External Affairs & Policy
“Psychiatry & Conflict” The CPsychI Winter Conference 2019 was held in collaboration with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland in Belfast. Themed ‘Psychiatry & Conflict’, the two-day programme featured a number of internationally renowned speakers (domestic and international) and several parallel sessions. This year’s Winter Conference was an opportunity to further cement relationships […]
The 2019 winners of the newly relaunched Mental Health Media Awards were announced yesterday, highlighting excellence in media coverage around mental health issues. The awards were first launched a decade ago by Headline, the national media programme for responsible reporting, and representation of mental ill health and suicide. Through the awards, Headline seek to recognise […]
The REFOCUS symposium and workshop will be held on 23 January at the Ashling Hotel. Online booking has now CLOSED. You can register and pay at the venue on 23rd January 2020 between 8.45am and 9.30am. Approved for 5 External CPD Credits This symposium and workshop will provide attendees with up to date, useful and […]
Medical Students Emma Pounder and Juan Lopez Tiboni pipped 5 other teams to win with their take on the title “Cannabis: Path to Nirvana or Road to Perdition?” You can watch parts of their presentation below. Following a close race at the Button Factory in Dublin on Thursday 21st November 2019, Emma Pounder and Juan […]
A joint conference with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland, the two-day programme of the College Winter Conference, themed Psychiatry and Conflict, aims to explore issues around conflict in many and varied contexts. A focus on crisis interventions in both jurisdictions (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) will feature tomorrow afternoon, Friday 15th […]
“Cannabis: Path to Nirvana or Road to Perdition” – the question this years teams will present on in the hopes of clinching the 2019 Spike Milligan Trophy. The Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition is an All-Ireland Intervarsity Competition for medical students which aims to foster the development of communication skills and mental health awareness, all […]
Almost half of family carers regularly deal with abusive behaviour while a similar proportion say that no supports and services are available. These are just some of the findings of a new research report titled Paying the Price: The Hidden Impacts of Caring, carried out and launched today by Family Carers Ireland in collaboration with […]
Editor-In-Chief, Dr John Lyne, and Trainee Editor, Dr Kevin Glynn, highlight key themes and papers from the most recent issue of the College’s official research journal, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Volume 36, Issue 2 looks at the ever expanding issue of later life mental health. An ageing global population represents one of the […]
1 in 3 Family Carers have a diagnosis of depression and almost 2 in 3 carers are now providing more than 100 hours of care per week, estimated to be saving the state €10 billion every year. These are just some of the alarming findings in new research report titled ‘Paying the Price: The Physical, […]
An estimated 1,500 people a year in Ireland develop a psychotic disorder for the first time with young people particularly affected. About two thirds of presentations occur before the age of 35. Following extensive collaboration with the HSE National Clinical Programme for Mental Health the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are delighted to see the […]