PsyAccess
Spravato®Registry-verifiedDesignated-centers model

Clinica psichiatrica cantonale di Mendrisio

Mendrisio, Switzerland

Treatment & access

About this provider

The Clinica Psichiatrica Cantonale (CPC) in Mendrisio is the cantonal psychiatric hospital of Ticino, run by the Organizzazione Sociopsichiatrica Cantonale (OSC), the canton's public socio-psychiatric organisation. It admits acute psychiatric and psychogeriatric patients, with capacity for up to 140 inpatients whose care cannot be managed in outpatient or semi-residential settings, and hosts specialised competence centres, including one dedicated to affective disorders such as depression, alongside centres for addictions and first-episode psychosis.

Common questions

How do I access esketamine (Spravato) treatment here?

Access runs through a psychiatrist. Your treating psychiatrist assesses whether you meet the Swiss criteria for treatment-resistant depression and arranges the referral to the appropriate OSC service.

Is the treatment covered by health insurance?

Spravato is reimbursed by Swiss mandatory health insurance for treatment-resistant depression within the official criteria; the insurer must issue a cost approval (garanzia di assunzione dei costi) before the first dose.

Looking at alternatives? This is one of the BAG-designated Spravato centers in Switzerland; see the country guide for the full route and the limited-medical-use PAT program.

Verification

This record was taken directly from an official registry or program list and is re-checked on a rolling cadence.

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