Medical Student Prizes - Faculty of General and Community Psychiatry

2011 Essay Prize

This year’s essay was ‘Using the available evidence, discuss the future and present diagnostic classification of schizophrenia’ . The winner is Adam Al-Diwani, from Oxford.

 

2011 Oral Presentation Prize: Dr Suhanthini Farrell: The effects of the recession on deliberate self harm: a study of hospital presentations.

 

2011 Best Poster Prize: 

  • Winner - Dr John Lally: A prevalence study of head shop drug usage in mental health services.
  • Highly Commended – Dr Sara Maguire: The silent killer – physical healthcare and conditions in patients within crisis response home treatment.

 


2010 Essay Prize

The title for the 2010 essay prize is Critically evaluate the effect of the worldwide recession on mental health. There were two joint winners:

 

 


2009 Essay Prize

 

The title for the 2009 essay prize was: Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder of the 21st and late 20th centuries and confined to the developed world. Click on the links below to view the 2009 prize winning essays:

 

 


2008 Essay prize

The title for the 2008 essay prize was: Schizophrenia is a concept which has undergone various changes in the last 120 years. Outline critically the principle theories of causation over this period and, in particular, critically evaluate currently accepted risk factors. Click on the links below to view the 2008 prize winning essays:

 

 

The 2011 essay prize was won by Adam Al-Diwani

 

 

 

 

 

Akshay Nair is presented with his prize at the General and Community Faculty conference

 

 

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