Author: Ian Rice
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IJPM Letter to the Editor: The rotation of medical staff in July 2020 post COVID-19
Below is a letter to the editor by Mary Cosgrave from the first print issue of the IJPM dedicated to COVID-19 and Mental Health. View the original on CambridgeCore here. View the entire virtual issue dedicated to COVID-19 and Mental Health here. Dear Editor, As we reach the mid-summer of 2020, it is usual…
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Press Statement: Launch of Gambling Disorder Position Paper
With the Christmas period bringing more triggers and the potential for increased levels of gambling, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has launched their paper on Gambling Disorder today. Calling for an urgent, outright ban on gambling advertisement in sports in early 2021, the College also raises the urgent need for dedicated treatment pathways to…
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Irish Times: Care for those with intellectual disabilities
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…
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Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1: Eating Disorder Treatment
A recent report from The Times features the testimony of several women seeking inpatient treatment for eating disorders, only to be told that they did not meet the admission criteria for high-risk patients. The report also featured Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist Dr Caroline Maher, who explained the current model of care for those suffering from…
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Medical Student and Intern Essay Prize 2021
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is delighted to announce its annual essay competition which is now open to submission from current Medical Students as well as those in their Intern Year. The essay competition is an initiative of the Trainee Committee of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, which has been running annually since 2010 with great…
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Alive and Kicking on Newstalk: Is There a Stigma Around Anti-Depressant Medication?
Higher Specialist Trainee in Psychiatry, Dr Rosie Plunkett speaks to Sarina Bellissimo to tackle the stigma surrounding anti-depressant medication. The discussion covers when it might be appropriate to speak with a GP, the different types of anti-depressants that may be prescribed, and why stigma around these medications might exist. Read snippets from their discussion below,…
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Irish Times: Prison service accepts ‘urgent need’ to better care for mentally ill inmates
Following a highly critical report from The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Irish Prison Service released a statement on Tuesday, 24 November saying it accepts there is an “urgent need to enhance and improve the level of service provided and the response to…
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Sunday Independent: ‘Don’t allow panic and stress to take hold’
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…
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The Times: Eating disorder patients left without specialist care as pandemic exacerbates funding shortfall
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…
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The BMJ Opinion: Violence risk assessment in psychiatry: no one can predict the future
Violence risk assessments are sometimes used to inform decisions around the involuntary admission of people to hospital. Yet the evidence for their use is at best unclear, say Gautam Gulati, Chair of the CPsychI Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, Colum P Dunne, and Brendan D Kelly. This blog post originally appeared in The BMJ Opinion. The…