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‘The Brain Dead Megaphone’ – Dr John Hillery’s first address as CPsychI President

Mar 6, 2017

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‘The Brain Dead Megaphone’ – Post Truth Society and the Psychiatrists’ Role I write this piece in the shadow of the news of the death of Dermot Walsh. Dermot had a profound effect on any of us who interacted with him in the course of our development as Psychiatrists. We may not have always agreed…

The College of Psychiatrists hosts ‘The Science of Psychiatry’

Mar 6, 2017

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in Events, Postgraduate Training, Press Statements

The recent annual College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) NCHD conference was a great success with a high turnout of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors. The Conference, hosted in the Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham Dublin on 17th February, was organised by the Trainee Committee, a dedicated working group within the College. Based on the theme “The Science of Psychiatry”…

Eating Disorder Awareness Week – Anorexia, Bulimia & Binge Eating

Mar 1, 2017

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in External Affairs & Policy, Featured

Eating Disorders – Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa & Binge Eating Disorder What are they? What are the signs? How are they treated? This week marks Eating Disorder Awareness Week so we have compiled information from the CPsychI Eating Disorder Special Interest Group and BodyWhys to answer these questions and provide helpful resources. If you or someone…

The death of Louis Walsh, my eating disorder

Mar 1, 2017

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in Featured, Of interest from media

This article was written by Joanne McNally and was originally published in the Irish Times on 01/09/16. ‘When my therapist asks me to give my eating disorder an identity, it begins to take shape in front of me – and it looks exactly like Louis Walsh Okay now Joanne, we’re going to do a little…

NCHD Conference 2017 – “The Science of Psychiatry”

Mar 1, 2017

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in Conferences, Postgraduate Training, Professional Competence

We are delighted to announce the 8th annual NCHD Conference organised in collaboration with the Trainee Committee of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. When: 17th February 2017 Where: The Hilton Hotel, Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 To Book: Click here to download the booking form and return to Karen McCourt at kmccourt@irishpsychiatry.ie Places are limited, so…

Video: Eating disorders are black women’s issues too

Feb 28, 2017

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in Of interest from media, Uncategorized

This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In this video from the three-part Speak your Mind series from The Guardian, we meet Georgia, 22, who suffered from eating disorders through her teenage years. Thinspiration Tumblrs inspired her to lose weight but that spiralled to starvation and bulimia. Now recovered, she wonders why black women are…

Dr Brendan Kelly on breaking the Goldwater Rule

Feb 7, 2017

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in Featured, Of interest from media

Following a Johns Hopkins’ University professor’s assertion that US President Trump has ‘malignant narcissism‘, Dr Brendan Kelly spoke to George Hook on Newstalk about the ethics of commenting on a persons mental state without a proper examination. This issue cropped up when Barry Goldwater ran for US president in 1964. A magazine called Fact ran a survey…

Rick Rossiter of REFOCUS on Infinitely Polar Bear

Feb 1, 2017

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in Of interest from media, Uncategorized

We spoke to CPsychI REFOCUS member (Recovery Experience Forum of Carers and Users of Services) and See Change Ambassador Rick Rossiter following a First Fortnight screening of Infinitely Polar Bear. By Mary Hayes The movie stars Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana and follows Cam (Ruffalo) who lives with manic depression and bipolar disorder as he takes full…

Psychedelic drugs: A higher purpose?

Jan 23, 2017

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in College in the media, Featured, Of interest from media

Researchers are becoming more convinced of the value of psychedelics in treating depression and addiction. Dr Mike Scully, Chair of the Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry at the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland weighs in on the addiction in psychedelics. By Alex Meehan Published in the Sunday Business Post on 15/01/2017 It’s late at night deep in…

First Fortnight screening of Infinitely Polar Bear – Interview with Rick Rossiter

Jan 20, 2017

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in External Affairs & Policy, Featured, Of interest from media

We spoke to CPsychI REFOCUS member (Recovery Experience Forum of Carers and Users of Services) and See Change Ambassador Rick Rossiter following a First Fortnight screening of Infinitely Polar Bear. The movie stars Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana and follows Cam (Ruffalo) who lives with bipolar disorder as he takes full responsibility of his two young, spirited daughters, while…

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