December 2018
Click Here to complete the Family Carers Health and Wellbeing Survey 2018 This study aims to explore the experiences of Family Carers who provide regular unpaid personal help for a friend or a family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability. A team of researchers from the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is examining the prospect of developing a doctor support programme similar to the ‘Take Time’ initiative in the UK. Niamh Cahill of the Medical Independent tells us more. Prof Greg Swanick, Consultant Psychiatrist and Dean of Education with CPsychI, said the College was in the “initial, early stages” of […]
Trish Murphy responds to a question from an Irish Times reader whose partner’s hyperviligilance following a disclosure of psychosis is causing them stress. This appeared in the Health and Living Supplement of the Irish Times on 04/12/18. Q I am a 31-year-old female; I have a really good job and more or less a fantastic life. […]
Spike goes to Limerick! Univeristy of Limerick win Annual Public Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition for Medical Students, 28.11.2018 After a fantastic night in the Button Factory in Dublin, Ashlyn Fong and Orla Power, medical students from UL took home the top prize at the Annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition hosted by the College. […]
PRESS STATEMENT: 30th November 2018 Cannabis is now the main drug driving referral to adolescent addiction services say concerned psychiatrists amid coverage of cannabis use in the last week. Cannabis is now the leading cause of new presentations to Ireland’s adolescent addiction services. The trends in cannabis use and cannabis related harms which are evident […]