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.
A chance to use your diverse skills to serve an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
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 ...
Description: Forensic Services in Edmonton and Northern Alberta constitute the largest forensic mental health service in Alberta. Services are divided between the outpatient component, based at Forensic Assessment and Community Services (FACS), and the inpatient component, based at Alberta Hospital ...
This position is being proposed for Med-Psych Unit at Peter Lougheed Centre (0.6FTE) The Med-Psych Unit is a tertiary care, multi-disciplinary program-based at Peter Lougheed Hospital. On average, the program will have 6 beds, will be open 365 days a week, is expected to have 90% occupancy and will ...
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