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The Shine Seminar “Recovery and the Family” conference will take place on Saturday 20th May 2017 beginning with registration at 10am at the Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8. This Seminar is free so registration is essential as space is limited. The College of Psychiatrists REFOCUS Committee will present at the conference. For more information […]
In the largest ever MRI study on patients with bipolar disorder, a global consortium published new research in Molecular Psychiatry on May 2nd 2017 showing that people with the condition have differences in the brain regions that control inhibition and emotion. “We created the first global map of bipolar disorder and how it affects the brain, resolving years of […]
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Netflix teen drama 13 Reasons Why has seen more social media activity than any other Netflix series and has undoubtedly had an impact on its viewers, but potentially not for the better. By Mary Hayes It is reported that the series, while attempting to generate much needed discussion on suicide, presents some real red flags […]
Alcohol Abuse & its link to Atrial Fibrillation & Cardiac Arrhythmia This is a blog post from Elevate Addiction Services Most people are familiar with alcohol’s negative impacts on the brain, liver, and kidneys, but many do not understand the risks that alcohol abuse carries for the heart. These risks are exacerbated by the amount of […]
Prof Brendan Kelly charts the disturbing complicity of Irish psychiatry in propagating stigma and discrimination of gay people. This article was written by Prof Brendan Kelly and was published in the Medical Independent on 27th April 2017. On 1 February 2017, the Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016 came before the […]
The DotMD Conference took place recently in the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. The conference describes itself as a ‘festival of medical curiosity’ and aimed to reconnect the art and humanity of medicine. Prof Brendan Kelly, professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and consultant psychiatrist at Tallaght Hospital, used a personal story about a 2am stroll […]
Trinity College Dublin’s Faculty of Health Sciences will host the inaugural lecture of Professor Brendan Kelly, School of Medicine, on Thursday 11th May at 18:00 in the Trinity Centre, Tallaght Hospital. The lecture will be followed by a reception. TCD Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof Mary McCarron invites all CPsychI members, trainees and staff to […]
Winners of the NCHD / Trainee Research Prize Poster, the Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Essay Prize 2017, and the Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy Essay Prize 2017 were congratulated for the usual high standards at the Annual Spring Conference in the Lyrath Estate Hotel last Friday 7th of April. NCHD / Trainee Research Poster Prize 2017 “The Lighthouse […]
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shown for the first time a shared genetic link between Motor Neurone Disease (MND) – also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) – and schizophrenia, indicating that the causes of these diverse conditions are biologically linked. By analysing the genetic profiles of almost 13,000 MND cases and over 30,000 schizophrenia cases, the […]