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Psychiatrie St. Gallen, Klinik St. Pirminsberg

Pfäfers, Switzerland

Treatment & access

About this provider

Klinik St.Pirminsberg in Pfaefers (Klosterweg 1), set in a former monastery above Bad Ragaz, is the southern clinic campus of Psychiatrie St.Gallen. It provides inpatient treatment on ten wards, a day clinic (transitional treatment) and outpatient consultations. Depression, old-age depression, trauma-related disorders and suicidality are among the diagnoses treated on site, with psychopharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, light therapy and a broad set of complementary and body-oriented therapies listed among the site's treatments.

Services & programs

  • Inpatient treatment on ten wards at the Pfaefers campus
  • Day clinic (transitional treatment) for psychiatric illnesses up to acute crises
  • Outpatient treatment, consultations and counselling
  • Depression, old-age depression, trauma-related disorders and suicidality among treated diagnoses
  • Psychopharmacotherapy, individual and group psychotherapy, light therapy
  • Complementary therapies (mindfulness training, aroma therapy, breathing therapy, NADA ear acupuncture, nature-based therapy)
  • Registration and information line for Pfaefers (+41 58 178 66 66, staffed weekdays 7.30-18.30, physicians on duty outside these hours)

Common questions

How do I get admitted to the Pfaefers clinic?

Registrations are taken by the Anmeldung und Information desk on +41 58 178 66 66, online via the Psychiatrie St.Gallen registration form, or in writing. You may self-refer or be referred by your treating physician, an authority or another institution.

Does the Limitatio for Spravato apply here?

Yes. As part of Psychiatrie St.Gallen, a BAG-designated centre, OKP reimbursement of esketamine requires: age 18-74, treatment-resistant depression after at least two adequate antidepressants plus one augmentation attempt, CGI-S of 5 or higher, prior insurer approval (Kostengutsprache), and a maximum of 10 months of treatment.

Looking at alternatives? One of the BAG-designated Spravato centers; see the country guide and the limited-medical-use PAT program.

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