Christos Pantelis is a Psychiatrist based at 161 Barry Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia. He works with people who are dealing with mental health changes, mood problems, and day-to-day challenges that can affect family, school, and work.
In many cases, the support needed can be about long-term conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or episodes of major depression. At times, symptoms can also show up as strong obsessions and compulsive behaviours, or as anxiety-linked patterns that are hard to switch off. Some people come in feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or not sure how to manage their thoughts and emotions.
Christos also looks after people on the autism spectrum and those with ADHD. That can include helping with things like focus, routines, sensory overload, sleep issues, and the stress that can come from trying to cope in a world that doesn’t always feel built for you. For younger people, the aim is often to make things clearer and more workable day by day, not just “manage symptoms” and move on.
There are also situations where thinking, memory, or behaviour changes are part of a bigger health picture. This may include dementia and related memory concerns, or movement and neurological issues where emotions, motivation, and behaviour can be affected. Even when the main condition isn’t “psychiatric” on the surface, the impact on wellbeing still matters, and the mental health side needs attention too.
Christos’ clinical focus is on calm, practical care that fits around real life. That often means discussing what’s been happening, what has helped before, and what needs to change now. Treatment may involve talking sessions, strategies for day-to-day coping, and working out the safest plan for medication when it’s needed.
Details like education, research work, and any clinical trials aren’t listed here. What is clear is that the practice looks after a wide range of mental health and neuro-related presentations, from earlier life development through to later life changes.