Category: Blog
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HSE Research Awards on Ageing 2017
Theme: Health Inequities and Inequalities as we Age in Ireland Call announcement: 31st May 2016 Expression of Interest Submission Deadline: 28th June 2017 (12 noon) Application Submission Deadline: 6th September 2017 (12 noon) What is the purpose of these Research Awards? The purpose of the HSE Research Awards on Ageing is ‘to enhance population…
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Suicide rates are falling – but how can we get them to zero?
We need to improve the services that look after children with mental health difficulties, a leading Irish expert in mental health care says. This article was written by Gráinne Ní Aodha and published on thejournal.ie on 21/05/2017 In six years, the rate of suicide in Ireland has fallen by 20%. That doesn’t mean it’s now…
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Public invited to engage informally with psychiatrists for Green Ribbon month
The Walk & Talk with Psychiatrists aims to challenge the stigma of Mental Health problems in Ireland The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) will host its 3rd annual Walk & Talk with Psychiatrists (CPsychI) for The Green Ribbon Campaign in St Stephen’s Green on Sunday, 21st of May at 1pm sharp starting at the park entrance…
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REFOCUS members to present at Shine “Recovery and the Family” conference
The Shine Seminar “Recovery and the Family” conference will take place on Saturday 20th May 2017 beginning with registration at 10am at the Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8. This Seminar is free so registration is essential as space is limited. The College of Psychiatrists REFOCUS Committee will present at the conference. For more information…
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Researchers create a roadmap of bipolar disorder & how it affects the brain
In the largest ever MRI study on patients with bipolar disorder, a global consortium published new research in Molecular Psychiatry on May 2nd 2017 showing that people with the condition have differences in the brain regions that control inhibition and emotion. “We created the first global map of bipolar disorder and how it affects the brain, resolving years of…
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CPsychI Spring Conference 2017 Photos & Press coverage
The annual CPsychI Spring Conference took place in the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny on Friday 7th of April. This years theme looked at ‘Psychiatry in the Digital Age’. Below are photos from the conference. Please click here for the following presentations and workshops covered in the Medical Independent: Use of IT in epilepsy care finally bearing fruit Healthcare…
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13 Reasons Why: Netflix show criticised for ‘sensationalising’ suicide
Netflix teen drama 13 Reasons Why has seen more social media activity than any other Netflix series and has undoubtedly had an impact on its viewers, but potentially not for the better. By Mary Hayes It is reported that the series, while attempting to generate much needed discussion on suicide, presents some real red flags…
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Alcohol Awareness Month: Alcohol abuse’s long term effects on the heart
Alcohol Abuse & its link to Atrial Fibrillation & Cardiac Arrhythmia This is a blog post from Elevate Addiction Services Most people are familiar with alcohol’s negative impacts on the brain, liver, and kidneys, but many do not understand the risks that alcohol abuse carries for the heart. These risks are exacerbated by the amount of…
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Prof Brendan Kelly on psychiatric attitudes towards homosexuality
Prof Brendan Kelly charts the disturbing complicity of Irish psychiatry in propagating stigma and discrimination of gay people. This article was written by Prof Brendan Kelly and was published in the Medical Independent on 27th April 2017. On 1 February 2017, the Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016 came before the…
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Video: Prof Brendan Kelly & Dr Paul Reynolds at DotMD Conference
The DotMD Conference took place recently in the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. The conference describes itself as a ‘festival of medical curiosity’ and aimed to reconnect the art and humanity of medicine. Prof Brendan Kelly, professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and consultant psychiatrist at Tallaght Hospital, used a personal story about a 2am stroll…