March 2020
Vulnerable groups with mental illness and neurodevelopment conditions need extra guidance, support and flexibility in how services and treatments are delivered in these extraordinary circumstances, highlights the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. It is vital that people with these conditions continue to engage with their mental health practitioners and services during this Coronavirus outbreak period. […]
The College has created a new information hub for news and updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on College proceedings. Visit the page here to read a letter from our President, Dr William Flannery, information on CPD and how to contact the College. More information will be provided there as it becomes […]
UPDATE: The AGM scheduled for 26 March is also cancelled. To protect the health and safety of our members and staff due to the COVID-19 crisis, the forthcoming Spring Conference 2020 which was scheduled to take place from 25-27 March in Kilkenny is now cancelled. It has been rescheduled to the Spring next year from […]
Psychiatry trainee Dr Molly Bredin discusses the very real fear around the climate crisis, what happens when this anxiety impacts our ability to actually react to this threat, and what it has to do with psychiatry. This article was originally published in Think Tank, a quarterly newsletter for Psychiatry trainees by the CPsychI Trainee Committee. […]