Dr Jacqueline Rakov is a Psychiatrist with an interest in clinical and forensic psychiatry. Dr Rakov studied medicine at Monash University. She undertook her clinical specialty training in psychiatry at The Alfred Hospital and Forensicare.
In a treatment capacity, Dr Rakov is passionate about delivering personalised and expert care to her patients. She has worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime. At Ramsay Clinic Albert Road, she treats older adolescent and adult patients and consults on a variety of psychiatric concerns. Apart from general adult psychiatry, her further interests include developmental trauma, interpersonal conflict and psychotherapy. She has completed further training through the Victorian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists. She works publicly in forensic psychiatry in a community setting.
Dr Rakov has extensive experience in the preparation of psychiatric reports and delivering expert evidence to the Courts. She is experienced in provision of expert evidence for criminal matters of fitness, mental impairment and sentencing across the Court hierarchy, as well as civil matters pertaining to family law in the Federal Circuit Court and Children's Court. Dr Rakov is accredited in Family Report Writing by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and has completed further training in Psychiatric Assessments for the Family Court through Mindful and Monash University. Dr Rakov also undertakes assessments in workplace injury, historical sexual abuse claims and provides expert opinions in standard of care and medical negligence.