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Psychiatry Consultation

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Indications for a psychiatry consultation include, but are not limited to: 
  • Psychiatric condition that is not responding to primary care interventions
  • Diagnostic clarification
  • Psychopharmacology consultation
  • Suicide risk assessment


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 question to a participating specialty through a secure web-based tool.
  • Hospitals with psychiatry staff
    • Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC)  
      • Mood disorders program referral
      • List of actively recruiting studies including those for depression
    • Queensway-Carleton Hospital
    • Hôpital Montfort 
    • Ottawa Hospital, General Campus or Civic Campus 
  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (for age 0-16), via CHEO Mental Health Intake 613-737-7600, ext. 2496
  • Private practice psychiatrists


View psychiatry resources for Ottawa on eMentalHealth.ca


Consider 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.
    • Psychologists (on eMentalHealth.ca)


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