Dr Manohar Pai

FRANZCP, MRCPSYCH

Psychiatrist

Dr Manohar Pai has relocated to Suite 35, St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital (SATH) and will be accepting referrals for inpatient admission and outpatient day programs for 18-75 age group patients, Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm. This includes patients with DVA, Workcover or Private Health Cover. Dr Pai is also credentialled for ECT and provides inpatients rTMS treatment.

St Andrew’s Private Mental Health Unit is suitably equipped with modern facilities and patients are provided with the highest level of evidence based, recovery focused care and treatment for adults. SATH has the only private mental health unit in the Darling Downs who can offer a choice of ECT or rTMS for treatment of severe depression. Additionally, the St Andrew’s Hospital Psychology Clinic offers a range of outpatient day programs and group-based therapy programs aimed at improving an individual’s quality of life and recovery from mental health concerns. These programs are run throughout the year and are staffed by experienced psychologists, social workers, and mental health nurses.

Dr Pai has previously served in leadership roles in mental health such as being the lead for a regional ADHD service in Scotland and being lead for Mental Health Information Technology. Dr Pai’s main interest is ADHD both in adults and children and also has special interest in treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders such as Tourette’s and co-morbid mental disorders, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety and Depressive Disorders.

Dr Pai believes in a collaborative patient centred approach and enjoys working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues including GPs, psychologists, OTs, nurses and other specialists.

Dr Pai is a trained systemic psychotherapist practitioner with an expertise in family therapy in addition to being trained in other therapies such as Interpersonal Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and provides holistic mental health care including pharmacotherapy (medication management), individual and family psychotherapy.

Dr Pai does not accept referrals if there is comorbid eating issues and has limited capacity for outpatient referrals.

Focus On Mind
St Andrew’s Hospital
Suite 35, Building 4
280 North Street
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Ph: (07) 4602 2093
Fax: (07) 3811 2910
Email: admin@focusonmind.com.au