Category: Of interest from media
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Professor Fiona McNicholas for the Irish Examiner: Crisis in child mental health services has been decades in the making
Professor Fiona McNicholas writes for the Irish Examiner about the critical importance of lacking resourcing for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland, as reflected in the recent interim report by the Mental Health Commission. Read the opinion piece in full below or on the Irish Examiner website here. Crisis in child mental health…
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RTÉ Radio 1: CPsychI President Dr Lorcan Martin discusses Bipolar Disorder on Supercharged with Anna Geary
Anna Geary, host of Supercharged on RTÉ Radio 1, discussed bipolar disorder with College President Dr Lorcan Martin, along singer Arlene Bailey who has lived experience on Sunday, 29 January. Read a quote by Dr Martin from the discussion below. Listen to the segment in full on the RTÉ Radio 1 website here. The segment with Dr…
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Irish Times: Reflections on the collective mental health trauma of Covid-19
June Shannon of the Irish Times spoke with specialist members of the CPsychI Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry to highlight the lasting effects of the pandemic on the mental health of older adults, with advice on how to regain confidence and maintain resilience. Read a segment from the article below or on the Irish Times website here. Reflections…
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Irish Times: Children’s hospitals seeing ‘astronomical’ number of young people self-harming
A ‘complete shift’ in the way Ireland operates its mental health services is needed, say psychiatrists Dr Michele Hill and Professor Mary Cannon, Chair and Vice-Chair of the new CPsychI Youth and Student Mental Health, speak with the Irish Times about soaring numbers of young people presenting to children’s hospitals with self-harm presentations. Professor Cannon…
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Irish Times: ‘Serotonin and depression: what are the implications for psychiatry and patients?’
‘There is no convincing evidence that depression is associated with, or caused by, lower serotonin concentrations or activity’ George Winter writes for the Irish Times about recent challenges to the serotonin theory of depression and what this means for future approaches to treatment. He spoke with consultant forensic psychiatrist Professor Gautam Gulati to learn more.…
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Irish Independent: Why connecting with people at Christmas is so important for our mental health
Julia Molony writes for the Irish Independent about the pervading, and false, factoid that suicides rates are highest around Christmas. She explores why the opposite is in fact true, and where the connection lies. Read a brief section below, and read the article in full on the Irish Independent website here. The truth, though, is the opposite.…
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Irish Independent: ‘Politicians would never ignore cardiologists or oncologists. So why dismiss psychiatrists and endanger patients?’
Sarah Carey writes for the Irish Independent on the serious ramifications for patients if proposed changes to the Mental Health Act are brought into effect, citing correspondence from the College to the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Mental Health around the report of their pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed amended Act. Sarah was in touch with the College to…
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Irish Times: ‘If a person in custody does not understand their rights, this is arguably a barrier to equal access to justice’
New research lead by consultant forensic psychiatrist Professor Gautam Gulati, which “identified a need to provide information to people with intellectual disabilities in an appropriate format”, has lead to an innovation in the form of an ERNR, or easy-to-read Note of Rights. Read the article in full on the Irish Times website here, or read…
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Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition 2022
Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition 2022 9th November 2022 | The Grand Hotel, Malahide | Free admission – register on Eventbrite Theme: Social Media and Digital Platforms: are they the cause of or solution to the nation’s mental health crisis? After a three year-long hiatus, we are delighted to announce that the All-Ireland ‘Spike Milligan…
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TheJournal.ie: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder ‘may be detectable years before illnesses begin’
Professor Ian Kelleher, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist speaks with TheJournal.ie about a new study which finds that there is an untapped potential for predicting later life schizophrenia and biopolar diagnoses by looking at people who have availed of CAMHS services. Read highlights from Professor Kelleher below and read the full article on TheJournal.ie website…