Division of Adult Mental Health | Psychiatry | School of Medicine

Division Chairs:
Dr. Simon O'Brien, MD, FRCP (Chair PCH)
Administrative Support: Susan Beck

The Division of Adult Psychiatry is comprised of an energetic multidisciplinary group of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists and pastoral care workers. Faculty members are engaged in a wide range of activities including providing clinical services, teaching, research and administrative duties.

Our services are provided at Providence Care Hospital.

The Division of Adult Psychiatry at Providence Care provides a wide array of specialized services through three program areas - Adult Mental Health, Seniors Mental Health, and Forensic Mental Health. Each of the three services offers a continuum of care - inpatient, outpatient and community - with an emphasis on reintegrating clients into the community at the earliest possible opportunity. Providence Care is a regional provider of specialized services to people with serious mental illness and a regional resource to community agencies. In its role as a teaching facility, Providence Care participates in the training of students and a number of clinical staff conduct clinical research to contribute to the understanding of mental illness and treatment.

The Adult Division also has comprehensive Psychotherapy Services and more information can be found on the Academic page under the Postgraduate tab.

Clinical Services

Mood Disorders Service / Interventional Psychiatry

The Mood Disorders Service at Providence Care provides both inpatient and outpatient care to patients with treatment resistant mood disorders. It is leading regional provider of interventional treatment options such as Ketamine and TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) , and a national leader in research in these areas.

Adult Inpatient Services (PCH)

Providence Care Hospital Site has 60 inpatient beds for the treatment of patients with complex and refractory mental illness who require hospitalization beyond an acute care stay. Staff have specialized expertise in the treatment and management of treatment resistant Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Schizophrenia.