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The Faculty of Intellectual Disability Psychiatrists welcomes the recent announcement of increased HSE funding and supports to the disability services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over ten thousand children (0-19 years) are registered as having an intellectual disability in Ireland (NIDD 2017), the majority of children registered on this database function within the moderate-severe-profound range of […]
The Faculty of Intellectual Disability Psychiatry welcomes the recent increased HSE funding and supports to the disability services during these very challenging times. There are 28,388 people with Intellectual disability in Ireland, the majority (69%) of whom live at home with their parents. 7,530 (26.9%) are in receipt of full-time residential care. Of this group […]
Continued support, guidance and flexibility is needed for those with mental illness while protective and restrictive measures are in place for the Coronavirus. With this in mind and to alleviate the additional pressure or stress that families of young people with mental illness now face the College has embarked on developing a series of short […]
Continued support, guidance and flexibility is needed for those with mental illness while protective and restrictive measures are in place for the Coronavirus. With this in mind and to alleviate the additional pressure or stress that families of young people with mental illness now face the College has embarked on developing a series of short […]
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. […]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week takes place from the 2nd – 8th March 2020, marking out a time to focus on the need for early intervention, dedicated services and stigma reduction around these serious mental disorders. This week provides an opportunity for professionals working in the area of eating disorder care to emphasise, to the public […]
On Thursday, 13 February, the College hosted the 5th Anniversary celebration of its Hot Topics series, with presentations on two emerging issues within psychiatry: Gambling Disorder – An update for clinical practice by Professor Colin O’Gara and Game On! Is gaming a lifestyle or a disorder? by Dr Gerry McCarney 70 people attended the 5 year anniversary […]