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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)
- Prompt Care Clinic - provides specialized mental health assessment and brief therapy for individuals with moderate illness
- 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
- Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC)
- 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)