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The Prince Henry Hospital Mood Disorders Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Gordon Parker
Gordon Parker*
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
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1Address for correspondence: Professor Gordon Parker, School of Psychiatry, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick 2031, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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In 1985 a Mood Disorders Unit (MDU) was established at Prince Henry Hospital in Sydney as a clinical research module, linked with the psychiatric department of the University of New South Wales. There were three general objectives: first, to provide a specialized state-wide clinical service for the assessment and management of those with affective disorders, particularly treatment-resistant depression; secondly, to make a research contribution; and thirdly, to serve as an academic centre for teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines.

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Research Report
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , November 1993 , pp. 1033 - 1041
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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