May 2006

Publications

• CR132: Substance Misuse Detainees In Police Custody: Guidelines for Clinical Management (3rd edition)
  

19th May 2006

Postgraduate education

• Changes to psychiatric training 
  

19th May 2006

Postgraduate education

• E-letter from the President and the Dean 
  

15th May 2006

Examinations

• Latest pass list
  MRCPsych part I examination - Spring 2006

12th May 2006

Postgraduate education

• Dean's medical education newsletter
  May / June 2006

10th May 2006

Press releases

• Psychiatric services for people with autistic-spectrum disorders: A new report
  Embargoed until 10 May 2006

• High-dose antipsychotic medication: New consensus statement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
  Embargoed until 10 May 2006

  
   

9th May 2006

• New guidance from Chair of Commission on Human Medicines Paroxetine(Seroxat) – risk of suicidal behaviour  

8th May

International Affairs Unit

• Induction Course for Overseas Psychiatrists
  1 week for registration places going fast!
  

2nd May

Press releases

• Increased risk of suicide for people born in spring and early summer
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Tuesday 2nd May 2006
  

• 10 years on - gulf war veterans still suffering from psychiatric disorders
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Tuesday 2nd May 2006
  

• 1 in 20 people in Britain have a personality disorder
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Tuesday 2nd May 2006
  

• Doctors and mental healthcare professionals at greater risk of being stalked
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Tuesday 2nd May 2006
  

• Quality of life of people with dementia in residential care homes
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Tuesday 2nd May 2006
  

• Increased contact with mentally ill may lead to less stigmatisation among support workers
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Tuesday 2nd May 2006
  

• Lie detector test that helps in treatment and supervision of sex offenders
  Embargoed until 00.01 am on Tuesday 2nd May 2006