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International coalition of experts set out concerns and recommendations for 13 Reasons Why season 2 release
The hugely popular yet criticised 13 Reasons Why Netflix series has returned for a second season today. By Mary Hayes The first season, which racked up over 3.5 million social media impressions and 600,000 news reports sparked concern from many mental health professionals, including the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, Headspace, and RCPsych, for its…
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Borderline Personality Disorder: ‘Trying to Find the Middle Ground’
See Change Ambassador Lucie Kavanagh writes about BPD and the constant work to find middle ground. This article appeared in the Journal.ie. EARLIER TODAY I believed that a friend was angry at me because his text message seemed less engaged than usual. I checked through the last few things I said to him and apologised for…
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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…
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Living With Bipolar Disorder: ‘I’d get ridiculously excited then crash back down to earth’
Having suffered from bipolar disorder since childhood, Colin Donnelly has endured periods of euphoria and despair and his illness led him to some very dark places. Now, he tells Independent.ie that he believes no one should suffer in silence For as long as he can remember, Colin Donnelly has suffered from mood swings. As a child, he…
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‘Something in my brain kind of snapped’ – How psychiatric care saved my life
Connie Keane is a 24-year-old musician who spent six weeks in St Patrick’s Mental Health Services in Dublin last October. This article, written by Geraldine Gittens, appeared on Independent.ie on 06/05/18. “I felt like I was a plague that only caused harm. Something in my brain kind of snapped and I became acutely suicidal.” A…
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Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression
Dr Declan Lyons, Dr Roisin McCafferty and Dr Sadaf Khan look at cognitive dysfunction in depression — one of the most common residual symptoms of depression, despite treatment This article appeared on the Irish Medical Times on 04/04/18. Depression is now the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 300 million people at…
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Number of vulnerable mental health patients placed in prison due to bed shortage in Central Mental Hospital.
Yesterday it emerged that 26 mentally ill patients who were deemed a danger to themselves and others are being kept in Irish prisons because of a bed shortage at the Central Mental Hospital. This article by Pat Flanagan appeared on Dublin Live on 30/04/18 A number of vulnerable mental health patients have been locked away in…
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HRB funded YOULEAD consortium – PhD opportunity for BST/HSTs
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for five full-time four year doctoral research fellowships in the area of Youth Mental Health. These posts are designed to support doctoral research trainees from either a clinical/health related background or a social/behavioural sciences background to undertake a four-year structured PhD in the area of youth mental health.…
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Members Only: Annual Spring Conference 2018 Photos
The College’s annual Spring Conference took place in the Sheraton Hotel in Athlone on 12th and 13th April 2018. Members of the College can exclusively view a variety of photos of speakers, delgates, and poster presenters from the conference below.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Psychiatry Section HST & BST Competition – Call for Abstracts
The CPsychI Faculty of Academic Psychiatry is pleased to announce that it is joining with the Psychiatry Section of the Royal Academy in Ireland (RAMI) to co-host the Psychiatry Section HST & BST Competition. Please note the closing date has been extended by one week to Wednesday 2nd May 2018. The Psychiatry division of the…