Psychiatrists are physicians who specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. While psychoanalysis is still practiced, most psychiatrists today provide a wide range of biological, psychotherapeutic, and psychosocial treatments tailored to the specific needs of the patient. Psychiatrists also serve as the medical experts for the mind/brain/body interface.
Like other medical conditions, mental illnesses can range from relatively mild and self-limiting conditions to severe and life-threatening disorders. Psychiatrists treat mental illness which encompasses conditions such as anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance abuse and personality disorders.
Psychiatry uses all aspects of the biopsychosocial model and as such focuses holistically on the patient's body and mind. It is an important speciality with approximately one in five Australians suffering from a mental disorder.
There are a number of different specialty areas in psychiatry. Some different types of specialised psychiatrists include:
You can view the latest jobs available for doctors in psychiatry on Global Medical Careers below.
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About the role Provide medical services under supervision in a biopsychosocial and cultural mental health model at a Registrar/Principal House Officer level to patients in a public health care setting. As a Registrar, to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to satisfy the Royal Australian and ...
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Description: Alberta Health Services, South Zone has a position available in Medicine Hat for a pediatrician with broad general skills including neonatal and pediatric emergency, inpatient and outpatient skills for patients aged 0-18. Full scope Pediatric practice including the ability to care for L ...
Description: Alberta Health Services, South Zone is hiring a Full-time Anesthesiologist for the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. The Department of Anesthesia provides 24-hour services to 7 operating theatres with over 10,400 surgeries yearly. One anesthesiologist daily provides acute pain se ...
Template - 2 hours from Melbourne , excellent training opportunities and a strong focus on professional development
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Experience the mild weather in this city surrounded by vast lakes
The No. 1 medical recruitment agency in Australia is inviting applications for an exciting opportunity. Is it the right fit for you?
The No. 1 medical recruitment agency in Australia is inviting applications for an exciting opportunity. Is it the right fit for you?
The No. 1 medical recruitment agency in Australia is inviting applications for an exciting opportunity. Is it the right fit for you?
The No. 1 medical recruitment agency in Australia is inviting applications for an exciting opportunity. Is it the right fit for you?
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This is an 800 bed teaching facility that provides a wide range of services from obstetrics to aged care, rehabilitation, emergency, intensive care, oncology, psychiatric services
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The No. 1 medical recruitment agency in Australia is inviting applications for an exciting opportunity. Is it the right fit for you?
The No. 1 medical recruitment agency in Australia is inviting applications for an exciting opportunity. Is it the right fit for you?
The No. 1 medical recruitment agency in Australia is inviting applications for an exciting opportunity. Is it the right fit for you?
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About the role Provide assessment and treatment to consumers with mental disorders within Metro North Mental Health facilities. The Staff Psychiatrist may have primary responsibility with a specific service team and will be flexible to provide support to assist with leave cover. Assist the relevant ...
This is a replacement post within the Argyll and Bute HSCP due to retirement. The post is devoted to the further development of services for individuals experiencing problematic drug and/or alcohol use and offers an opportunity to work with a small group of committed clinicians who deliver an e ... view to see more
Description: Alberta Health Services, clinical Departments of Family Medicine and Addictions and Mental Health are inviting applications from Family Physicians interested in providing services to psychiatric inpatients at the University of Alberta Hospital. This opportunity involves 0.5FTE at the at ...
Description: The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Alberta ( http://psychiatry.med.ualberta.ca/ ), in partnership with Alberta Health Services(AHS), Edmonton Zone, Addiction and Mental Health, are inviting applications for academic / tenured track Academ ...
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This is an opportunity to explore WA's Outback, from the red dirt of the north, to the white sand beaches of the south.
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Beautiful countryside Victoria under 2 hrs from Melbourne
Lead a high performing Emergency Department
Victoria's country lifestyle awaits
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Brilliant opportunity for Renal Medicine registrar
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Tertiary Teaching Hospital serving a population of over half a million.
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Fully accredited training hospital less than 1.5 hrs to Melbourne
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Beautiful regional town, just under 2 hrs from Melbourne
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Terrific opportunity to join a supportive team in a high performing Emergency Department
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Fantastic regional health service in VIC two hours from Melbourne
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State of the art facility, Queensland's Great Barrier Reef
Alberta Health Services – North Zone, and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, are currently looking for a Radiologist to join their current team of Specialist physicians and establish a full-time practice in the community of Grande Prairie. Radiology service ...
One of the world's iconic cities
State of the art facility, Queensland's Great Barrier Reef
About the role Position of Staff Specialist/Consultant Psychiatrist will support the development, clinical governance and clinical activity within the Adult Mental Health Service, at West Moreton Hospital and Health Service (West Moreton HHS) with a focus on the needs of consumers presenting with ac ...
Great career opportuntity for Oncology Reg/ Adv Trainee
Capital city location and a tertiary teaching facility
Are you passionate about medicine and eager to contribute to the healthcare needs of rural communities?
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Great career opportuntity for Oncology Reg/ Adv Trainee
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Psychiatrist, Departments of Oncology and Psychiatry We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6). The Departments of Oncolog ...
Job Summary: Correctional Health Services, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is inviting applications for a General Practitioner to work at the Red Deer Remand Centre (RDRC). RDRC houses up to 150 male and female remanded and provincially sentenced persons. A multidisciplinary team of nurses, social wor ...
Description: Alberta Health Services, in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is inviting applications from Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist to take on a one-year locum role of Psychiatrist at the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) in the Department of Addi ...