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90 years ago: the Mental Treatment Act 1930 by Dr Claire Hilton
A blog post looking back on the introduction of the Mental Health Treatment Act 1930.
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The Foundation Years Champion
This month's guest blog is written by Dr Patrick Hughes ST6, West of Scotland who gives us an interesting insight into the wonderful work he does in his role as ...
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Top tips for telephone assessments
Telephone assessments are playing a big role in patient care during the pandemic. A trainee shares the good practice guidelines she's helped develop for phone consultations in her team.
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PTC blog - August 2020
Dr Ross Runciman reflects on his time as PTC chair as he nears the end of his term.
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Latest on the College's policy engagement
As the Scottish Parliament returns to full session, our Policy Officer, Aidan Reid, has written about the College's engagement efforts, particularly in relation to the Scott Review into mental health ...
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Into a dream
Dr Sachin Shah interviews Filipe F. Thomaz, creator of Into A Dream, about the game's portrayal of depression
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South Asian History Month: Professor Dinesh Bhugra
Former RCPsych President Professor Dinesh Bhugra reflects as our inaugural South Asian History Month draws to a close.
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South Asian History Month: Dr Raghunandan Gaind
Dr Raghunandan Gaind, Past-President and current Vice-President of the Indian Medical Association GB, and Patron of the Amritsar Doctors and Dentists Association, writes for South Asian History Month.
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Yume Nikki: insights into social isolation through playing a video game
Dr Hamilton Morrin and Dr Marcus PJ Tan look at the game Yume Nikki and review its depiction of Hikikomori (pathological self-isolation)
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South Asian History Month: Dr Ananta Dave
Dr Ananta Dave, Medical Director and Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust writes on the theme of dualism and of expressing yourself in the ...
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Hello from your new President
In his debut blog post as President, Dr Adrian James gives thanks to his predecessor and sets out his priorities going forwards.
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South Asian History Month: Dr Afzal Javed
Dr Afzal Javed, President-Elect of the World Psychiatric Association shares his professional journey in psychiatry.
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South Asian History Month: Dr Santosh Mudholkar
As part of our blog series celebrating the College’s first South Asian History Month, we spoke to Dr Santosh Mudholkar. Dr Santosh is a Fellow here at the College, who ...
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South Asian History Month: Professor Dinesh Bhugra and Dr Ananta Dave
Professor Dinesh Bhugra and Dr Ananta Dave talk about their heritage, how they chose psychiatry and the importance of cultural awareness.
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RCPsych Wales - Opening Up in Lockdown
Poet Patrick Jones and RCPsych Wales have created a series of podcasts exploring how the arts can help with mental health.
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South Asian History Month: Registrar Trudi Seneviratne
In our fourth blog for South Asian History Month, RCPsych Registrar Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE discusses becoming a psychiatrist and the people that helped shape her career.
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Look after nature so nature can look after us
Dr Catriona Mellor explains what mental health clinicians can do in response to the climate and ecological crisis.
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South Asian History Month: An interview with actress, filmmaker and psychiatrist Dr Parvinder Shergill
As part of our blog series celebrating the College’s first South Asian History Month, Dr Parvinder Shergill reflects on her multi-faceted career spanning psychiatry, speaking and film-making.
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South Asian History Month: Beans on Toast or Palak Paneer?
To celebrate the College's inaugural South Asian History Month, Dr Shahid Latif writes on the contributions of South Asian doctors to the NHS.
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Literature Searching: the Good, the Bad and the Epic Failures
A blog post about literature searching and how it can go dramatically wrong!
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