Blog

Our Latest News & Events
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland > Blog > Blog
02
Mar
3
A Father’s Perspective – Supporting a Child with an Eating Disorder #EDAW23

A father shares his personal account of the challenges encountered by the whole family in supporting and accessing care for […]

Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders
Posted in: Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders,
Tags: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, eating disorders awareness week, EDAW23, father, Mental Health, parent, Recovery, Trainee,
02
Mar
Eating Disorder Care – A Trainee Psychiatrist Experience #EDAW23

Eating Disorder care is often not built into the structure of health services, which combined with under-resourcing can lead to  […]

Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders
Posted in: Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders,
Tags: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, eating disorders awareness week, EDAW23, Mental Health, Recovery, Trainee,
28
Feb
Peer Support in Eating Disorder Care #EDAW23

To kick off Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023, we look at the benefits and importance of peer support in recovery […]

Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders
Posted in: Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders,
Tags: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, common myths, eating disorders awareness week, EDAW23, Mental Health, Peer Support, Recovery,
27
Feb
Fact or Fiction: 8 Common Myths Around Eating Disorders #EDAW23

In marking Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023, we address some of the myths that exist in the public domain surrounding […]

Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders
Posted in: Blog, External Affairs & Policy, Public Information, Stakeholders,
Tags: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, common myths, eating disorders awareness week, EDAW23, Mental Health, Recovery,
02
Feb
Professor Fiona McNicholas for the Irish Examiner: Crisis in child mental health services has been decades in the making

Professor Fiona McNicholas writes for the Irish Examiner about the critical importance of lacking resourcing for Child and Adolescent Mental Health […]

Blog, College in the media, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Mental Health Legislation, Of interest from media, Public Information
Posted in: Blog, College in the media, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Mental Health Legislation, Of interest from media, Public Information,
Tags: CAMHS, Child and Adolescent, Mental Health Commission, recruitment and retention, resourcing,
01
Feb
RTÉ Radio 1: CPsychI President Dr Lorcan Martin discusses Bipolar Disorder on Supercharged with Anna Geary

Anna Geary, host of Supercharged on RTÉ Radio 1, discussed bipolar disorder with College President Dr Lorcan Martin, along singer Arlene Bailey […]

Blog, College in the media, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Mental Health Legislation, Of interest from media, Public Information
Posted in: Blog, College in the media, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Mental Health Legislation, Of interest from media, Public Information,
Tags: bipolar disorder, Lived Experience, public information,
01
Feb
Board Director – HAIL.ie

Please note that this job is NOT approved as a College recognised training post at this time. Board Director – […]

Blog, Classified Ads
Posted in: Blog, Classified Ads,
Tags: board director, social housing,
31
Jan
Press Statement: College of Psychiatrists warns proposed Sale of Alcohol Bill will have ‘hugely negative’ impact on mental health

The below CPsychI press statement was published on 31 January 2022. Read in full below or via PDF here. College […]

Blog, EAP Activities, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Press Statements
Posted in: Blog, EAP Activities, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Press Statements,
Tags: addiction psychiatry, alcohol, alcohol action ireland, committee on justice, Oireachtas, Press Statement, sale of alcohol bill,
26
Jan
The Dr Aiden Meade Award 2022

The Dr Aiden Meade Award 2022 The deadline for the 2022 Dr Aiden Meade Annual Award has been extended until […]

Blog
Posted in: Blog,
Tags: aiden meade award, practitionerhealth,
23
Jan
Press Statement: College of Psychiatrists of Ireland reacts to the Mental Health Commission Interim Report on some CAMHS services

The below CPsychI press statement was published on 23 January 2022. Read in full below or via PDF here. College […]

Blog, EAP Activities, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Press Statements
Posted in: Blog, EAP Activities, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Press Statements,
Tags: CAMHS, Child and Adolescent, interim report on some camhs services, Mental Health Commission, MHC, recruitment and retention, resourcing,