Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (Medical Psychiatry)
An interdisciplinary program which provides assessment and collaborative treatment for children and adolescents with medical and psychiatric disorders.
Patients are referred by the medical and surgical in-patient wards, by medical and surgical clinics, and by community paediatricians and family doctors. Patients may be seen as in-patients, out-patients or through TeleHealth and TeleLink which allow patients to be seen for consultation using videoconferencing technology. Through TeleLink, we see patients in various Children’s Mental Health Centres in Ontario.
Our team includes psychiatrists, a nurse, a social worker and secretaries.
We also provide consultation, education and support to teams and programs.
This section includes information on:
How to make a referral
Please see general information on referring patients to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
Who can refer to our clinic:
- Paediatricians, Surgeons, Family Physicians, SickKids' teams and Childrens' Mental Health Centres
For out-patient referrals:
- Send a completed referral via ARMS, our on-line Ambulatory Referral Management System or
- Fax a completed referral form to us at 416-813-7361.
For out-patient referrals:
- In-patient units place a KIDCARE order for Medical Psychiatry and call ext 7005
For TeleLink/Telepsychiatry referrals:
- Families contact their local Children's Mental Health Agency in Ontario
- Physicians call Azra Sayani at 416-813-7958 for a referral package
Program staff
Full-Time with the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry / Medical Psychiatry Program
- Dr. Claire De Souza, Psychiatrist and Head, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry / Medical Psychiatry Program. Consultant to Hematology-Oncology, the SickKids Team Obesity Management Program (STOMP), 22q11 Deletion Syndrome Clinic.
- Dr. Arlette Lefebvre, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Bloorview Kids Rehab Centre, the HIV and AIDS Comprehensive Care Team, the Transplant Centre, Rheumatology and Cardiology.
- Michelle Peralta, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Advanced Practice Nurse.
- Naomi Breido, Social Worker (standing in for Anu Chahauver on leave)
- Fatima Alas, Senior Secretary to Drs. De Souza, Lefebvre, Geist, and Hanson
Part-Time with the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry / Medical Psychiatry Program
- Dr. James Deutsch, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Neurology: Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery.
- Dr. Rose Geist, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Neurology, Gastroenterology, Sleep Clinic
- Dr. Mark Hanson, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Orthopedics: scoliosis, osteogenesis imperfecta
- Dr. Michael Jeavons, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Chronic Pain
- Dr. Nicola Keyhan, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Plastic Surgery: Craniofacial Team
- Dr. Daphne Korczak, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Endocrinology: Diabetes
- Dr. Louis Peltz, Psychiatrist, Consultant to Neurology, Genetics and Metabolics
- Dr. Jean Wittenberg, Psychiatrist, Consultant to NICU, Young Families Program, and the Complex Care Program.
- Rita Hornok Senior Secretary to Drs. Peltz, Wittenberg, Jeavons, Korczak and Deutsch (standing in for Sandra Silva on leave)
Professional education
We provide education and training for interdisciplinary teams and trainees working with children and adolescents with medical and psychiatric disorders.
For Nursing Students:
Contact the Center for Nursing, Nursing Education Services
Telephone: (416) 813-6941
e-mail: cfn.education@sickkids.ca
For Social Work Students:
Contact the Social Work Department
Telephone: (416) 813-6805
For Medical Students/Residents:
Contact the Psychiatry Education Program
Telephone: (416) 813-1856
e-mail: tammy.chong@sickkids.ca
For further information please contact:
Fatima Alas
Senior Secretary
Psychiatry
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Suite 1550, Burton Wing
Toronto,
On
M5G 1X8
Canada
Phone: 416-813-7533
email: fatima.alas@sickkids.ca