February 2017
This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In this video from the three-part Speak your Mind series from The Guardian, we meet Georgia, 22, who suffered from eating disorders through her teenage years. Thinspiration Tumblrs inspired her to lose weight but that spiralled to starvation and bulimia. Now recovered, she wonders why black women are […]
Leading reformer of Ireland’s mental health services and advocate for the mentally ill. Courtesy of Irish Times, published 25/02/17 Dr Dermot Walsh, who has died aged 86 following a brief illness, was, for over six decades, a leading reformer of Irish mental health services and a tireless advocate for the mentally ill. He contributed substantially […]
The WPA Inter Zonal Congress will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 3 to 6 May 2017 and the College encourages its members to attend this important event. The theme of this years Congree is ‘Changing Society, Changing Psychiatry and Changing Self’. This international event aims to explore concepts, controversies and consequences of Psychiatry’s responsibility and […]
While studying medicine, I suffered from mental health problems that required treatment. My doctor told me they needn’t stop me pursuing my dream – Linda Gask. This article was published in The Guardian on 17/02/17 and was written by Linda Gask “During my years of medical training I was tense and wound up almost […]
People who are on medication for any kind of mental health problem, don’t take meds because they want to, they take them because they have to, writes Nicola Hynds. This article appeared on thejournal.ie on 19th February, 2017 and was written by Nicola Hynds. ‘When I tell people that I have schizophrenia the usual reaction […]
National Taskforce on Youth Mental Health discusses the damage alcohol is doing to the mental health of our young people in the context of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee today (Wednesday) reiterated her support for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. The Minister was speaking […]
Joint statement, developed by 17 European organisations through the EU Health Policy Platform, calling for more action on mental health in Europe. Mental health is as essential as physical health to well-being, and 17 organisations in Europe have released a Joint-statement to build on the momentum from the European Joint Action for Mental Health and Well-being by […]
The College regrets and is saddened by the death of Dr Dermot Blaise Walsh, member of the College, esteemed colleague and mentor to many and a steadfast advocate for standards in mental health care. May he rest in peace. Dr Dermot Walsh, former inspector of mental hospitals, passes away – The Irish Times
Following a Johns Hopkins’ University professor’s assertion that US President Trump has ‘malignant narcissism‘, Dr Brendan Kelly spoke to George Hook on Newstalk about the ethics of commenting on a persons mental state without a proper examination. This issue cropped up when Barry Goldwater ran for US president in 1964. A magazine called Fact ran a survey […]
We spoke to CPsychI REFOCUS member (Recovery Experience Forum of Carers and Users of Services) and See Change Ambassador Rick Rossiter following a First Fortnight screening of Infinitely Polar Bear. By Mary Hayes The movie stars Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana and follows Cam (Ruffalo) who lives with manic depression and bipolar disorder as he takes full […]