Dr Truls Bratten

Dr Truls Bratten is skilled Psychiatrist with a special interest in PTSD, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders, as well as providing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and addressing issues related to historical and institutional abuse.

Dr Truls Bratten earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Sydney. He currently serves as the Staff Specialist and Director of Neurostimulation at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, and is a Psychiatrist Member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Dr Bratten has held several notable positions, including Visiting Medical Officer and Head of ECT at Tamworth Hospital and as a psychiatrist with Warekila and the Headspace early psychosis team at Parramatta Mission. He has made significant contributions to the field through his research on the role of canines in the treatment of PTSD and has enhanced his expertise through various advanced training courses, including those on workers’ compensation guidelines, advanced ECT, veterans’ mental health, and TMS, offered by leading institutions.