Dr Radhika Chikramane

Dr Chikramane has worked in the field of psychiatry since 2009 and has been working as a telehealth psychiatrist with PSYCH2U since 2022. She has worked in Tasmania between 2009-12 as well as various hospitals across Sydney, NSW since 2012, with experience in both in-patient and community mental health settings, including Consultation Liaison Psychiatry roles providing psychiatric care to patients under the care of several medical specialities. She has previously worked as a Staff Specialist at the Sydney Local Health District and as Consultant Psychiatrist across several services, including the Western Sector Acute Care Service, Buduwa Step-up/Step-down Unit, Suicide Prevention and Outreach Team (SPOT) and the Camperdown Holistic Early Intervention Team (HEIT). Dr Chikramane uses the conversational model of therapy while interviewing patients to provide a feeling of safety and develop a therapeutic relationship based on trust and respect, working collaboratively with patients, their families and carers, using research-based treatment approaches and a focus on patient-centred care tailored to each person’s recovery goals.

Her areas of interest include:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – her primary area of interest
• Co-existing anxiety or mood symptoms where they occur alongside ADHD

Dr Chikramane sees patients aged 16 years to 65 for:

• ADHD assessment and management
• Co-existing anxiety or mood symptoms where they occur alongside ADHD