org.nz .