Tag: Mental Health
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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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Can we afford not to support our carers?
Ireland’s long-suffering family carers urgently need a break, writes Catherine Cox for Independent.ie Carers don’t want our praise or pity. They don’t want to be patronised or indeed canonised. They are not saints. They are ordinary people who are struggling to care for their loved ones without the supports they so desperately need. Carers are…
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Pharmacological management of diabetes in severe mental illness: A comprehensive clinical review of efficacy, safety and tolerability
There is increasing evidence that people with severe mental illness (SMI) have considerably worse physical health than the general population. A recent study published in the Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology summarises the published efficacy and tolerability of pharmacotherapeutic interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in severe mental illness (SMI), focusing on glucose lowering therapies. In…
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Prof Brendan Kelly: The Right to Mental Healthcare – India Leading the Way
Prof Brendan Kelly assesses the importance of India’s decision to grant a legally binding ‘right to access mental healthcare and treatment’ to its population of some 1.3 billion This article appeared on Medical Independent website on 11th January 2018 Is there a ‘right’ to healthcare? And if so, what does it actually mean? In 1948,…
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Spotlight on suicide at upcoming College Spring Conference
The issue of suicide will be accorded particular focus at the upcoming Spring Conference of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, which takes place in Athlone on 12-13 April. This article by Catherine Reilly was published on Medical Independent on 26/03/18 A presentation on ‘Suicide in Doctors — What we Should Know’ by Dr Justin…
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College received only 5% increase in Basic Specialist Training places requested
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland requested a 10 per cent increase in basic specialist training (BST) places for 2018, but it was only accorded a 5 per cent increase. This article by Catherine Reilly was published on Medical Independent on 26/03/18 The HSE’s National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) unit has sanctioned 63 BST…
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MedFest Mental Health Film Festival is back!
“Beyond Words” – A series of university-based events exploring the themes of communication and silence, and their importance within Psychiatry. Medfest, the medically themed one night film festival exploring medicine and psychiatry, will run in three Irish Universities in April this year. The events will feature film shorts, debate, and discussion, along with complimentary refreshments on…
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The Elephant in the Room – Acknowledging race in the Mental Health Services
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Rufus May asks whether we talk enough about race in mental health. This article was originally published on Canterbury Christ Church University website on 21/03/18. I often think about my friend Paul. We met in Hackney hospital in the eighties when we were both psychiatric…
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Press Statement: Committee on Future of Mental Health Care told psychiatrist posts in Ireland currently at 50% below the required amount: High trainee satisfaction levels yet low take up in posts here
President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, Dr John Hillery, addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental care on Wednesday 7th March 2018, on the issue of recruitment and retention of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists to Mental Health Services. The Committee heard that Ireland ranks behind most other European countries (17th…
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Online Gambling Activities in Ireland: Dr Colin O’Gara speaks to Pat Kenny show
Dr Colin O’Gara, Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist, spoke to Pat Kenny on NewsTalkFM about his study on online gambling activities in Ireland. This is the first national survey of its kind and was published in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Listen to the full interview below: Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study is to look…