Tag: Recovery
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Twitter Q&A with Psychiatrists through ReachOut.com
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are delighted to host a live twitter Q&A with psychiatrists in collaboration with ReachOut.com on Tuesday, 25th October. Between 7 and 9 pm, consultant psychiatrists Dr Gerry McCarney (Child and Adolescent and Addiction Psychiatry) and Dr Helen Keeley (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and ReachOut Ireland’s head of clinical guidance) will be on the @ReachOutIRL…
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Psychiatrists ask WHEN will Irish Mental Health Services be fit for purpose?
“Figures released by the HSE and recent slights of hand with the mental health budget indicate that the support for A Vision for Change is simply PR that does nothing for those in real need across the country” said Dr John Hillery, Director of Communication and Public Education for the College. The released HSE figures…
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Twitter Q&A with Irish Psychiatry
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland hosted a live Q&A with Twitter users at 7pm on Tuesday 17th May as part of Green Ribbon Month For 2 hours (between 7pm and 9pm) Consultant Psychiatrists Dr John Hillery and Dr Mike Scully took charge of the @GreenRibbonIRL account to engage with people about mental health recovery and…
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Manifesto for the 2016 General Election
Top 5 Priorities for Ireland’s Mental Health A Vision for Change maps what services should be available to people with mental health problems. Ten years on we still have inequality of access to services across Ireland. The College Calls on You when Elected to Ensure Delivery of: 1. 24/7 Community Based Mental Health Teams for…
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Electroconvulsive Therapy: Does misinformation deprive people of effective treatment?
In the 1980s I was a medical house officer in a regional hospital. Caring for patients with self -harm was a disturbing existential experience for a young doctor who had seen just enough of death to wonder why anyone would try to take their own life. I remember carrying out a medical procedure for a…
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NUIG Win Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition for a Fourth Time.
After a fantastic night in the Sugar Club in Dublin, Jenny Fitzgibbon and Ming Cai, medical students from NUI Galway took home the top prize at the Annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition hosted by the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. They faced tough competition from Queen’s University Belfast who, despite a fantastic dramatic performance,…