2021
The second meeting of the ‘Think Tank’ Book Club is scheduled for Thursday, May 6th, 2021 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, with Professor Brendan Kelly discussing the famous and enduring classic, “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Limited spots are available for this meeting, and those interested can register with Vivienne Keeley via email at […]
The College journal, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, invites you to submit an original piece of art for the front cover of our upcoming editions. Ideally, artwork should align with the themes of Public Health, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Student Health or COVID-19, but this is not a requirement for submission. The call for […]
A quarter of the general population have problems with their mental health at some point in their life. IN autistic people, this number is much higher with nearly 80% of adults with autism experiencing mental health issues during their lives. Autism may co-occur with a number of physical and mental health difficulties. The prevalence is […]
Following the release of his latest book The Science of Happiness, Consultant Psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry at TCD Brendan Kelly sat down with Ray D’Arcy for an in-depth discussion on all things happy: which people are happiest, why they’re happy and what we can do in our own lives to become happier. Excerpts from the […]
In honour of World Autism Month, the College Autism Special Interest Group have put together a number of articles exploring the mental health needs of autistic people and the potential barriers to access of the range supports and psychiatry services that they may require throughout the lifespan. These articles will be published across the month […]
April is the time of year that people around the world are encouraged to start a conversation about autism. This is a time to celebrate autistic people and address some of the specific challenges they face. Read more about why April is Autism Awareness Month and what the College is doing to address the needs […]
College President Dr William Flannery was featured in an Irish Times article entitled ‘Is your conversation with your therapist truly confidential?’ Excerpts from the article are included below. It follows a recent RTÉ Prime Time Investigates which alleged that the private information of autistic children and their families was disclosed without their knowledge or consent. The […]
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Miriam Kennedy speaks with the Irish Independent about why she is ‘not remotely surprised people are breaking restrictions’. Read highlights featuring Dr Kennedy below and read the article in full on the Irish Independent website here. Given emerging data on the increase of visits to households since the beginning of February, Dr […]
The College of Psychiatrists recognises that the content of the RTE investigates programme is likely to cause significant distress to autistic people and their families to learn that, according to the programme, their private information was disclosed without their knowledge or consent. Psychiatrists work in complex systems with obligations to their patients, employer, their contract as […]
In marking International Women’s Day, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), have set out to highlight diverse experiences of women psychiatrists in their ’25 Women’ project thoughout the month of March. Every Monday, RCPsych will be publishing five stories of women in psychiatry, including an upcoming piece by Irish Psychiatrist, Dr Eimer Philbin-Bowman which we […]