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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)

Genève, Switzerland

Treatment & access

About this provider

The Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) are Geneva's university hospitals and a national reference centre. Depression care is organised through the Mood & Anxiety Unit (Unité Humeur & Anxiété, UHA) of the psychiatric specialties service, which treats unipolar depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders with intensive multidisciplinary follow-up, pharmacological optimisation, individual psychotherapy, psychoeducation and adjuncts such as light therapy and mindfulness-based approaches. HUG's own magazine reports that esketamine nasal spray has been used in its mood disorders unit under close medical supervision for patients not helped by standard treatments.

Services & programs

  • Esketamine nasal spray used in the mood disorders unit under close medical supervision (reported by HUG's Pulsations magazine)
  • Specialised Mood & Anxiety Unit (UHA) with a unipolar depression program
  • Light therapy and mindfulness-based approaches as adjuncts to pharmacological treatment

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 refers you to the specialised unit.

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 (garantie de prise en charge) 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

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