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Independent reviewUpdated May 2026

Best AI medical scribes for psychiatrists in Australia

Psychiatry sits between general medicine and therapy — medication management plus extended interview notes. You want general medical accuracy (drugs, doses, labs) and the structured psychotherapy formats your billing requires.

Filtered to 3 tools that serve Australia and document fit for psychiatrists. The full Australia list lives on /best/australia.

  1. 01
    8.0
    Heidi Health logo

    Heidi Health

    The broadest-reach ambient scribe in the field — 110 languages across 116 countries, 2M+ consults/week, the best community-shared template system in the category, plus a separate clinical Q&A surface (Heidi Evidence).

    Best for: Clinicians who want the broadest template library in the field, a real free plan and global reach

  2. 02
    5.8
    Upheal logo

    Upheal

    Provisional

    AI-native EHR for therapists — broadest behavioral-health compliance posture in the field (HIPAA + SOC 2 Type II + PHIPA + PIPEDA + GDPR), a real usage-capped pricing model, and deep practice-management EHR integrations.

    Best for: Therapists, counselors and behavioral-health practices that want an all-in-one AI-native EHR with a real free tier and usage-capped pricing

  3. 03
    5.5
    Lyrebird Health logo

    Lyrebird Health

    Provisional

    Web-based ambient scribe with a deep Best Practice (Bp) integration and Australian data residency — multi-country availability across AU, UK and US.

    Best for: Australian clinicians on Best Practice, plus AU/UK/US users who want a no-install web-based scribe

What to look for when choosing

Specialty-specific notes — apply these on top of the Australia-wide compliance posture covered on /best/australia.

  • Medication-name and dose accuracy under conversation
  • MSE (mental status exam) structuring
  • Psychotherapy add-on note formats (CPT 90833/90836/90838)
  • The same no-training, audio-retention rigour as therapy notes