Author: Ian Rice
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Is There a Crisis in Crisis Intervention? Key Topic for Discussion at Joint CPsychI/RCPsychNI Conference
A joint conference with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland, the two-day programme of the College Winter Conference, themed Psychiatry and Conflict, aims to explore issues around conflict in many and varied contexts. A focus on crisis interventions in both jurisdictions (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) will feature tomorrow afternoon, Friday 15th…
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Medical Independent: CPsychI President Dr John Hillery on 2019 joint Winter Conference with RCPsychNI
Speaking to the Medical Independent in advance of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Joint conference with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland titled Psychiatry and Conflict, President of the College Dr John Hillery discussed what attendees can expect of the programme, as well as issues around Psychiatry training. You can read the full Medical Independent…
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Report Launched: Paying the Price – The Hidden Impacts of Caring
Almost half of family carers regularly deal with abusive behaviour while a similar proportion say that no supports and services are available. These are just some of the findings of a new research report titled Paying the Price: The Hidden Impacts of Caring, carried out and launched today by Family Carers Ireland in collaboration with…
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Irish Times: Cannabis-related admissions to psychiatric hospitals rose 185% in eight years
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…
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Ryan Tubridy Show: Interview with author Scarlett Curtis on mental illness
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…
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Medical Independent: The second anniversary of specialist perinatal mental health services model of care
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…
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I Dream of Painting and then I Paint My Dream
Psychiatry trainee Dr Aoife O’Callaghan explores the art of Vincent van Gogh, theories around the mental illnesses he may have suffered and how those illnesses influenced his art and his ability to create. This article by Dr Aoife O’Callaghan with help from Dr Orla Fitzgerald was originally published in Think Tank, a quarterly e-newsletter for trainees…
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Irish Times: Profoundly compassionate psychiatrist and widely admired scholar. Our colleague, Dr Séamus Mac Suibhne (RIP)
In a tribute featured in the Irish Times, consultant psychiatrists Prof Brendan Kelly and Dr Kieran O’Loughlin recount the numerous achievements in the short life of Dr Séamus Mac Suibhne, who died tragically on 8 September this year. Dr Mac Suibhne was actively involved in many areas of the College of Psychiatrists since it was…
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Irish Times Opinion Piece: Cannabis use significantly increases mental health risks
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…
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World Suicide Prevention Day: Are we finally making progress with suicide and self-harm?
In an article for the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Consultant Psychiatrist Prof Brendan Kelly discusses the history, epidemiology and evidence for prevention of suicide and self-harm in Ireland. You can read the full article here. “While Ireland’s suicide rate is falling, suicide and self-harm remain substantial societal problems. Good primary care, good mental health care…