Category: Blog
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Irish psychiatrists treating children for ‘gaming disorder’
Children altering their sleeping patterns to play games online in different time-zone. This article, written by Lynne Kelleher, appeared in the Sunday Independent.ie on 17/02/2019. Psychiatrists are treating teenagers for gaming addiction including some who are adjusting their body clocks to play against people in different time-zones. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said last year…
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A letter to my younger self: It’s hard to believe you were going to end my life over something so irrelevant
Páidí Manning recently celebrated a milestone birthday that he never thought he would see. At 20-years-old, Páidi was struggling with his mental health and didn’t think he would make it to his thirties. The now 30-year-old hotel worker is thriving and has dreams to go back to college to study counselling and psychotherapy. Here, he writes…
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Depression in Ireland – where do we stand today?
Prof Brendan Kelly gives a comprehensive overview of the incidence, diagnosis and multifaceted treatment of depression. This article appeared online the Medical Independent.ie 07.02.19. Depression is a common, disabling mental illness. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 300 million people suffer from depression, which is now the world’s leading cause of disability. Almost 800,000…
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Dr Michael Scully Speaks to Rita O’Reilly on RTÉ Primetime Investigation – The Return of Scientology in Ireland
Dr Michael Scully appeared on RTÉ’s Primetime Investigation – The Return of Scientology in Ireland, 19/12/18. Dr Michael Scully spoke to Rita O’Reilly who examined the return of Scientology in Ireland and refuted Scientology’s Narconon rehabilitation programme, considering this treatment for substance abuse and addiction as unsafe and high risk. Scientology’s addiction treatment programme, Narconon, …
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Dr Maeve Doyle speaks to DriveTime’s Mary Wilson on the challenges of recruiting child and adolescent psychiatrists
A recent FOI request by RTE shows that there are currently 29 vacant posts for Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists across the country. Drivetime’s Mary Wilson asks Consultant in Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Dr Maeve Doyle, why are these jobs not being filled, and what are the implications? Dr Doyle, who is a conultant in child and adolescent…
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“A human should be met with empathy when they’re in pain, not a system.” Bonus episode of ‘Where There’s A Will’ podcast
A final bonus episode of A Lust for Life‘s Where There’s A Will podcast series was recorded live at the Woodquay venue, in Dublin, on Thursday 17th January 2019 as part of this year’s First Fortnight Festival. Click here to listen to the full bonus episode of the Podcast. This podcast series has tackled issues such as stigma,…
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A warning on the failure to take cannabis use seriously
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…
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“I had a few more bad days than good ones” – Professor Green in conversation with Eoghan McDermott
Award winning musician, rapper, and mental health advocate Professor Green (Stephen Manderson) spoke with 2FM presenter, broadcaster Eoghan Mc Dermott as part of the First Fortnight festival in the Sugar Club last Saturday 19th January. Professor Green, or ‘Pro Green’ as he is also known, spoke about his own experience with mental health difficulties, how…
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Press Statement: College backs the use of PROTECT questionnaire for screening mental health difficulties in refugees and migrants
Press Statement January 21st 2019 College of Psychiatrists backs the use of PROTECT questionnaire for screening mental health difficulties in refugees and migrants. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland recently met with Safetynet Primary Care, who provide mobile health assessments and screening to newly arrived migrants and refugees across Ireland, to discuss the utilization of…
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Job Vacancy: Postgraduate Training Administrators
Job Vacancy Job Title: Administrators Reporting to: Postgraduate Training Department / Accreditation and Continuous Assessment The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is a professional membership organisation recognised by the HSE and Medical Council for delivering training in Ireland for Psychiatrists. It also has an advocacy role to advise on better mental health services in Ireland. The…