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Medical Referrals

We accept patient referrals from Medical Practitioners.

Client notes are provided as standard and include PHQ9, GAD7, Emotional Scaling or Kessler10 assessments. We’ll advise the before and after assessments and treatment provided.

If you have a specific format for notes please advise the Shinnick Practitioner you refer to. Our standard delivery system is email to the specified practice email address. If your Practice, PHO or DHB have a specific measurement standard please advise this and we’ll ensure the client is assessed in that way. We use the PHQ9 and Emotional Scaling as standard.

Once clients transition from being depressed or anxious to feeling good and being able to sleep better, we will communicate this through practice notes and advise the patient to contact the referring practice to schedule an appointment to review medications.

We advise patients that any change in medication or coming off medication should be done with the advice of their Medical Doctor.

• Shinnick Practitioners abide by the HDC Code of Rights and their individual professional body codes of conduct
• Certified practices working with depression are listed here. These are practices certified to provide the Stage 1 and or Stage 2 Shinnick Depression Treatment. Practices are available for employment at medical rooms. Most clients only require the Stage 1 treatment.
• Certified depression Practitioners are listed here. Certified Practitioners are available for employment at medical rooms and don’t currently have a practice that they work from.
  

Clinical Trials

We have developed a modified short form of our Stage 1 Shinnick Depression Treatment in conjunction with the University of Auckland, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care. This treatment model is intended for use by GP’s as a first intervention with depression patients.

The GP Treatment is being researched in Registered Clinical Trial with the University of Auckland and includes medical team members from New Zealand, Australia, England, Canada and the United States.

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We intend to continue to seek further Clinical Trials to research this methodology of drug free depression treatment and the full Stage 1 and Stage 2 Shinnick Depression Treatments.

We are continuing research into other areas of mental health and have expressions of interest in researching our Anxiety and Dyslexia treatments.

Stage 1 Treatment

Treatment durations: 1.5-2 hours.

Session Summary:

• Complete client information form
• Complete depression assessments
• Complete broader risk assessment
• Complete the stage 1 Shinnick Depression Treatment, primarily a coaching programme for how to get out of being depressed.
• Schedule follow up.

Clients report feeling instantly better and in control of their emotions.

We’d expect the pre and post session Emotional Scaling to typically change from 3-8 and moving from No-Yes when considering if the patient feels in control of their emotions.

Typically we’d expect a two week follow up to show a PHQ9 of 4-8 and less than 10. Where the pre-session PHQ9 had been 18.

Stage 2 Treatment

Treatment durations: 1-5 hours typically.

Treatment Methodology: Talking therapies and coaching processes focused on minimising or removing the subconscious and conscious triggers to the depression or skills to function post depression. This includes approved processes from NLP Clinical Therapy, Counselling and Shinnick Depression Therapy.

Clients report having issues that have sat with them for years being lifted or removed.

Sleep Changes: Clients often report being able to sleep more easily. This is a direct result of the change from being depressed to feeling in control of their emotions and feeling good. We contribute to this by reviewing their sleep and coaching them through new strategies for sleeping.