World Autism Month 2023: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Autistic...
Dr Noha Ibrahim examines the challenges facing autistic students at 3rd level, and looks further at the opportunities to address the experiences and outcomes for this population in higher education....
View ArticleWorld Autism Month 2023: The Origin of Autism Terminology
As part of our series marking World Autism Month 2023, Dr Linda O’Rourke explores the origin of the terminology around autism throughout medical literature, tracing a path to the more inclusive and...
View ArticleWorld Autism Month 2023: CPsychI Autism Special Interest – FAQs Answered
For World Autism Month 2023, the College Autism Special Interest Group have put together a number of articles that may of interest to our colleagues. These articles will be published across the month...
View ArticleWorld Autism Month 2023
April is the time of year that people around the world are encouraged to start a conversation about autism. This is a time to celebrate autistic people and address some of the specific challenges they...
View ArticleA Father’s Perspective – Supporting a Child with an Eating Disorder #EDAW23
A father shares his personal account of the challenges encountered by the whole family in supporting and accessing care for his daughter who has anorexia. When our teenage daughter developed anorexia...
View ArticleEating Disorder Care – A Trainee Psychiatrist Experience #EDAW23
Eating Disorder care is often not built into the structure of health services, which combined with under-resourcing can lead to doctors and team members filling the gaps in wraparound support. Dr...
View ArticlePeer Support in Eating Disorder Care #EDAW23
To kick off Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023, we look at the benefits and importance of peer support in recovery for those with an eating disorder. Here, Edel tells us in her own words about her...
View ArticleFact or Fiction: 8 Common Myths Around Eating Disorders #EDAW23
In marking Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023, we address some of the myths that exist in the public domain surrounding these serious mental disorders. Awareness of eating disorders has been...
View ArticleIrish Daily Mail: Child mental health in ‘crisis’ as inpatient beds fall 20%
Dr Maeve Doyle speaks with the Irish Daily Mail about the concerning lack of beds for children with severe mental disorders. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has warned that Child and Adolescent...
View ArticleBPD Awareness Month 2022 – Mentalisation Based Treatment
Dr Alyson Lee, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and a past Chair of the CPsychI Personality Disorder Special Interest Group, provides information on Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT), an...
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