Blogs
We have a diverse range of blogs including our President's Updates, #ChoosePsychiatry as well as blogs for topics such as Black Lives Matter and Minds on Film. You can use the categories below to view all the posts from specific blogs.
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Resilience: From Personal Challenge to Public Health Solutions
We start the year with a very topical blog written by Heather McAdam, President of the Edinburgh Medical School Psychiatry Society about resilience and being a medical student during the ...
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Reforming mental health law: learning from the past
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses some aspects of the current White Paper on Mental Health Act reform, in light of events a century ago...
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Creating sustainable psychiatric services
Dr Guy Harvey looks at four ways of making environmentally-friendly interventions in mental health services and how such interventions can lead to benefits for patients and the environment.
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Latin lesson to inspire us today
Why it's important to record how mental healthcare is delivered and experienced now, for future generations.
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International Congress 2021 - Welcome Message
A message from the president Adrian James, Regi Alexander, Associate Dean for Advanced Learning and Conferences, Ian Jones and Lade Smith Congress Co-Chairs
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Looking ahead to 2021
Recovery and renewal are two topics which feature highly as Adrian uses his December blog to look forward to 2021.
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RCPsych Wales - Psychiatry Placement Reflection
Alexandra Willis, 5th year medical student at Cardiff University and winner of the Welsh Psychiatric Society Clinical Aptitude Award, reflects on a recent psychiatric placement.
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Spending Review: we may survive a tsunami of mental illness but only sustainable funding will tackle this crisis
Dr Adrian James reviews the recent announcements from the Government's Spending Review that will affect psychiatry and mental health.
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Inspiration and reasons for optimism
In his November blog, Adrian explains why he is inspired by the work of our members, and highlights the importance of the forthcoming College elections.
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Kelvin Plomer of Jagex discusses mental health in the workplace
Dr Sin Fai Lam speaks to Kelvin Plomer from Jagex about promoting mental wellbeing within the game development workplace.
Gaming the mind team