Tag: Mental Health
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Business Post: Mental Health – Are we coping with the coronavirus?
Susan Mitchell of the Sunday Business Post discusses how the extent of the psychological fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has yet to fully show itself. The article features findings from the recent CPsychI survey of consultant psychiatrists. Read excerpts discussing the College survey below, and read the full article here with a Business Post subscription.…
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Press Statement: Survey of Consultant Psychiatrists shows increase of mental health referrals and relapse amongst those with mental illness following Covid-19 pandemic
Survey of Consultant Psychiatrists shows increase of mental health referrals and relapse amongst those with mental illness following Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions. Click here to view a longer summary of the results of the survey. As coronavirus restrictions begin to ease, a survey of Consultant Psychiatrists carried out by the College of Psychiatrists of…
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Paper Published Exploring Role of Psychiatry in Addressing Domestic Violence during COVID-19
Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry? Statistics have just been published, as reported by the Journal.ie on Monday, demonstrating a 25% increase in domestic violence recordings by gardaí since the beginning of lockdown measures, compared with the same time period last year. Operation Faoiseamh was instigated by…
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Fact or Fiction: 8 Common Myths Around Eating Disorders
In marking Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020, it is important to tackle some of the myths that exist in the public domain surrounding these serious mental disorders. Awareness of eating disorders has been increasingly evident in media coverage, with women and men in the public eye sharing lived experiences with a range of eating disorders.…
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Carers Week 2020 – Making Caring Visible
With Covid-19 restrictions have come hugely negative consequences for the mental health of our already overwhelmed and overburdened family carer population. This Carers Week 2020 (8th – 14th June) we need to make all the more effort to advocate for supports for this vulnerable cohort of people. We need to make caring visible. Usual family…
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Business Post: Mental health must come first when this crisis is finally over
Dr Karen O’Connor, consultant psychiatrist, discusses how the economic fallout, intense media coverage and social distancing measure of the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute to a wave of mental health vulnerability months and years after the pandemic’s end. Read the article below which appears on the Business Post’s website. The Covid-19 pandemic is a global health…
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Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020 – What’s On
Eating Disorders Awareness Week takes place from the 2nd – 8th March 2020, marking out a time to focus on the need for early intervention, dedicated services and stigma reduction around these serious mental disorders. This week provides an opportunity for professionals working in the area of eating disorder care to emphasise, to the public…
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First Fortnight 2020: What to See
The First Fortnight Mental Health Art and Culture Festival 2020 kicks off on 2 January, and the programme promises a number of exciting events across the first two weeks of 2020 in 17 counties around Ireland. The festival seeks to bring thought-provoking and conversation-inducing art to a wide audience across the country and through this,…
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The Unique Mental Health Needs of Migrants and Refugees
With today marking International Migrants Day, we are highlighting the urgent need to acknowledge the specialised mental health requirements of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Many of those seeking asylum have been witness to war, atrocities, persecution, natural disasters and grinding poverty, leaving many with complex psychological needs that can only be addressed by easily…
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Headline Mental Health Media Awards 2019
The 2019 winners of the newly relaunched Mental Health Media Awards were announced yesterday, highlighting excellence in media coverage around mental health issues. The awards were first launched a decade ago by Headline, the national media programme for responsible reporting, and representation of mental ill health and suicide. Through the awards, Headline seek to recognise…