Dr Amritash Rai

Dr Amritash Rai is a Senior Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience in psychiatry in Australia, UK, and India. He sees private patients at Myhealth Helensvale on the Gold Coast as well as Main Street Medical Centre in Hervey Bay. Dr Rai also provides telehealth services for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry patients. In addition to his private practice, he works as a Senior Staff Specialist in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Logan CYMHS and is employed part-time by Queensland Health.

Dr Amritash Rai has extensive experience as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has worked in various locations in Australia, including Logan, Beenleigh Browns Plains, Gold Coast, and Fraser Coast, as well as in the UK at Sheffield Children's Hospital and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. His experience in these regions has provided him with local knowledge and familiarity with the health system, enabling him to establish connections with numerous health professionals.

Dr Rai is skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of mental health conditions in children and adolescents. His areas of expertise include ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Depression, Anxiety disorders (such as Generalised Anxiety and Panic disorders, as well as Phobias), PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Trauma, Eating and Feeding Disorders in children and young people, and Alcohol and Drug use disorders.

Dr Rai holds the following qualifications in Psychiatry: FRANZCP (Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists), MRCPsych (Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK), CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Certificate of Completion of Training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UK), DipMedSci in Clinical Psychiatry (UK), MD in Psychiatry (India), and MBBS from the University of Delhi, India. He is also an accredited member of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the RANZCP (Australia) and RCPsych (UK).

Dr Amritash Rai has experience working with diverse patient groups, including Asylum seekers and refugees, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, Doctors, psychiatrists or medical students, Gender diverse individuals, Gay and lesbian individuals, those with Intellectual disabilities, Maori individuals, Non-English speaking individuals, and Families.

His areas of expertise include ADHD, Anxiety disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, Bipolar disorder, Complex trauma, Conversion disorder, Depression, Eating disorders, Family therapy, Motivational interviewing, Obsessive-compulsive disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Prolonged grief, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Sexual assault / abuse treatment, and Supportive psychotherapy.

Dr Rai's services include bulk-billing medical students, bulk-billing selected patients, providing insurance opinions/reports, offering opinions and reports (MBS item 291), shared care, urgent assessments, and after-hours appointments.

In conclusion, Dr Amritash Rai is a highly skilled and experienced Senior Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who brings extensive knowledge and expertise to his practice. With a comprehensive range of qualifications and a strong background in the field, Dr Rai provides quality psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and their families in various settings. His dedication to improving mental health outcomes is evident through his work in both private and public sectors within Queensland.