New health facility to treat stress, depression

Anew specialist mental health support centre and clinic, the Abu Dhabi Wellbeing Centre, has opened in the capital.

The facility, run by UKbased Priory Group — a leading provider of behavioural care — will offer support for conditions like depression, stress, eating disorders self-harm, developmental disorders, speech and language impairment, along with assessment and treatment of ADHD, autism and learning disabilities.

The Priory Group already operates a similar facility in Dubai, which opened in 2017, and it works with Al Karamah School, the first dedicated autism school in the UAE launched in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge.

Dedicated support

“Following the success of our first overseas Wellbeing Centre in Dubai, and in response to demand, it seemed a natural next step to expand our services further in the UAE’s capital,” said Will Goodwin, chief operating officer at Priory Middle East.

The Abu Dhabi facility includes 19 consulting rooms. A team of experts well-versed in Arabic and English offer dedicated support.