Of interest from media
An article in the Irish Times describing new research by Adolescent Addiction Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Bobby Smyth, along with Anne O’Farrell and Antoinette Daly, highlights the rise in admissions to general and psychiatric hospitals from 2008 to 2016. This follows a decline in the perceived risk of regular recreational consumption of cannabis. You can read the […]
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, Ryan Tubridy interviewed author Scarlett Curtis about her personal experiences with anxiety, depression and PTSD, inequalities around access to treatment and her generational history with psychology and psychiatry as the great-great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud Curtis spoke following publication of her book It’s Not OK To Feel Blue (and other […]
In an article for the Medical Independent, June Shannon looks at the implementation of Ireland’s first specialist perinatal mental health services model of care on the second anniversary of its publication. You can read the full Medical Independent article, published on 19/09/19, here. ‘Prior to [the] new model, the perinatal mental health service was solely concentrated […]
Now in its fifth year, the College is delighted to launch its Hot Topics series for this academic year, continuing the opportunity for Psychiatrists to hear from speakers on a wide range of topical issues relevant to Psychiatry. An evening format of Two Speakers, Two CPD Credits, One Thursday per month makes it easy for […]
In an article for the Irish Times, Consultant Psychiatrist Professor Mary Cannon discusses the recent rise in cannabis use among young people, and the detrimental effect it can have on their mental health and development. You can read the full Irish Times article, published on 16/09/19, here. Accounting for the rise in so-called “recreational” use in […]
Dr Colin O’Gara, Consultant Psychiatrist and specialist in addiction treatment, spoke with Miriam O’Callaghan on RTE Radio 1 this week, in order to shine a spotlight on the urgent need for legislation, as well public education, around gambling addiction. Dr O’Gara was keen to highlight on RTE Radio Today with Miriam that severe gambling addiction […]
1 in 3 Family Carers have a diagnosis of depression and almost 2 in 3 carers are now providing more than 100 hours of care per week, estimated to be saving the state €10 billion every year. These are just some of the alarming findings in new research report titled ‘Paying the Price: The Physical, […]
An estimated 1,500 people a year in Ireland develop a psychotic disorder for the first time with young people particularly affected. About two thirds of presentations occur before the age of 35. Following extensive collaboration with the HSE National Clinical Programme for Mental Health the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are delighted to see the […]
RCSI has today launched a digital animation series focused on issues related to the mental health of young people in Ireland. The five-part series – funded by the HRB – features the voices and stories of young people who have experienced anxiety, bullying, not fitting in, depression and loneliness. It was designed in collaboration with […]
Borderline personality disorder continues to be a very stigmatised condition but it can be treated with talking therapies of which psychiatrists need to be better informed, according to a clinician specialising in the treatment of these patients. This article was written by Priscilla Lynch and was published in the Medical Independent on 26/04/19 During […]