Category: Of interest from media
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NCPSH Online Educational Seminars 2021
Five online educational seminars will run from Wednesday, 10 February to Wednesday, 16 June on the National Clinical Programme for the Assessment and Management of Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments following Self-Harm. View the full list of upcoming online seminars here. Read more about the NCPSH here. Due to the COVID-19 related public health restrictions…
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Irish Times: Ireland’s mental health pandemic: From crisis to emergency
Dr Karen O’Connor, consultant psychiatrist and national clinical lead for early intervention in psychosis speaks with the Irish Times about the “tsunami of mental health need” anticipated after initial pandemic peak. This article is based on recent research by Dr O’Connor published in the College journal, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Read the research…
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Burnout, Work Satisfaction and Well-being Among Non-consultant Psychiatrists in Ireland
A new study outlining the results of a survey of attendees at the CPsychI NCHD Conference in 2019, carried out by members of the College Trainee Committee, has been published this week. The paper highlights that lack of supervision is significantly associated with burnout, lower satisfaction at work, and poorer psychological well-being. Read an excerpt…
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TheJournal.ie: Emergency departments ‘ground zero’ for a stretched mental health system
Dr Anne Doherty, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at the Mater Hospital, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCD and chair of the Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry at the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland writes for TheJournal.ie about how emergency departments are drowning under the additional pressure of increased mental healthcare need during COVID-19. Read excerpts from the…
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IJPM Letter to the Editor: The rotation of medical staff in July 2020 post COVID-19
Below is a letter to the editor by Mary Cosgrave from the first print issue of the IJPM dedicated to COVID-19 and Mental Health. View the original on CambridgeCore here. View the entire virtual issue dedicated to COVID-19 and Mental Health here. Dear Editor, As we reach the mid-summer of 2020, it is usual…
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Irish Times: Care for those with intellectual disabilities
Dr Mary Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability and Dr Maria Dunne, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, this week wrote to The Irish Times to highlight the continuing closure of respite and day services for people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unable to access these vital programmes, and without their normal routines and social…
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Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1: Eating Disorder Treatment
A recent report from The Times features the testimony of several women seeking inpatient treatment for eating disorders, only to be told that they did not meet the admission criteria for high-risk patients. The report also featured Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist Dr Caroline Maher, who explained the current model of care for those suffering from…
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Alive and Kicking on Newstalk: Is There a Stigma Around Anti-Depressant Medication?
Higher Specialist Trainee in Psychiatry, Dr Rosie Plunkett speaks to Sarina Bellissimo to tackle the stigma surrounding anti-depressant medication. The discussion covers when it might be appropriate to speak with a GP, the different types of anti-depressants that may be prescribed, and why stigma around these medications might exist. Read snippets from their discussion below,…
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Irish Times: Prison service accepts ‘urgent need’ to better care for mentally ill inmates
Following a highly critical report from The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Irish Prison Service released a statement on Tuesday, 24 November saying it accepts there is an “urgent need to enhance and improve the level of service provided and the response to…
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Sunday Independent: ‘Don’t allow panic and stress to take hold’
Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Miriam Kennedy speaks with the Sunday Independent about how the uncertainty of COVID and the stress of “Lockdown 2.0” has created a crisis in mental health, with services now busier than ever. Dr Kennedy, Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult/Old Age Psychiatry with Highfield Healthcare, details the increases she is seeing in her…