Category: Blog
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Why should you care about carers? Because some day it might be you
Sympathy and admiration are all very well – but that is not what Ireland’s 200,000 carers need, says Brendan O’Connor This article was published on the Irish Independent on 10/12/17. Imagine wishing your own child would die. Imagine wishing they would die before you. Imagine if you prayed for that every single day. Imagine if…
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Higher Specialist Training Recruitment – July 2018 Intake Closed
Application for the July 2018 intake to Higher Specialist Training in Psychiatry is now closed. All relevant information and application documentation is available to view/download via the links below. For further information on “Streamlined Training” please refer to the College’s Regulations – July 2017 for Basic and Higher Specialist Training. The closing date for receipt of all HST…
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Basic Specialist Training Recruitment – July 2018 Intake Closed
Application for the July 2018 intake to Basic Specialist Training in Psychiatry is now closed. All relevant information and application documentation is available to view/download via the links below. The closing date for receipt of all BST application documentation is Thursday, 4th January 2018. For BST recruitment related queries please contact Ms Caroline Eager at ceager@irishpsychiatry.ie BST…
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And the winners are….
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Kearns and Amy Worrall from Trinity College Dublin took first place at this years Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition which took place in the Button Factory last night. They faced stiff competition from Eoin Graham and Michael Harrington of NUIG who were awarded the runners-up prize.
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Letter to the Editor: Stigmatising attitudes and mental illness
This letter was published on The Irish Times on 24th of November, 2017. Sir, I was very disappointed to see the words “My girlfriend is considering going out with her ‘psycho’ ex . . . he even threatened to kill me” in a headline in the “Tell Me About It” column (Health + Family,…
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Prof John Sheehan – Why perinatal depression is both normal and temporary
It doesn’t seem like a question you’d expect on your first visit to the maternity hospital: “How’s your mental health?” At that early stage, it’s more likely you’re preoccupied with your pregnancy than focusing on your own emotions. But it’s a vital question. This article was written by Larissa Nolan and was published in the…
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‘If you’ve met one individual with autism, you have met one individual with autism’
Current research suggests that over 1 in 100 people may be on the autistic spectrum. However Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is largely misunderstood as people with ASD have an increased risk of psychiatric illness but only 50% having intellectual disability. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are today running an Autism Seminar on pathways of care/service for adults with Autism Spectrum…
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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill for discussion in Senate today: College highlights alcohol’s role in completed and attempted suicides and mental health difficulties
College of Psychiatrists highlights alcohol’s role in completed and attempted suicides and mental health difficulties as it calls for full support of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill for discussion in the Senate today. Alcohol is at the heart of a great deal of mental health problems in Ireland. Psychiatrists and mental health professionals witness at…
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Public Health Alcohol Bill returns to the Seanad after a year
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will return to the Seanad for debate tomorrow after the legislation was stalled for over a year reported the Irish Times last week. “The legislation was stalled in the Oireachtas last year due to a number of concerns raised by Fine Gael TDs and Senators, in particular about the requirement…
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Report on underfunded state of children’s mental health services welcomed
A Seanad report laying bare the underfunded state of children’s mental health services has been welcomed by support groups who said its recommendations must be implemented. This article was written by Noel Baker and published in the Irish Examiner on Thursday, 18th October 2017. The Seanad Public Consultation Committee Report on Children’s Mental Health…