Category: IJPM
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Joint Winter Conference 2022: Poster Presentation, Oral Presentation and IJPM Award Winners
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and RCPsych Northern Ireland hosted the annual joint winter conference at the Grand Hotel Malahide on 10 & 11 November. Winners of the oral and poster presentations and the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine John Dunne and Ada English awards are listed below, along with those highly commended. NCHD…
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From the Editor’s Desk: The ever expanding issue of later life mental health
Editor-In-Chief, Dr John Lyne, and Trainee Editor, Dr Kevin Glynn, highlight key themes and papers from the most recent issue of the College’s official research journal, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Volume 36, Issue 2 looks at the ever expanding issue of later life mental health. An ageing global population represents one of the…
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From the Editor’s Desk: Home-based treatment, vulnerable populations and ethics in psychiatry
Editor-In-Chief, Dr John Lyne, and Trainee Editor, Dr Kevin Glynn, highlight key themes and papers from the most recent issue of the College’s official research journal, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Volume 36, Issue 1 looks at home-based treatment, vulnerable populations and ethics in psychiatry. A move away from the institutionalisation that characterised psychiatric…
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First Irish based journal dedicated to mental health succeeds in gaining Pubmed status
The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine is proud to announce its recent successful application for indexing on Medline, the largest and most prestigious internet search engine for medical research. Photo by Ankush Minda on Unsplash The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine* (IJPM) has gained Pubmed status by being selected for indexing on Medline. Medline indexing means that research…
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Online Gambling Activities in Ireland: Dr Colin O’Gara speaks to Pat Kenny show
Dr Colin O’Gara, Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist, spoke to Pat Kenny on NewsTalkFM about his study on online gambling activities in Ireland. This is the first national survey of its kind and was published in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Listen to the full interview below: Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study is to look…
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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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Free IJPM articles for World Mental Health Day 2017
For Mental Illness Awareness Week and World Mental Health Day, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine is providing free access to a selection of journal articles for the full month of October 2017. Heightened awareness of concepts relating to both mental health and mental illness are essential to ensure that appropriate and well resourced mental health…
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‘Eating disorders are most stigmatised within mental health’ Dr Sara McDevitt on teenage eating disorders
Dr Sara McDevitt spoke to the Sorcha Pollack of the Irish Times about attitudes to eating disorders within the medical profession following recent statistics which show that the number of hospitalisations of teenage girls for anorexia and bulimia has almost doubled over 10 years, according to the HSE. These statistics, released under the Freedom of Information Act,…
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27th Winner of John Dunne Medal for outstanding trainee contribution to psychiatric research announced
CPsychI congratulates Dr Cornelia Carey, winner of the John Dunne Medal 2015. Dr Carey, who is currently employed in St. James Hospital also sits on the CPsychI Trainee Committee. Dr Carey will also sit on this year’s judging panel for the Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition. Dr Carey was selected as this year’s winner for her paper entitled…