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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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Autism Champion blog: Say hello to the College's new Autism Champion (January 2022)
Dr Conor Davidson, the College's new Autism Champion, introduces himself and talks about his experience of autism and his work at the College as part of the Championing Autism program....
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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.
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Taking tentative steps
In his April blog Adrian discusses the vaccine roll-out for people with SMIs and highlights the way the College has been in the headlines recently.
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Some historical perspectives on suicide, 60 years after the Suicide Act: what I wished I had known as a young psychiatrist
Dr Lisetta Lovett reflects on how attitudes to suicide have changed over time.
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Electoral Math
As Scotland enters the pre-election period, Policy Officer Aidan Reid reflects on the recent policy activities of the RCPsych in Scotland and provides an outline of future consultations that will ...
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RCPsych Wales - Parity across the land
Insight into RCPsych’s campaign for parity in Wales ahead of May’s Senedd Parliament elections.
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The 25 Women project: stories and storytellers
Dr Beena Rajkumar discusses our 25 women and the courage they have shown to own their stories and to share them.
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WMHSIG 25th anniversary reflections – Dr Ros Ramsay
Former WMHSIG Chair Dr Ros Ramsay reflects on her own life and the common challenges women have faced in the profession.
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Marking a year of COVID-19
A year on from the first lockdown, Adrian reflects on the highs and lows of the last year and focuses on some important initiatives in the year ahead.
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The 25 Women project: linked journeys of medicine, psychiatry and life
Dr Jo Talbot Bowen introduces the latest five women that are featured in the 25 Women project.
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The 25 Women project: identifying barriers and reducing stigma
Dr Julia Barber discusses the problems that cause women to be underrepresented in academia and practice and why diversity in our workforce remains inadequate.
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Who’s aware of the big bad wolf?
Dr Guy Harvey looks at different ways to get people to pay attention to the climate crisis.
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The 25 Women project: exemplifying intersectionality
Dr Ilaria Galizia and Dr Philippa Greenfield look at theme of 'intersectionality' that is reflected in the five featured women psychiatrists that feature in the second week of the 25 ...
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Friends of the College Archives: Bridging the gap between the two History of Psychiatry Special Interest Groups
A blog post about the achievements of the Friends of the College Archive group, which existed from 2008 - 2015 between two iterations of the History of Psychiatry Special Interest ...
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Launching the 25 Women project
Dr Ruth Reed, co-chair of the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group introduces our new '25 Women project' which launches today.
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My firsthand experience of great NHS care
Adrian experiences good NHS care first hand, and looks forward to the opportunities presented by the Mental Health Act White Paper and plans for NHS Reform.
Dr Adrian James