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How I went from child psychiatrist to political influencer
In our second blog post for our 2021 Choose Psychiatry campaign, Dr Dave Williams looks how his career as a child psychiatrist led him to a position where he was ...
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Using Yoga as a therapeutic intervention in my practice
For this year's Choose Psychiatry campaign we will be hearing from a number of psychiatrists about their varied work. First off is Dr Rupal Davé who talks about how she ...
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Mental health in an unequal world
In a blog post to mark World Mental Health Day, Professor Wendy Burn talks about our patient information, which has been accessed from 235 countries and territories this year.
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Why I chose psychiatry - Dr Chris Walsh
Dr Chris Walsh - Northern Ireland rep on the PTC and Choose Psychiatry Committee tells us why he decided to #choosepsychiatry.
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Black History Month 2021: reflections from Dr Chinwe Obinwa
For Black History Month, we spoke to Dr Chinwe Obinwa, a consultant forensic psychiatrist at the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. She spoke to us about her experience being black ...
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Voyage to recovery!
A group of early intervention psychiatrists and their patients embarked on the trip of a lifetime - the adventure is told through a video diary by Professor Nandini Chakraborty.
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Time to get specific – an interview with Dr Linda Kaye on gaming disorder
Stephen Kaar discusses gaming disorder with Dr. Linda Kaye, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Cyberpsychology Section
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Black History Month 2021: reflections from Demice Watson
For Black History Month, we spoke to Demice Watson, a Recovery Mental Health Practitioner from Liverpool. She spoke to us about her role and her experience of being a black ...
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Getting ready for a busy autumn
Adrian’s September blog post discusses the upcoming government spending review and looks back at a recent roundtable event for children and young people.
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Help us to shape the programme for Congress 2022!
We are looking for proposals for sessions and masterclasses for Congress 2022 and we want to hear from you!
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What to do about the climate crisis?
Dr Haley Pinto from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) writes a guest post about the climate crisis and about a new CSH course on Sustainable Mental Healthcare, that was ...
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Electronic patient records: just eight minutes could make a difference to how you work
Former mental health CCIO, Professor Joe McDonald explains how a new national usability survey focusing on electronic patient records systems in mental health could help improve how the technology supports ...
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Asylums and cricket: the gentleman’s game
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses asylum cricket pitches.
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Water towers: icons of the asylums and mental hospitals
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses asylum water towers.
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Responding to the heartbreaking events in Afghanistan
RCPsych President, Dr Adrian James responds to the situation unfolding in Afghanistan and the implications for veterans' mental health.
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Asylum chapels: an uncanny sense of déjà vu?
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses her trips to visit some Victorian and Edwardian asylum chapels.
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Letter from the Chair, August 2021
The incoming Chair for the College in Scotland, Linda Findlay sets out her priorities for her term as we begin to recover and heal from the impacts of the Covid-19 ...
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South Asian History Month: Dr Fabida Aria
In our final blog post to celebrate South Asian History Month, we hear from Dr Fabida Aria who talks about her upbringing and the importance of never forgetting her roots....
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Even in death, patients and staff were never quite equal: exploring asylum cemeteries
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence, discusses her trips to visit some Victorian and Edwardian asylum cemeteries.
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Reopening, football and NHS reforms
In his July blog post, Adrian reflects on an exceptionally busy time for the country, the College and him personally.
Dr Adrian James