Students and PhD wishing to have temporary medical support or advice can arrange a psychiatric and psychotherapeutic consultation on EPFL campus.
- Non-emergency consultations, in French, English, German and Italian.
- Limited number of brief interventions.
- The first anonymous consultation is free of charge (financed by EPFL), the subsequent consultations are reimbursed by the health insurance (accourding the deductible) and cost arround 200.- CHF. More information about health insurances.
- The content of the consultation is fully confidential (nothing will be disclosed to third parties). Physicians and psychiatrists are subject to medical confidentiality.
- When a longer-term or intensiv follow-up is indicated, students will be directed to the Psychiatric Departement of CHUV (DP-CHUV) or to a specialist in the city.
Consultations are made by an FMH psychiatrist-psychotherapist and two FSP psychologists clinical-psychotherapists of the Psychiatric Departement of CHUV. The head of the consultation is Dre Sylvie Berney, associate physician, General psychiatry Service, Psychiatry department of the CHUV.
Appointments and information requests
Monday to Friday: [email protected]
This email is confidential and read by the consultants only.
In case of emergency
0848 133 133 (Medical call center of “Canton de Vaud”)
Contact
Address of the consultation
EPFL
Student Affairs
Building BP
BP1138 / BP1242 / BP1245
Access map
Further reading
Confier ses doutes et ses angoisses / Journal la Côte – août 2013 (In French only)