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“Psychiatrists are especially vulnerable as are emergency medicine physicians and family doctors.” George Winter writes for the Irish Times about an article in the British Medical Journal Opinion about underreporting of death threats by patients against doctors. He spoke with Consultant Psychiatrist and lead author of the piece, Professor Gautam Gulati of the Graduate Entry […]
On United Nations Day for Older People, Consultant Psychiatrist for Later Life and Chair for the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry Dr Tom Reynolds writes on the urgent need to prioritise care and safeguarding for older people with mental illness. ‘2020 has seen the emergence of COVID-19, which has caused upheaval across the world. Considering […]
Speaking with Sunday Independent journalist Ali Bracken, CPsychI Director of Communications snd Public Education Dr Maeve Doyle discussed the rising numbers of young people who are prescribed anti-depressants in Ireland. Dr Doyle also discussed the strain on CAMHS services. Read the whole article, which is behind a paywall, here. Figures released to the Sunday Independent […]
As part of their #GetReal (with how you feel) campaign, CPsychI REFOCUS member Rick Rossiter shared his thoughts with See Change on getting to know yourself and your emotions better during times of isolation. This post was originally featured on the See Change website where you can also find further information on mental health and […]
Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have discovered that testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years later. The study can be read in full in the current edition of JAMA Psychiatry. The research […]
Have you ever wondered what a career in psychiatry looks like? The College careers events have been running annually since 2011 and are aimed at medical students, interns or medical graduates who may be considering applying for specialist training in Psychiatry, or who would simply like to find out more about what a career in […]
The College has this year adapted the annual Foundation Year Trainee Induction Week to take place entirely online, tackling limitations on in-person events in place due to Covid-19. Now in its third year, the Induction Week was designed by the College Postgraduate Training Department for doctors embarking on their first year as Trainee Psychiatrists. Following […]
Professor Harry Kennedy, Executive Clinical Director of the Central Mental Hospital speaks with Sarah McInerney about Ireland’s attitude to mental illness, policy and the future of the Central Mental Hospital. You can listen to the full interview on the RTÉ website here. Professor Kennedy discusses how the Central Mental Hospital will improve on the limited […]
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine editorial board member Dr Ian Kelleher discusses his new research for the Health Research Board, which finds that nearly 1 in 5 children between the ages of 9 and 12 hear voices that others cannot, before growing out of it. This is compared to 5 […]
The latest figures from the HRB show an increase in the number of under 18-year-olds admitted to psychiatric units and hospitals in Ireland, rising from 408 admissions in 2018 to 497 in 2019. Depression remains the most common diagnosis among children, followed by neuroses, eating disorders and schizophrenia. The main diagnoses attributed to those admitted […]