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.
The Location Broome is a large coastal community in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. This great city is known for its beautiful beaches and numerous tourist attractions. Broome is also known as home for the world’s oldest open-air cinema. There are numerous markets where you will come acro ...
Responsibilities/Duties: 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. Qualifications: The position r...
Responsibilities/Duties: Alberta Health Services and the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine are inviting applications for an Adult Psychiatrist to join the Adult Gender Clinic based primarily out of the Foothills Medical Centre (FMC). This clinic is part of a broader Calgary Zone Gend...
Responsibilities/Duties: Adult Psychiatrist, Eating Disorders Program University of Alberta Hospital Alberta Health Services in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is inviting applications from Adult Psychiatrist to take on the role of Psychiatrist in the Eat...
Responsibilities/Duties: The Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital is seeking an individual to join our group of Obstetric & Gynecology Specialists. The successful candidate must have training and expertise (FRCPC or FRCPC eligible) in Obstetrics & Gynecology (greater than 1 year of age). The positio...
Responsibilities/Duties: Clinical Faculty – Developmental Pediatrics The University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS) invites applicants to apply for a Clinical Faculty appointment within the Division of Developmental Pediatrics in the Dep...
Responsibilities/Duties: The University of Alberta, and the Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with Alberta Health Services is inviting applications for a General Adult Psychiatrist with an interest in a community focused practice. We presently have a position for a part-time community based ...
The Location Our client is a leading regional hospital based in a university town only an hours drive from Melbourne. The town offers a friendly relaxed lifestyle & excellent shopping, education, sporting & recreational facilities. The Facility With more than 3500 staff and covering an area a quarte ...
The Location Synonymous with great food, wine, waterways and weather this is a fantastic location to spend a few months. This regional city boasts a diversity of cultural, outdoor and sporting activities seldom found anywhere else. Located less than two hours east of Melbourne, the area features mag ...
The Location Located along the Murray River a few hours’ drive from Adelaide this regional town features a gorgeous riverfront with plenty of area for picnics or playing sport, it also includes floating wharf platforms, lookouts, historic monuments and an indigenous bridge mural. The town is situate ...
Responsibilities/Duties: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Zone ACCESS Open Minds Clinic at the Bill Rees YMCA Part Time Alberta Health Services, Department of Addiction & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry...
Responsibilities/Duties: Adult Psychiatrist, Glenrose Hospital Child and Family Psychiatric Services Alberta Health Services, Department of Addiction & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adoles...
Responsibilities/Duties: Alberta Health Services, Department of Addictions & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, is inviting applications from psychiatrists with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry preferabl...
Responsibilities/Duties: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Alberta Health Services, East Edmonton Clinic - Edmonton Zone – Part time Alberta Health Services, Department of Addiction & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychi...
Responsibilities/Duties: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Alberta Health Services, Stollery - Edmonton Zone – Part time Alberta Health Services, Department of Addiction & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, is inv...
Responsibilities/Duties: Adult Psychiatrist – Urgent Clinic – Young Adult Team The University of Alberta, and the Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with Alberta Health Services is inviting applications for General Adult Psychiatrist with an interest in a primarily community focused practice....
Responsibilities/Duties: (YCSP) Alberta Health Services, Department of Addiction & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is inviting applications from psychiatrists with an i...
Rotational HMO vacancy available at (level 1) Tertiary Teaching Hospitalin North-West Victoria. Easy access to Sydney-Adelaide-Melbourne! The Location The region is renowned for its big skies, rich earth and welcoming locals. Experience respected wine and bountiful local produce that is served up at ...
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) Permanent Full Time 1.0 FTE – Salary $234,556 p.a. NSW location close to Sydney! Staff Specialist Psychiatrist The Location Newcastle is located 2 hours north of Sydney, NSW and is a modern city that boasts a rich heritage and stunning coastline. Combining excell ...
Responsibilities/Duties: The Section of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Alberta Health Services (Calgary Zone), and the University of Calgary invite applications for a 0.2FTE clinical position, at the Clinical Assistant Professor level. The position involves 100...
Responsibilities/Duties: To provide services within the Wood Buffalo Region, Child and Youth psychiatry. There are four fulltime Adult psychiatrists presently in the community that would help support Child and Youth psychiatry. Would work with both within the community and with the Mental Heatlh Tea...
Responsibilities/Duties: Alberta Health Services, South Zone is seeking to recruit a full-time Psychiatrist at the Chinook Regional Hospital. Psychiatric services include: a 41 bed adult inpatient program, a Day Treatment Program and Clinic, Addiction and Mental Health Clinics and a number of commun...
Responsibilities/Duties: We are seeking a family medicine physician with additional training and certification in Suboxone and Methodone treatment to join our primary care physician team in Grande Prairie. In addition to Suboxone and Methodone certification, the successful candidate must have curren...
Responsibilities/Duties: Specialists in geriatric medicine are experts in organizing and providing health care for older people. In general, they: apply their knowledge of aging, clinical problems of older people and special features of disease in the aged to make accurate diagnoses in frail seniors...
Responsibilities/Duties: We are seeking a general internal medicine specialist physician to join our group of 6 (six) general internal medicine physicians. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years Canadian practice experience in general internal medicine; as well as full intensive car...
Psychiatrist | Outpatient| Flexible Work | Redding, CA
See what Northern California has to offer your in the psychiatric outpatient setting. This opportunity cares for outpatient and tele-psychiatry patients in a friendly, fun, office atmosphere. The multidisciplinary approach to mental illness uti...
Responsibilities/Duties: We are looking for a physician with training in Family Medicine who will practice in Lloydminster. This position requires a scope of practice that includes inpatient, outpatient, emergency medicine and on-call shifts. This position must provide long term care. Candidates req...
Responsibilities/Duties: Child Psychiatrist – Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Zone Alberta Health Services, Department of Addiction & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, is inviting applications from psychiatrists ...
Responsibilities/Duties: Consulting Psychiatrist - Operational Stress Injury Clinic Edmonton Alberta – Part Time Alberta Health Services, in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is inviting applications from Consulting Psychiatrists to join the Operational Stre...
Responsibilities/Duties: Alberta Health Services, South Zone is seeking to recruit a full-time Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital and in the community. Psychiatric services include inpatient and outpatient consultations, a number of community based programs incl...
Responsibilities/Duties: We are looking for a physician with training in Family Medicine who will practice in Lloydminster. This position requires a scope of practice that includes inpatient, outpatient, emergency medicine and on-call shifts. This position must provide long term care. Candidates req...
Psychiatrist | Contract | Child /Adolescent | Baltimore, MD
If you are looking to add some extra hours to your week, this might be your opportunity! We are looking for psychiatrist who can provide comprehensive care to our children at our clinic in Carroll County Maryland. In this role, you will pr...
Responsibilities/Duties: Alberta Health Services- Central Zone is looking for a Geriatric Psychiatrist with a license or eligibility for license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta as a Psychiatrist. This position will require a successful candidate to relocate to the Ponoka, Albe...
Responsibilities/Duties: The Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital is seeking an individual to join our group of specialist Anesthesiologists. The successful candidate must have training and expertise (FRCPC or FRCPC eligible) in the management of Anesthesia including obstetric, dental, and pediatric...
Responsibilities/Duties: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Alberta Health Services Edmonton Zone Regional Health Clinics Full Time Alberta Health Services, Department of Addiction & Mental Health in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiat...
Responsibilities/Duties: We are looking for a physician with training in Family Medicine who will practice in Ponoka, Alberta at Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury (CCMHBI). This position requires a scope of practice that includes inpatient, outpatient, long term care, and on-call ...
The Location: This is one of Sydney’s nicest southern suburbs and has the best of both worlds as it has a leafy rural feel yet is only 30 minutes from the CBD and 15 minutes from the airport. There are many local restaurants, great shopping, you can eat fish and chips at the beach only 20 minutes a ...
General Surgeon Remuneration 550K + Best pay rate of any public hospital in Australia! Third-most-populous location in South Australia! The Location The hospital is located a 4 hour drive South of Adelaide in the major service centre for the region and is a thriving progressive community with a loca ...
Responsibilities/Duties: The Specialized Geriatric Services Program (SGS – Clinical Alternative Relationship Plan) in partnership with Alberta Health Services is inviting applications for a Geriatrician / Care of the Elderly Physician to join the Divisions of Geriatric Medicine / Care of the Elderly...
Responsibilities/Duties: Covenant Health, in partnership with Alberta Health Services and the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, invites applications for the position of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. Covenant is Cana...
Trust Doctor Middle Grade Emergency Medicine Emergency Department Middle Grade/Registrar Training Program Excellent opportunity for Middle Grade/Registrar in Emergency Medicine; we aim to support...
Overview At WellStar we all share common goals. That’s what makes us so successful – and such an integral part of our communities. We want the same things, for our organization, for our patients, and for our colleagues. As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Georgia, this means we pride ...
The Location: This busy regional facility is located on Victoria’s beautiful Ocean Road and is surrounded by stunning scenery. With a Mediterranean climate you will enjoy four seasons with warm summer weather and mild winters. The town is also the site of Victoria’s first permanent settlement back i ...
The Location: The region is renowned for its big skies, rich earth and welcoming locals. Experience respected wine and bountiful local produce that is served up at quality restaurants and markets, eateries and cellar doors. Discover breathtaking natural beauty. The region is renowned for its Mediter ...
Overview At WellStar we all share common goals. That’s what makes us so successful – and such an integral part of our communities. We want the same things, for our organization, for our patients, and for our colleagues. As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Georgia, this means we pride ...
