Media coverage - December 2011

A selection of articles and programmes from December 2011 that mention the Royal College of Psychiatrists or its publications, promote research published in one of the College's journals, or quote the College's media experts and Members.

 

 

Date

 

 

Publication/Programme

 

Summary

5 December Daily Telegraph

Let my husband’s depression be a lesson to all young men suffering

Quotes from the RCPsych information leaflet on men and depression.

 

9 December

Story covered by: Today programme, Woman’s Hour, BBC News Online, BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC Radio London, Channel 4 News, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, Mirror, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Times, Scotsman, AP, PA, BMJ, Lancet, Huffington Post...and many news outlets across the world

 

Academy of Medical Royal College's press release: Systematic review of induced abortion and women’s mental health published

e.g. BBC News Online

 

12 December Irish Independent The curse of creativity

Psychiatrist Dr Patricia Casey refers to a study on creativity and mental illness published in November issue of the BJPsych.

 

 

15 December Mature Times What’s different about alcohol for older people?

Extracts from the RCPsych’s information leaflet on alcohol and older people.

 

16 December

Story covered by: Today programme, BBC News Channel, BBC News Online, BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 5 Live, 13 BBC local radio stations, ITV News, Sky News, Channel 4 News, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Guardian Online, The Times, PA, Nursing Times...and many news outlets across the UK and around the world.

 

RCPsych press release: Significant improvements needed to care for people with dementia in hospital, says national clinical audit

e.g. BBC Radio 4 Today programme

30 December

Daily Mirror

Anorexia generation: Kids as young as three treated in hospital With quote from psychiatrist Dr Dasha Nicholls

 

 

 

 

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