Dr Jennifer Taggart is a consultant psychiatrist with more than 20 years of experience providing comprehensive mental-health care across hospital and outpatient settings. She is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Dr Taggart’s clinical expertise spans a broad range of psychiatric conditions including mood and anxiety disorders, complex trauma, eating disorders, psychosis, chronic pain, and functional neurological disorders. She brings an integrative and compassionate approach to each consultation, aiming to understand the interplay between biological, psychological, and social factors that influence mental health and wellbeing.
She has a particular interest in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, working at the interface of physical and mental health. Her work includes caring for patients in pre-transplant, chronic medical, and neuropsychiatry clinics, where she supports individuals managing the psychological impact of acute and chronic illness. This holistic perspective allows her to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise both physical and mental health outcomes.
Dr Taggart is passionate about providing evidence-based, individualised care that empowers patients to achieve meaningful recovery and improved quality of life. Her assessments are warm, thorough, and tailored to each person’s unique circumstances, ensuring that every treatment plan is both clinically sound and personally relevant.
