Psychiatry Consultation

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)