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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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. It is reported that the series, while attempting to generate much needed discussion on suicide, presents some real red flags in its portrayal […]

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 […]

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 […]

The DotMD Conference took place recently in the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. The conference describes itself as a ‘festival of medical curiosity’ and aimed to reconnect the art and humanity of medicine. Prof Brendan Kelly, professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and consultant psychiatrist at Tallaght Hospital, used a personal story about a 2am stroll […]

Locum Consultant Requirements  South Tipperary Mental Health Services (advert posted 28.04.17) Locum Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS From 10th July 2017 to 18th August 2017 inclusive: Base Coleville House, Clonmel, Co Tipperary From 10th July 2017 to 21st July 2017: Base Therapy Service Building, St Luke’s Campus, Clonmel, Co Tipperary Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry of Later Life […]

Trinity College Dublin’s Faculty of Health Sciences will host the inaugural lecture of Professor Brendan Kelly, School of Medicine, on Thursday 11th May at 18:00 in the Trinity Centre, Tallaght Hospital. The lecture will be followed by a reception. TCD Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof Mary McCarron invites all CPsychI members, trainees and staff to […]

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist positions Carlow/Kilkenny and South Tipperary Mental Health Services (advert posted 24.04.17) Locum Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS – From 12th June to 01st July AND From 4th Sept to 22nd Sept AND from 4th Dec – 15th December: –  Base St. Canice’s Hospital, Kilkenny Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry of Later Life – From 17th […]

Winners of the NCHD / Trainee Research Prize Poster, the Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Essay Prize 2017, and the Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy Essay Prize 2017 were congratulated for the usual high standards at the Annual Spring Conference in the Lyrath Estate Hotel last Friday 7th of April.   NCHD / Trainee Research Poster Prize 2017 “The Lighthouse […]