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Mar

‘The Brain Dead Megaphone’ – Post Truth Society and the Psychiatrists’ Role I write this piece in the shadow of […]

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Tags: Government, Media, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Treatment,

Mar

Eating Disorders – Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa & Binge Eating Disorder What are they? What are the signs? How are […]

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Tags: Anxiety, CBT, Child, Depression, Eating Disorder, Education, Law, Media, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Recovery, Suicide, Treatment,

Feb

Keynote Speakers: Professor Sally Shuttleworth, Professor Fergus Shanahan and Professor James V. Lucey Conference organisers: Dr. Melissa Dixon […]

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Tags: Depression, Education, Medicine, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, REFOCUS, Service User,

Jan

We spoke to CPsychI REFOCUS member (Recovery Experience Forum of Carers and Users of Services) and See Change Ambassador Rick Rossiter […]

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Tags: Bipolar, Child, Depression, Media, Mental Health, Recovery, REFOCUS, Service User, Stigma, Suicide, Treatment,

Dec

Dr John Hillery spoke on both Tipp FM and Limerick’s Live 95FM in relation to CPsychI concerns that people in acute […]

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Tags: Media, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Service User, Treatment,

Nov

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland’s annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition is taking place on 23rd of November […]

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Tags: Child, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Recovery, Stigma,

Nov

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland joined with Reach Out to host a live Q&A on #AskPsych with Consultant Psychiatrists […]

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Tags: Child, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Recovery,

Nov

With 55,000 Irish people living with dementia, and half a million living in families affected by dementia the launch […]

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Tags: Law, Media, Mental Health, Stigma,

Nov

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland REFOCUS Committee held their 3rd quarterly meeting in Dublin city centre on Friday […]

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Tags: Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Recovery, REFOCUS, Service User, Treatment,