The psychiatric consultant specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.These include various abnormalities related to mood, behaviour, cognition and perceptions.The consultant must determine if the symptoms a patient presents with are due to a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental illness or only a psychiatric illness.
The psychiatrist provides a 24-hour on-call service and is available for consultations with out-patients via appointments made through the hospital.