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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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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.
Claire Hilton -
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.
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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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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.
RCPsych in Scotland