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    General Adult news, reports and resources

    Faculty of General Adult Psychiatry Conferences 2027

    Watch this space for information about our Spring and Annual Conferences


    Improving the transition from child to adult mental health services

    Dr Jeya Balakrishna is a community consultant psychiatrist in Defence Primary Healthcare, an officer on the General Adult Faculty Executive Committee, and was Co-Chair of the Young Adults Working Group (with Elaine Lockhart, previous Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry). His recent article in The Registrar magazine on creating integrated, flexible services to support young people moving from child to adult services is a must read.

    Delivering preconception care to women of childbearing age with serious mental illness

    This guide for health professionals in primary and secondary care will be of particular relevance to general adult psychiatrists working with women with SMI of childbearing age. It provides the latest evidence to support health care professionals during routine appointments to promote awareness of physical and mental health issues which can contribute to healthy pregnancies and allow women to feel supported and empowered to make reproductive choices, whether or not they are planning a pregnancy. 

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