August 2021
Consultant specialists have already seen a 80% rise in referrals for eating disorders treatment in 2021 compared to all of 2019. Dr Caroline Maher, consultant psychiatrist and co-chair of the College Special Interest Group on eating disorders, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss this worrying phenomenon, its effects on specialist services and possible explanations. You can […]
Author and columnist Emer McLysaght joins Ryan Tubridy on his RTÉ Radio 1 show, in an honest, even humorous, discussion of her long-term struggle with mental illness. The co-author of the popular ‘Aisling’ series is candid about her time spent in treatment for an eating disorder and the importance of the continuing support she receives […]
The third meeting of the ‘Think Tank’ Book Club is scheduled for Thursday, 2 September 2021 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, with Dr Elizabeth Barrett discussing “The Virgin Suicides” by Jeffrey Eugenides. Limited spots are available for this meeting, and those interested can register with Vivienne Keeley via email at vkeeley@irishpsychiatry.ie by 5PM Tuesday, 31 […]
Sean McCarthaigh writes for the Irish Examiner regarding research by University College Dublin which looked at occupational stress and burnout among psychiatrists working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). According to their research, “56% of psychiatrists believed the public perceived CAMHS as a ‘catch-all service’ which resulted in them often receiving inappropriate referrals […]