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Hollywood’s leading trauma program attracts nationwide interest

Jul 03, 2019

Hollywood Private Hospital has one of the best trauma programs in the country - so good in fact that many patients have flown from the Eastern States to be treated.

Hollywood first started treating returned veterans and Australian Defence Personnel for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 25 years ago but has since expanded to include trauma programs for emergency services staff and women. 

PTSD has four groups of symptoms, which include re-experiencing the original trauma, avoiding reminders of the event, negative changes in thoughts and mood after the trauma, and feeling ‘on edge’ and overly aroused. 

The Hollywood Clinic’s trauma program for veterans and Australian Defence Personnel runs for 10 weeks, whereas the first responders course is a four week program and the women’s program is 12 weeks in duration. All three program are day programs. 

The Hollywood Clinic is currently undergoing a major expansion that will see the establishment of a dedicated mental health day hospital and an additional 31 mental health inpatient beds.