Indications for a psychiatry consultation include, but are not limited to:
- Psychiatric condition that is not responding to primary care interventions
- Diagnostic clarification
- Psychopharmacology consultatoin
It is not always easy to find a psychiatrist.
Options in general include:
- Referring to a local hospital that has psychiatrists on-staff
- Referring to private practice
View psychiatry resources for your area on eMentalHealth.ca
In Ottawa and the Champlain LHIN, options include:
- eConsult Service
- Through eConsult, a Primary Care Provider (PCP) can submit a consult request to a participating specialty through a secure web-based tool.
- Academy of Medicine Psychiatric Referral Service
- Hospitals with psychiatry staff
- Ottawa Hospital, General Campus or Civic Campus
- Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC)
- Pinecrest Queensway Hospital
- Hôpital Montfort
View psychiatry resources for Ottawa on eMentalHealth.ca
Consider other options other than psychiatrists.
- If you are primarily looking for a mental health diagnosis, or psychotherapy, which does not necessarily require medication treatment, consider referring to a psychologist.
- If you are primarily looking for psychotherapy, consider professionals that provide psychotherapy such as
- Psychologists (on eMentalHealth.ca)
- Social workers (on eMentalHealth.ca)
- Registered psychotherapists (on eMentalHealth.ca)