Belmont Private Hospital

For any mum that's considering coming here with postnatal depression/anxiety: just do it! This place is amazing, I got so much out of here. Any new parents know about the sleepless nights with a newborn... well this place has an overnight nursery, so as a new mum, you're able to get a full night's sleep!! The psychology and nursing team are very supportive and highly experienced, I think this place is not a hospital, it's a hotel for mothers and babies!

Psychiatrist, nurses, cleaning and restaurant staff are amazing, overworked and have no clear direction from senior staff.Website states supper is supplied but all that’s available is high fat and sugar snacks from the vending machine.Only caffeinated coffee and tea available.Menu hasn’t changed in 12 months and no nutritional values supplied for meals.Marion is firm but caring, the other one(J)treats patients with contempt and is a bully who revels in “power” having what she thinks is the right to speak and treat patients how she likes, is rude and insensitive towards patients safety.

Why are the patients enabled to use their phone? Is this conducive to therapy.?When my boyfriend was in there he kept messaging me, his messages were of a person who changed from a happy guy to someone displaying cognitive dissonance.I’m pretty sure I found out later it was a condition under a CTO that he was there?

I had my first experience staying at a facility here, it has left me with more trauma than I went in with, one of the worst experiences of my life, I reached out for help several times and the nurses don’t have the time of day for you, the management isn’t much better. I felt alienated, ostracised and like a burden.It has scared me off of asking or seeking help in the future.A few things I dealt with include;-turned away when crying to nurses to talk and told they are ‘too busy’-begging for support and just being medicated instead-forgetting to be given dinner-The doctor there also made me feel like a burden and invalided my diagnoses & emotions by saying they ‘didn’t matter’-cigarettes inside the facility and everywhere you go outside is full of smokers even thought it is supposed to be a ‘smoke free environment’ I actually relapsed smoking while here because of how much it was going on-patients vaping inside the hospitalI would not recommend this place to any one if they are looking for support. Or to better themselves

Ive had multiple admissions over several years in my twenties I have been a patient with Dr Martin for 12 years and even though I moved north we still regularly have a zoom meeting. I found the majority of nursing staff good although very busy at times. The public mental health system was so traumatic and distressing but with the support of my doctor and good facilities I felt safe. They also have a good postnatal unit for mum and bub. It has now been 8 years since I have required an admission as a in patient.

The mother and baby unit at the Brisbane Centre for Postnatal Disorders is amazing. The nurses, psychiatrists and psychologists are very caring and professional. The group therapy program and individual sessions are very good and finally let me get to the bottom of things after years of therapy. I recommend this place to anyone going through postnatal depression or anxiety. Don't be afraid to leave your baby with the nurses over night, they are very loving and experienced. It is also helpful to be able to connect with other mothers who are going through the same thing.

I am a current patient and my psychiatrist has not responded for 2 weeks now after me leaving 3 voicemails saying I need help urgently. My mental health has dramatically declined and nobody has returned my calls. No follow ups. Nothing. I feel like nobody cares.

If I’m seeking for help for my love one, the minimum that I would expect is a caring and helpful answer from general enquires. Lady was not interested to hear or lead me to what can I do. Not a good first experience

Look, it’s a mental hospital and they are never fun places. Belmont staff for the most are very caring and attentive and if there's an issue, there's a clear path to have it resolved. I have personally experience with the staff and doctors and I literally owe them my life. Having a great doctor that communicated well with me made all the difference. I also liked the food and the facilities… but you know.. it’s a hospital. It’s not going to please everyone. The special thing about Belmont however is the support you get from other patients. It’s large enough place that it’s possible to form a good group of people that you can connect with, which was, as it turns out important for me and my specific journey.

I saw Dr Motamarri as an outpatient at Belmont Private Hospital whilst I was around 35 weeks pregnant. It specifically said on my referral that I was looking for perinatal mental health services. So, I assumed that he was specialised since he picked up my referral. As soon as I got in the room, he informed me he wasn't specialised. He was uncaring, dismissive and did not care. I was basically screaming (not literally) for help... only to be told that I do not require any help and then he wrote on my file (that the other psychiatrists can see) that he did not recommend private help and to refer me to the public system (which I have been trying to avoid for reasons that are very traumatic). I am not rich. I feel like I was scammed into an appointment - thinking I would get help ... Only to walk out in tears and being told I do not need help. After the birth of my son I have gone extremely downhill, I dont recognise myself. My obstetrician tried to put in another referral to Belmont... I called and now due to him recommending on my file that I go public and do not need help - now no other psychiatrists are picking up my case. I feel robbed of help. I was needing help so badly (and still do) only to be shut down and not listened to and walked out bawling with 450 dollars less in my pocket. I will be contacting AHPRA about this occurrence. He was extremely unprofessional when I was only being kind and asking for help. :( No wonder why suicide rates are high