Prof Philip Morris AM
MB BS BSc PhD FAChAM (RACP) FRANZCP FPOA FFP FAP ABPN
Specialist in Psychiatry of Old Age (psychogeriatrics)
Specialist in Adult Psychiatry
Specialist in Addiction Medicine
Specialist in Medico-legal and Forensic Psychiatry
Gold Coast Specialist Rooms
2/145 Nerang St,
Southport QLD 4215

Welcome to my website!
The purpose of this website is to introduce you to my qualifications and experience, to the services I provide, and to my professional interests.
I am a physician with substantial experience in addiction medicine, adult psychiatry and psychogeriatrics (the psychiatry of older age). I qualified in medicine in Sydney and did specialty training in Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, before undertaking further clinical training and postdoctoral research at Brown University and The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the USA. For more details see the ‘About Me’ page.
I practice from consulting rooms in Southport, Queensland, Australia (see the ‘Your Appointment’ page). I offer tele-health consultations for referred patients through the use of Zoom or Skype or similar video-conferencing programs. All these services are available through my practice via the ‘Your Appointment’ page. In-person and tele-health consultations are available for psychogeriatric, adult psychiatry, and addiction medicine conditions and aviation medicine, medico-legal and capacity assessments.
I am involved in medical research through clinical drug trials for dementia conditions and innovative approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive problems. I enjoy teaching and run educational lectures and workshops and mentor medical students and junior and senior colleagues.
My professional interests cover a number of clinical and medico-political areas – see the ‘Recent Posts’, ‘Articles’ and ‘Blog’ pages of the website. I am also involved in additional professional activities – see the ‘Additional Activities’ page. The Blog is a public domain discussion of topics – please feel welcome to make a comment. For private and confidential contact with me please use the email form on the ‘Contact Me’ page.
I look forward to serving you. Philip Morris.
New Resources
The most recent up-to-date version of the NAPP Guide to Youth Gender Dysphoria at link:
https://napp.org.au/napp-statement-on-gender-dysphoria-in-young-people/
and the upcoming NAPP webinar on Psychedelic Medicine at link:
https://napp.org.au/etn/psychedelic-drug-treatments-for-psychiatric-disorders-all-you-need-to-know/
Research Studies
Please listen to this radio podcast on dementia at the following link: https://www.4crb.com/live-interviews/medical-matters/
For information on participating in Alzheimer’s disease research clinical trials on the Gold Coast contact me by email at plpmorris1@gmail.com in the first instance, or call me on 0422545753, or put this link in your computer browser:
Latest News and Blogs
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