Articles
Writing a Medicolegal Report and Answering the Three Essential Questions
Learn the systematic three-part framework for writing comprehensive medicolegal reports in historical abuse cases. Expert guidance on assessment planning, apportionment analysis, and defensible court opinions.
Writing Expert Reports for IMEs – Considering Best Practice When it Comes to the Purpose of the Report and the Intended Reader
Learn how experienced psychiatrists are refining their medicolegal report writing through peer review. Discover key considerations for structuring IME reports that serve both clinical accuracy and legal proceedings effectively.
Psychiatry needs a branding makeover
With over two decades of psychiatric expertise, I offer comprehensive mental health services that extend beyond the limitations of today's crisis-focused system.
My approach emphasises long-term care rather than brief crisis interventions. For patients with severe and complex mental health conditions, I provide stable, consistent treatment focused on building rapport, trust, and genuine recovery pathways.
Drawing on experience with residential and rehabilitation programs, I deliver wholistic care that addresses all aspects of mental wellbeing—not just medication management. This includes coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients receive comprehensive support for sustainable recovery.
Who gets a seat at the table?
Industrial action puts psychiatric trainees at risk while negotiations stall between doctors and NSW Government.
The Un-State of NSW Psychiatry and Leading the Next Generation
A brief examination of the NSW psychiatry dispute's impact on trainees and the public mental health system, highlighting RANZCP support measures while warning of long-term damage to psychiatric training and recruitment despite any Industrial Relations Commission outcomes.
The NSW mass resignation and the trainees left behind
NSW Mental Health Crisis: Impact on Psychiatry Trainees as Mass Resignation Looms
Telehealth: a game of snakes and ladders
As the 30 September deadline looms, it is timely to examine whether the COVID-19 telehealth MBS numbers should stay or go.
How telepsychiatry can reduce barriers for help-seeking doctors
Psychiatrist Dr Helen Schultz says it may be a cost-effective solution.