CAMHS
Covid-19 and the recent cyber attack on HSE systems have served only to exacerbate problems within an already under-funded and under-resourced Child and Adolescent Mental Health service. Journalist, Niamh Cahill, details the situation on the ground in an extensive report for the Medical Independent. Read the article in full below or view on the Medical […]
Sean McCarthaigh writes for the Irish Examiner regarding research by University College Dublin which looked at occupational stress and burnout among psychiatrists working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). According to their research, “56% of psychiatrists believed the public perceived CAMHS as a ‘catch-all service’ which resulted in them often receiving inappropriate referrals […]
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UCD School of Medicine Fiona McNicholas speaks with the Irish Independent about the surge in families of young people with mental health problems seeking psychiatric help. Read the excerpt featuring Professor McNicholas from the Irish Independent article below. Read the article in full here. The article discusses predictions […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Today with Miriam O’Callaghan, Consultant Psychiatrist Prof Brendan Kelly discussed many aspects of ASD: diagnoses, supports needed, societal attitudes and more. Adam Harris, Chief Executive of AsIAm and member of the College Autism Special Interest Group also discussed the social benefits of an autism diagnosis and the barriers to services a diagnosis can create. Listen […]
Dr Gerry McCarney, Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, wrote the following Letter to the Editor to the Irish Times in response to an advice piece by John Sharry entitled ‘Should I tell my son about his diagnoses?’ It was published on 11/03/2019 Sir, Further to the advice piece “Should I tell […]
Dr Gerry McCarney, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Chair of the College Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, appeared on an RTÉ Primetime report to discuss gaming addiction 28/02/2019. Last year the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified gaming addiction as a mental health disorder. Amid parental concerns about Fortnite, a popular online video game […]
Dr Gerry McCartney, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Chair of the College Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, discussed Gaming Addiction and the warning signs with Sean O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio One, 25.02.2019. Irish psychiatrists are now treating gaming addiction as a disorder after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised this condition last year. Dr […]
Dr Bobby Smyth, a child and adolescent psychiatrist working with teenagers affected by addiction, speaks to Niamh Cahill about the need for greater awareness of the dangers of cannabis use. This article appeared in the MedicalIndependent.ie on 24/01/2019. More than 40,000 Irish people are addicted to cannabis in Ireland yet societal attitudes towards the drug are softening. Around a […]