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Where have all the asylums gone?
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses her trips to visit some Victorian and Edwardian Asylums and offers advice on how to study the history of these sites ...
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The integral role Physician Associates play in supporting their wider teams
Ria Agarwal shares her experiences of working as a Physician Associate and talks about how integral mental health is within the primary care consultation.
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My experiences of being a Physician Associate student
Final year Physician Associate student, Benjamin Gregoriou, helps launch our new blog that is all about the work of Physician Associates: a growing and vital cohort working in mental health. ...
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South Asian History Month: Dr Mina Husain
In our second blog post to celebrate South Asian History Month, we hear from Dr Mina Husain who discusses her experiences growing up in four different countries and her work ...
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South Asian History Month: Serendipity, stigma and beyond
To mark the start of South Asian History Month, Dr Trudi Seneviratne (the College's Registrar) reflects on her early upbringing in Sri Lanka, remembers the work of Dr Anula Nikapota ...
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A month of learning, reflection and change
In his blog post, Adrian talks about June being a month of learning, reflection and change.
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Pride 2021: RCPsych and Rainbow SIG takes another step to protest LGBTQ+ discrimination and move towards equality
In a blog post to mark the end of Pride, Dr Pavan Joshi (the new chair of our Rainbow Special Interest Group) reflects on how the College has celebrated the ...
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Choose Psychiatry in Scotland: right here, right now
Dr Ihsan Kader, Chair of Choose Psychiatry in Scotland shares some of the wonderful work the RCPsychiS is currently doing via the CPS committee and beyond.
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A Transcultural Approach to meeting the needs of our LGBTQ+ Scots
As Pride month continues, the RCPsych in Scotland’s Policy Officer, Aidan Reid, reflects on the experiences of our LGBTQ+ communities accessing mental health care in Scotland and the recent Scottish ...
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Malte Burup discusses Mind Scanners: a dystopian psychiatry simulator
Sachin speaks the creator of Mind Scanners about the message he wants to send with his dystopian psychiatry simulator
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Find out what is happening at Congress 2021 to celebrate our 180th Anniversary!
We take a look at some of the events that will be happening at this year's virtual Congress to mark the 180th anniversary of the College and its predecessor organisations....
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My interest in psychiatry
Ishbel Kempton is a year 12 student currently preparing for her A-Levels. She is determined to pursue a career in psychiatry and here reflects on where her interest stems from, ...
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Compiling the shortlist for the Future Archives competition
Claire Hilton and Mohamed Ibrahim discuss how they reached the shortlist for the 2021 Future Archives competition.
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"Petty tyranny and soulless discipline”: Lunatic asylums in the headlines 100 years ago
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, and Dr Clare Groves discuss asylums 100 years ago.
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Pride 2021 - thoughts from our President
RCPsych President, Dr Adrian James, reflects on Pride 2021 and talks about why celebrating equality and diversity is a key priority for the College.
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Supporting our members at home and abroad
Adrian’s May blog discusses the COVID crisis in south Asia, the member experience survey, and some of the ways the College is supporting members at home and overseas.
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Guest post: Being Diagnosed with BPD
As part of Borderline Personality DIsorder (BPD) Awareness Month, we are giving our blog space to Alison, who has written as part of the #BPDAndMe campaign.
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Meet the member - Dr Catherine Taggart
Catherine lives and works in Belfast and we caught up with her to find out more about her career, and work on the College's Sustainability Committee.
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A reflection on nature for mental health week with Dr Dearbhail Lewis
Dr Dearbhail Lewis reflects on the power of nature to help with our mental health.
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What happened 180 years ago?
A blog post about what the world was like at the time the RCPsych was founded.
Library and archives team