COVID-19
Dr Mary Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability and Dr Maria Dunne, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, this week wrote to The Irish Times to highlight the continuing closure of respite and day services for people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unable to access these vital programmes, and without their normal routines and social […]
Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Miriam Kennedy speaks with the Sunday Independent about how the uncertainty of COVID and the stress of “Lockdown 2.0” has created a crisis in mental health, with services now busier than ever. Dr Kennedy, Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult/Old Age Psychiatry with Highfield Healthcare, details the increases she is seeing in her […]
Dr Michelle Clifford, Chair of the College Eating Disorders special interest group and national clinical lead for the HSE programme for eating disorders, speaks with The Times about the lack of specialist support for people suffering from eating disorders, the “postcode lottery” involved in accessing care, and what proper funding for the service would mean […]
RTÉ’s Drivetime speaks to psychiatrists and patient advocates about mental wellbeing during the pandemic. The interviews coincide with a conference on the topic as part of a series of online seminars hosted by St John of God Research Foundations. Listen back to the full piece on RTÉ Radio 1 here. The theme of this year’s […]
New research suggests that people who have survived COVID-19 are at increased risk of psychiatric disorders than people who have had other illnesses. Read the full article in the RTÉ here. You can also read the original research here. New research suggests people who have survived Covid-19 are at greater risk of psychiatric disorders than […]
Dr Muiris Houston writes for the Irish Times about how patients with a recent diagnosis of a mental illness have a seven-fold increased risk of COVID-19 infection. This makes a recent mental health diagnosis one of the strongest risk factors for the novel disease. Women with mental illness are also more at risk of COVID-19 […]
On United Nations Day for Older People, Consultant Psychiatrist for Later Life and Chair for the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry Dr Tom Reynolds writes on the urgent need to prioritise care and safeguarding for older people with mental illness. ‘2020 has seen the emergence of COVID-19, which has caused upheaval across the world. Considering […]
Susan Mitchell of the Sunday Business Post discusses how the extent of the psychological fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has yet to fully show itself. The article features findings from the recent CPsychI survey of consultant psychiatrists. Read excerpts discussing the College survey below, and read the full article here with a Business Post subscription. […]
Survey of Consultant Psychiatrists shows increase of mental health referrals and relapse amongst those with mental illness following Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions. Click here to view a longer summary of the results of the survey. As coronavirus restrictions begin to ease, a survey of Consultant Psychiatrists carried out by the College of Psychiatrists of […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland today launched a special edition of its official scientific journal, Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM), collating over 40 articles documenting the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in society and the delivery of mental health services since the pandemic took hold. Covering perspectives from several countries across multiple […]