HSE
College welcomes the report on the HSE National Audit of prescribing in CAMHS, published on Friday, 28th July 2023. The College welcomes the publication of the findings of this report which will provide reassurance to children and their parents/guardians attending CAMHS around the country that levels of prescribing in CAMHS are safe and appropriate. As […]
Evidence indicates that 30-50% of people with severe mental illness have a co-existing substance misuse problem, with a study of people attending an Irish Community Mental Health Team noting 44% report problem drug use and/or harmful alcohol use in the previous year. Following collaboration with the HSE Dual Diagnosis National Clinical Programme, the College of […]
Writing in the Irish Times, this opinion piece by Brendan Kelly highlights some shocking statistics on the nation’s mental health, and provides a clear and urgent call for change to the systems through which people seek medical help. You can read the full piece, published on the Irish Times website on Tuesday 10th December 2019, […]
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 […]
College President, Dr John Hillery, spoke to Gavin Grace on ClareFM about concerns over recent report from Mental Health Commission on the use of restraint on mental health patients in mental health centres across the country, 23/10/2018. According to recent figures from the Mental Health Commission more than 1,000 patients were physically restrained or secluded an average […]