Areas of Expertise

• Post Traumatic Disorders
• Psychological Disorders – in patients with physical symptoms.
• Anxiety and Depression
• Major Mental Illness – psychotic disorders
• Old Age Psychiatry
• Comorbidity – two or more co-existing psychiatric conditions.
• Organic Psychiatry – diseases of the nervous system, for example, head injury or dementia.
• Transcultural Psychiatry

Summary

Dr Katrina Samios is an experienced psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Her training in psychiatry was undertaken at The Royal Brisbane, Royal Children’s and Walston Park Hospitals in Brisbane and Prince Henry Hospital in Sydney. On qualifying as a Fellow of the College of Psychiatrists, Dr Samios practiced as a consultant in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane and established her private practice. Dr Samios has continued to further her studies post Fellowship. Her particular areas of interest are the diagnosis and management of psychological trauma and psychological disorders which occur at the interface of the body and the mind.

Current & Previous Positions

• Psychiatrist in Private Practice
• Associate member, Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association
• Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Section of Consultation – Liaison Psychiatry
• Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age
• Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Section of Psychotherapy
• Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Maintenance of Professional Standards Program
• Member of the Australian Medical Association
• Chair of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Section of Consultation – Liaison Psychiatry, Queensland Branch

Qualifications