Tag: COVID-19
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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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Press Statement: College of Psychiatrists Survey on Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health
College of Psychiatrists survey on impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health Survey of psychiatrists shows major rise in mental health referrals and relapses during Covid-19 College of Psychiatrists President: ‘The pandemic has added enormous strain on an already fragile mental health service and there is little appreciation at a policy level for how serious the…
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Sunday Independent: ‘The problem with long-term lockdowns is people start ignoring them’
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Miriam Kennedy speaks with the Irish Independent about why she is ‘not remotely surprised people are breaking restrictions’. Read highlights featuring Dr Kennedy below and read the article in full on the Irish Independent website here. Given emerging data on the increase of visits to households since the beginning of February, Dr…
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Parent Perspective: Supporting our daughter with Anorexia Nervosa during the Covid 19 Pandemic
As part of a series marking Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2021, one parent kindly shares their experience of supporting their daughter who was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the lockdown started in March 2020 we had just begun to come to terms with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa…
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Irish Independent: ‘Mental health tsunami’ as children struggle with lockdowns
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UCD School of Medicine Fiona McNicholas speaks with the Irish Independent about the surge in families of young people with mental health problems seeking psychiatric help. Read the excerpt featuring Professor McNicholas from the Irish Independent article below. Read the article in full here. The article discusses predictions…
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Irish Examiner: Mind your head: experts talk about looking after your mental health
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist Dr Eric Kelleher speaks to the Irish Examiner about the increased presentations of depression and anxiety during COVID-19, and what people can do in their daily lives to cope with the unprecedented stress of the pandemic. This article features findings from the College survey of consultant psychiatrists from June 2020. Read report…
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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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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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Press Statement: Launch of Gambling Disorder Position Paper
With the Christmas period bringing more triggers and the potential for increased levels of gambling, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has launched their paper on Gambling Disorder today. Calling for an urgent, outright ban on gambling advertisement in sports in early 2021, the College also raises the urgent need for dedicated treatment pathways to…