Mental Health
In marking Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2021, we address some of the myths that exist in the public domain surrounding these serious mental disorders. Awareness of eating disorders has been increasingly evident in media coverage over the past few years, with many women and men coming forward to share their lived experiences with a range […]
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UCD School of Medicine Fiona McNicholas speaks with the Irish Independent about the surge in families of young people with mental health problems seeking psychiatric help. Read the excerpt featuring Professor McNicholas from the Irish Independent article below. Read the article in full here. The article discusses predictions […]
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist Dr Eric Kelleher speaks to the Irish Examiner about the increased presentations of depression and anxiety during COVID-19, and what people can do in their daily lives to cope with the unprecedented stress of the pandemic. This article features findings from the College survey of consultant psychiatrists from June 2020. Read report […]
Dr Karen O’Connor, consultant psychiatrist and national clinical lead for early intervention in psychosis speaks with the Irish Times about the “tsunami of mental health need” anticipated after initial pandemic peak. This article is based on recent research by Dr O’Connor published in the College journal, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Read the research […]
Susan Mitchell of the Sunday Business Post discusses how the extent of the psychological fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has yet to fully show itself. The article features findings from the recent CPsychI survey of consultant psychiatrists. Read excerpts discussing the College survey below, and read the full article here with a Business Post subscription. […]
Survey of Consultant Psychiatrists shows increase of mental health referrals and relapse amongst those with mental illness following Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions. Click here to view a longer summary of the results of the survey. As coronavirus restrictions begin to ease, a survey of Consultant Psychiatrists carried out by the College of Psychiatrists of […]
Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry? Statistics have just been published, as reported by the Journal.ie on Monday, demonstrating a 25% increase in domestic violence recordings by gardaí since the beginning of lockdown measures, compared with the same time period last year. Operation Faoiseamh was instigated by […]
In marking Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020, it is important to tackle some of the myths that exist in the public domain surrounding these serious mental disorders. Awareness of eating disorders has been increasingly evident in media coverage, with women and men in the public eye sharing lived experiences with a range of eating disorders. […]
With Covid-19 restrictions have come hugely negative consequences for the mental health of our already overwhelmed and overburdened family carer population. This Carers Week 2020 (8th – 14th June) we need to make all the more effort to advocate for supports for this vulnerable cohort of people. We need to make caring visible. Usual family […]
Dr Karen O’Connor, consultant psychiatrist, discusses how the economic fallout, intense media coverage and social distancing measure of the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute to a wave of mental health vulnerability months and years after the pandemic’s end. Read the article below which appears on the Business Post’s website. The Covid-19 pandemic is a global health […]