External Affairs & Policy
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland’s annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition is taking place on 23rd of November at 6.30pm in the Sugar Club in Dublin. This Public Speaking Competition was first held in 1999 as part of the Changing Minds Campaign of the College, addressing the stigma associated with mental health problems. […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland joined with Reach Out to host a live Q&A on #AskPsych with Consultant Psychiatrists For 2 hours (between 7pm and 9pm) consultant psychiatrists Dr Gerry McCarney (Child and Adolescent and Addiction Psychiatry) and Dr Helen Keeley (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and ReachOut Ireland’s head of clinical guidance) took over the […]
With 55,000 Irish people living with dementia, and half a million living in families affected by dementia the launch of the National Dementia Awareness Campaign – Understand Together was welcomed by Minister for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee who stressed the importance of this scheme: Each year 4,000 people in Ireland develop a […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland REFOCUS Committee held their 3rd quarterly meeting in Dublin city centre on Friday 9th September. The committee welcomed three new members to the group: Dr Verena Keane and Dr Marina Bowe, both consultant psychiatrists, and Rick Rossiter, a service user and mental health advocate. During the introductions the […]
The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine is delighted to release an article by E.A. Roch entitled ‘Anthropology and its relevance to psychiatry’ which has been made freely available to all, including non-members of the College. The paper is based on a presentation given by E.A. Roch to the AGM of the CPsychI on 4 March 2016 in Dublin. […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are delighted to host a live twitter Q&A with psychiatrists in collaboration with ReachOut.com on Tuesday, 25th October. Between 7 and 9 pm, consultant psychiatrists Dr Gerry McCarney (Child and Adolescent and Addiction Psychiatry) and Dr Helen Keeley (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and ReachOut Ireland’s head of clinical guidance) will be on the @ReachOutIRL […]
Following 7 years of writing Bruce Springsteen has released his autobiography Born to Run, in which the singer voices his battle with depression. Lifting the curtain on his demons Springsteen recounts how his father had a mental illness, and didn’t come to realise the gravity of his depression until later in life with him entering a period of major depression in his 60s. “I couldn’t […]
Developed by researchers from the Department of Psychiatry in the RCSI and funded by the Health Research Board Journey through the brain – a colouring book was launched today with Minister for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee. The colouring book aims to spark young people’s interest in the science of the brain and its connection to human emotion, […]
The Faculty of Learning Disability Psychiatry have recently published a Position Paper for the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland entitled Challenging Behaviour and Intellectual Disability. This position paper is aimed at psychiatrists in Ireland working with people with an intellectual disability, within voluntary organisations, the HSE or MHID teams. While the paper does not aim to address issues […]
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Dr Charles Smith 2016 Essay Competition The Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland invites submissions for the 2016 Essay Competition entitled: “Guilty until proven autistic!” – Autistic defendants should be considered less responsible for criminal acts – Discuss The winner will receive a monetary prize […]