Category: Media
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Paper Published Exploring Role of Psychiatry in Addressing Domestic Violence during COVID-19
Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry? Statistics have just been published, as reported by the Journal.ie on Monday, demonstrating a 25% increase in domestic violence recordings by gardaí since the beginning of lockdown measures, compared with the same time period last year. Operation Faoiseamh was instigated by…
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Letter from President to Major Political Party Leaders re: Mental Health Services and the next Programme for Government in light of Covid-19
Below is a letter from the President to major political party leaders sent yesterday, regarding Mental Health Services and the next Programme for Government in light of Covid-19 Today the United Nations and the World Health Organisation highlighted that mental health needs must be treated as a core element of our response to and recovery…
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CPsychI 2020 General Election Manifesto – Our Key Asks
Please find the College General Election 2020 Manifesto below which features our 6 key asks in relation to mental health services and people with severe, enduring mental illness. You can download the manifesto here.
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College of Psychiatrists urges caution around use of language, diagnostic terms and medication references when canvassing and debating before the fast approaching Election Day
The College of Psychiatrists urges election candidates and politicians to be cautious of the language and terms they use which can create hurt, further stigma and misinformation around mental illness, disorders and distress. While the College welcomes references to developing Mental Health Services, mental health promotion and other proposals around mental health over the next…
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Is There a Crisis in Crisis Intervention? Key Topic for Discussion at Joint CPsychI/RCPsychNI Conference
A joint conference with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland, the two-day programme of the College Winter Conference, themed Psychiatry and Conflict, aims to explore issues around conflict in many and varied contexts. A focus on crisis interventions in both jurisdictions (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) will feature tomorrow afternoon, Friday 15th…
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First Fortnight 2019: “Mental Health Uploaded”
As part of their 10th annual festival 2019, FirstFortnight hosted a discussion session in the Science Gallery Dublin on the impact of technology on our mental health. The panel featured Dr Colman Noctor, Psychotherapist in St Patrick’s Adolescent MHS and Assistant Prof TCD, Gavin Doherty Assoc. Prof TCD, Co-Founder SilverCloud Health, Aine Mulloy Co-founder & CMO of GirlCrew,…
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NOSP in talks with Medical Council
James Fogarty reports for the Medical Independent from the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Spring Conference 2018. Physician suicide is catastrophic for not only the individual doctor’s family and friends, but also for their patients, the Spring Meeting of the College of Psychiatrists was told. At the meeting, which was held in Athlone, Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Justin…