Prof Richard Harvey

Prof Harvey offers consults to the following patient groups only

Gender-affirmative and sexuality-affirmative care for transgender/non-binary/LGBTQIA+ patients. Prof Harvey is a member of AusPATH and provides assessments and WPATH letters for patients seeking gender-affirming medical and/or surgical care. (priority appointments available)
Assessment and treatment of ADHD in adults.
Dr Harvey's books are currently closed for ADHD referrals.

Fees apply for all consultations.

Professor Harvey does not see Workcover/Comcare funded patients.

For patients with other conditions he recommends searching the RANZCP "Find a Psychiatrist" service to find a psychiatrist with appropriate expertise.

Please note that I do not accept referrals from "Instant" or "online" referral services. Referrals must be from your usual treating GP to ensure continuity of care.

Expertise

Dr Harvey will consider referrals for any patient over the age of 16.

He is committed to inclusive, LGBTIQA+ gender and sexuality-affirmative mental healthcare.

The average waiting time for an accepted new patient is 4-5 months.

Patients willing to join a cancellation list are sometime able to be seen sooner.

Medical Registration

You can check my qualifications and confirm my medical registraion in Australia here.

Check AHPRA

Publications

I have been published widely with more than 80 journal articles and book chapters on psychiatry.

You can check my Google Scholar entry here.

Google Scholar

About Richard

I was born in the United Kingdom and have been living and working in Australia since 2003.

I qualified in medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London in 1988. I also obtained a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of London in 1998.

I trained in psychiatry at St Mary's Hospital, St Charles Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London.

I became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK in 1993, and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 2003.

I have held consultant psychiatrist positions at University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, Barwon Health, Geelong, Southwest Healthcare, Warrnambool and at The Geelong Clinic.

I have been a consultant psychiatrist since 1998. I established telepsychiatrist.online in 2017 in response to the shortage of psychiatrists in regional and rural areas of Australia. I have been published widely with more than 80 journal articles and book chapters on psychiatry.

I hold an academic position as Affiliate Professor at Deakin University in the medical school and teach psychiatry to medical students. I am also an occasional examiner and assessor for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.