Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Antonia O’Keeffe sits down with Katie to discuss the uniqueness of child and adolescent psychiatry within the wider psychiatric field.
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#ItsAboutPeople
SPIN South West

Did evolution select for 'specialised minds'?

Adam Hunt argues many traits we consider to be disorders may have benefited our survival and reproduction in our distant past.

Full lecture here: buff.ly/3TOf4BN
#ItsAboutPeople #Evolution #Psychiatry
Henry O'Connell

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Paul Matthews sits down with Katie to discuss Personality Disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder, along with discussion of neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and Autism.
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SPIN South West

Is ADHD an evolutionary adaptation? Dr Annie Swanepoel outlines how ADHD can be advantageous in certain environments and challenging in others.
Full video is here:
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#Evolution
Henry O'Connell

Listen to Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Mary Scriven sit down with Katie to discuss the nuances of psychosis as a symptom and psychotic illness on SPIN Now.

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#ItsAboutPeople
SPIN South West

“The College believes that we can do better in providing compassionate care to those who are dying than to introduce assisted suicide and euthanasia in Ireland.”
Read the College’s response to the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying.
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Ever wondered why natural selection hasn’t eliminated mental illness? Dr Randolph Nesse addresses this question & gives the evolutionary explanation in this clip.

The full lecture is available here:
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Randy Nesse

One way to reduce mental health stigma is to consider the language you use and how a simple change in your language can show your openness and acceptance.

Download a guide to learn more here:
seechange.ie/what-is-stigma/

'More and more students are coping with anxiety through either restricting their eating or binge eating'.

Read a GP's perspective on eating disorders in the student population:
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#EDAW2024

It is Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024 & Bodywhys have selected the theme:

Eating Disorder Recovery & Beyond - Respecting Individuality & Identity

We are releasing a series of blogs on the subject this week. Here is an update from Bodywhys:
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Join us for our Hot Topics Webinar on Thursday 22 February. This month we have a great speakers discussing a fascinating topic - The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry.

Book your place to attend➡️ irishpsychiatry.ie/product/hot-to…

Listen to the first episode of the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Podcast. It focuses on Perinatal Mental Health research.

Dr Mohamed Alsaffar, Trainee Editor of the IJPM sat down with Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Richard Duffy. Listen here:
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We had a really engaging meeting on mental health this week in Leinster House and we would like to thank Mary Butler TD for being so generous with her time.

Have your say !!!

Reminder: The deadline for Aspire Post CSCST Fellowship 2024 applications closes this Friday, 24 November. More information available here: irishpsychiatry.ie/postgraduate-t…

‘Ultimately this will be seen as a backward step for the provision of mental health treatment in this country.’

Read the College response to #Budget2024 here: irishpsychiatry.ie/blog/press-sta…

CPsychI President Dr Lorcan Martin and Dr Richard Wilson, chair of @rcpsychni - we are delighted to be joining our colleagues at their residential conference in the beautiful Slieve Donard Newcastle, Co. Down today.

Doctor burnout is having a hugely negative effect on patient care, according to research.

See full statement from the College President, Dr Lorcan Martin, ahead of World Mental Health Day and Budget 2023:

irishpsychiatry.ie/blog/press-sta…

'When Money's Too Tight to Mention' - Professional advice, information and lived experience contributions from REFOCUS as well as:
MABS - The Money Advice and Budgeting Service
ETBI
HSE Mid West Community Healthcare
Focus Ireland
Mid West Aries

Open to Psychiatrists and team members. Email Ian at irice@irishpsychitry for info.

Doctor burnout is having a hugely negative effect on patient care, according to research.

See full statement from the College President, Dr Lorcan Martin, ahead of World Mental Health Day and Budget 2023:

irishpsychiatry.ie/blog/press-sta…