1. Psychiatrists and Their Work
   Psychiatrists are medical doctors trained to diagnose, treat, and prevent mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders. They manage both acute and long-term conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, and PTSD.
2. Specialist Areas of Psychiatry
   After completing general training, psychiatrists may specialise in areas such as addiction, child and adolescent, old age, consultation–liaison, forensic, psychotherapy, neuropsychiatry, and perinatal psychiatry. These subspecialties allow for more targeted care across different patient groups and conditions.
3. Supply and Demand in Psychiatry
   In June 2025, the federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing released the Psychiatry Supply and Demand Compendium Report, highlighting a continuing national shortage of psychiatrists despite workforce growth. Almost half of Australians aged 16 and over will experience a mental health condition during their lifetime, and about 20% experience a mental illness in any given year.Experts predict over the next 25 years, the shortage of Psychiatrist will become more extensive, driven by:
   • Growing demand for psychiatric services.
   • An ageing psychiatry workforce are likely to work fewer hours in the future.
   • Uneven workforce distribution, with 85% of psychiatrists based in metropolitan areas compared with only 1.8% in rural and remote regions.
   • Reliance on overseas-trained psychiatrists, particularly outside metropolitan centres.

Accessing psychiatrists in Australia can be difficult, with 2022 research showing average wait times of 50 to 77 days from referral to first appointment. At MAG, we bridge this gap. Every day, our dedicated team works closely with psychiatrists nationwide to secure premium consultation slots, ensuring clients are matched with the right specialists and receive timely, reliable assessments — because we understand that prompt access to mental health support can make all the difference.