Category: Blog
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Prof Brendan Kelly: Is it ever right for doctors to debate a public figure’s mental health?
Should mental health professionals comment in the media about the mental health of politicians or other public figures? Are there any circumstances in which psychiatrists or psychologists should publicly express their views that a given public figure appears to be mentally ill? This article appeared in the Irish Independent on 30th January, 2018. This…
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Dr John Hillery’s speech at the Eating Disorders Clinical Programme Launch
Launch of Eating Disorders Clinical Programme Dr John Hillery, President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 24th of January 2018 The Scandinavian Public Health Specialist and epidemiologist Hans Rosling died in 2017. He spent his career fighting medical fallacies with facts. He stated that “the world is discussed in terms of feelings and…
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Press Statement: New Clinical Programme to provide early support and clear pathway of care for people with eating disorders
Press Statement 25 January 2018: New Clinical Programme to provide early support and clear pathway of care for people with eating disorders The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland welcomes the launch by the HSE yesterday of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorder Services developed in collaboration between the College, HSE and Bodywhys. Eating disorders affect…
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Registration now open for One Day Workshop – ‘Recovery’: Embracing the Challenges – Approach for Psychiatry?
A One Day Workshop for College Members Only – ‘Recovery’: Embracing the Challenges – Approach for Psychiatry? Approved for 5 External CPD credits Supported by the HSE and ARI (Advancing Recovery in Ireland) When: 9.15 – 4.00pm Wed 21st February 2018, Ashling Hotel, DUBLIN Wed 28th February 2018, Clayton Hotel, LIMERICK Registration fee:…
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More training needed to help adults with ADHD, says HSE
Image courtesy of TheDyslexicBook.com The HSE has said that more training is needed for health care professionals in adult psychiatry working in the area of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), writes Mark O’Flynn on RTE.ie It comes after a charity which provides supports for people with ADHD said that around 200,000 people are affected by the…
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‘What’s important is not to trivialise depression’ Dr Miriam Kennedy on NewsTalk with Pat Kenny
Consultant Adult and Later Life Psychiatrist and lead of the day hospital in Highfield Healthcare speaks to Pat Kenny on NewsTalk about the myth of #BlueMonday, the difference between Seasonal Affective Disorder, mild depression and other more pervasive depressions, and gender differences in those presenting for treatment. You can listen to the full interview below (skip…
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Study points to more positive outlook for people with psychosis than previously thought
New King’s College London research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, indicates a more positive outlook for people diagnosed with first episode psychosis (FEP) and first episode schizophrenia (FES) than has been suggested by previous studies. Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and the South London…
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Time to stop talking and start spending to help our carers
Unpaid and unheralded, those who care at home for their loved ones urgently need our support, writes Dr John Hillery in the Sunday Independent The recent RTE Prime Time special on ‘Carers in Crisis’ caused much comment and empathy. However, carers don’t want empathy or sympathy or admiration. They just want a little help. Our…
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Photos from the Annual Winter Conference 2017
Our annual Winter Conference took place in Dunboyne Castle Hotel in Co. Meath on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th 2017. To view this year’s programme please click here. All the photos from the event can be viewed below.
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TCD get the cherry at 2017 Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition for Medical Students
The topic ‘In this era of post-truth politics, it’s easy to cherry-pick data and come to whatever conclusion you desire’ provided a fantastic night of compelling, thought provoking and entertaining speeches at the CPsychI Annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition 2017. Teams of two from medical schools UL, NUIG, TCD, RCSI, UCC & UCD competed…