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Mood Disorders Clinic at UBCH Hospital (UBCH)

Need help immediately?

If there is an urgent safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to emergency at your nearest hospital.

Suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433

Call BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

KUU-US Crisis Support Line (BC Wide Indigenous Toll Free Crisis and Support Line): 1-800-588-8717

The Mood Disorders Clinic, offered through UBC Mood Disorders Centre – Research, Education, Awareness, and Care Hub (MDC REACH) at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, provides a consultation clinic focusing on depression and bipolar disorders, in which patients receive careful assessment, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations.

How to access

  • Check eligibility

    ​We provide consultation and assessments for adults with mood disorders, primarily within the Vancouver Coastal Health region (Vancouver, North Shore, Richmond, and the Sunshine Coast).

    Outside this region, we limit referrals to psychiatrists or community mental health teams requesting a second opinion after six months of a prior psychiatric assessment.

  • Get a referral

    Referrals are made by Family Physicians,psychiatrists, and other specialists.

    Download the pychiatric outpatient referral form (PDF).

Hours of operation

Currently closed
  • Monday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday:   Closed
  • Saturday:   Closed
  • Sunday:   Closed

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UBC Hospital (UBCH)

UBC Hospital (UBCH) is part of Vancouver Coastal Health and is one of British Columbia's foremost teaching and research facilities situated on the University of British Columbia campus.

Mood Disorders Clinic

The Mood Disorders Clinic, offered through UBC Mood Disorders Centre – Research, Education, Awareness, and Care Hub (MDC REACH), provides a consultation clinic focusing on depression and bipolar disorders, in which patients receive careful assessment, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations.