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Press Release: 20/09/2018 ‘ADHD’ Special Edition of Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Published Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) represents one of the most common mental health conditions and remains one of the most frequent clinical presentations at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland. Recognising this and the need for shared research on the disorder […]
Dr John Hillery, Consultant psychiatrist and President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, and Dr Bobby Smyth, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist in the HSE discuss Telepsychiatry on RTÉ Radio One, Drivetime with Mary Wilson. Psychiatric services are under pressure and waiting lists are growing. Mary Wilson asks could digital technology be part of the […]
President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, Dr John Hillery, speaks with Gavin Grace of Clare FM, about the states failure to meet staffing targets and how this has affected service provision in the mental health sector. Dr Hillery highlighted the need to increase the mental health budget which currently rests at just 6% […]
Prof Brendan Kelly presents a clinical overview of schizophrenia, including the multifactorial causes, diagnosis, and the options for treatment and management. This article appeared in the medicalindependent.ie on 23/08/18. Schizophrenia is a common mental illness that has significant effects, not only on patients and families, but also on the mental health system in general. In addition, schizophrenia […]
They had been close at school and kept in touch afterwards, but it was when successful musician and writer Kevin Nolan opened up about his mental health struggle to journalist Philip Ryan, that a conversation led to a whole new understanding and awareness. This opinion piece with writer and musician Kevin Nolan appeared in the Independent.ie, […]
This article, written by Prof Patricia Casey, appeared in the Independent.ie 21/08/18. The Irish public is now well versed in aspects of various mental illnesses. Gone are the taboos that surrounded psychiatric illness in the past, when it was spoken of in whispered tones and seen as a weakness instead of being viewed with compassion and […]
Laura Dockrill has written a blog post for Mother of all Lists to share her experience with other mothers facing the same difficulties of post-partum psychosis after the birth of her son. This week my baby turns 6 months old and I feel like it’s an achievement in more ways than one. I don’t usually do oversharing […]
Getting Fully Acquainted with Bipolar Disorder This article, written by Micheal G. Pipich MS, LMFT appeared in Psychology Today on 09.07.18. Recently, we’ve been hearing more in the news about celebrities who have openly shared their bipolar stories and have encouraged others to recognize bipolar in their own lives. And tragically, we’ve also heard about individuals […]
The College is delighted to announce that the Winter Conference 2018 will take place in the INEC/Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th November 2018. Click here to Register Now. Call For Abstracts The College invites abstract submissions for Oral and Poster Presentation at the Winter Conference 2018. Applicants will be […]
Do we care that alcohol wrecks lives – or are we just pretending? This article by Ciara Kelly appeared in the Independent.ie, 13/08/2018. This week Alcohol Action Ireland published its annual market review and price survey 2018 about the cost of drink in this country. Lots of us say Ireland is expensive for booze – […]