Tag: Mental Health
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Public invited to engage informally with psychiatrists for Green Ribbon month
The Walk & Talk with Psychiatrists aims to challenge the stigma of Mental Health problems in Ireland The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) will host its 3rd annual Walk & Talk with Psychiatrists (CPsychI) for The Green Ribbon Campaign in St Stephen’s Green on Sunday, 21st of May at 1pm sharp starting at the park entrance…
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Researchers create a roadmap of bipolar disorder & how it affects the brain
In the largest ever MRI study on patients with bipolar disorder, a global consortium published new research in Molecular Psychiatry on May 2nd 2017 showing that people with the condition have differences in the brain regions that control inhibition and emotion. “We created the first global map of bipolar disorder and how it affects the brain, resolving years of…
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CPsychI Spring Conference 2017 Photos & Press coverage
The annual CPsychI Spring Conference took place in the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny on Friday 7th of April. This years theme looked at ‘Psychiatry in the Digital Age’. Below are photos from the conference. Please click here for the following presentations and workshops covered in the Medical Independent: Use of IT in epilepsy care finally bearing fruit Healthcare…
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13 Reasons Why: Netflix show criticised for ‘sensationalising’ suicide
Netflix teen drama 13 Reasons Why has seen more social media activity than any other Netflix series and has undoubtedly had an impact on its viewers, but potentially not for the better. By Mary Hayes It is reported that the series, while attempting to generate much needed discussion on suicide, presents some real red flags…
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Alcohol Awareness Month: Alcohol abuse’s long term effects on the heart
Alcohol Abuse & its link to Atrial Fibrillation & Cardiac Arrhythmia This is a blog post from Elevate Addiction Services Most people are familiar with alcohol’s negative impacts on the brain, liver, and kidneys, but many do not understand the risks that alcohol abuse carries for the heart. These risks are exacerbated by the amount of…
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Prof Brendan Kelly on psychiatric attitudes towards homosexuality
Prof Brendan Kelly charts the disturbing complicity of Irish psychiatry in propagating stigma and discrimination of gay people. This article was written by Prof Brendan Kelly and was published in the Medical Independent on 27th April 2017. On 1 February 2017, the Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016 came before the…
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The advocate: Pushing for best standards in psychiatry
Paul Mulholland talks to President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Dr John Hillery about the challenges facing the College and the profession. This article was written by Paul Mulholland and was published in the The Medical Independent on 6th April 2017. In only two years’ time, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland will…
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Over 50 attend REFOCUS Mind Reading workshop
Over 50 people gathered in the LexIcon Library main auditorium to attend the REFOCUS workshop as part of the Mind Reading – Mental Health and the Written Word Conference on March 10th in Dun Laoghaire. In collaboration between UCD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Oxford University, the event included talks and workshops which explored productive interactions between…
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School stress: the emerging issue of anxious schoolchildren
Spelling tests and messy handwriting are no longer the only key talking points at primary school parent-teacher meetings. Increasingly, a new issue of concern is emerging: anxious schoolchildren. This article was written by Michelle McBride and appeared on the Irish Times online on 27th April, 2017 A recent survey by the Irish Primary Principals Network…
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Women taking the lead in Psychiatry: Then and Now
On International Women’s Day we celebrate trailblazer of the past Dr Ada English, and recognise the four women leading the HSE National Clinical Programme for Mental Health By Mary Hayes Dr Ada English was a pioneering Irish psychiatrist who was deeply involved in Irish politics and medicine during the first half of the 20th century.…