The RCPsych blog
In addition to many subject-specific blogs, the RCPsych blog contains posts that covers a wide diversity of topics from across different areas of psychiatry, mental health, and work at the College.
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CAMHS spotlight interviews: #3 – Dr John Ward interviews Dr Kate Stein
Our series of blog posts sees leading child and adolescent psychiatrists conduct interviews between themselves to shine a light on their speciality. Today we have Dr Richard Hayes interviewing Dr ...
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Immediate past and current RCPsych presidents on the present and future of public mental health
Welcome to this month’s blog post, in which Dr Adrian James and Dr Lade Smith CBE discuss their shared vision of public mental health, highlighting their commitment to addressing challenges, ...
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CAMHS spotlight interviews: #2 – Dr Richard Hayes interviews Dr Rory Conn
Our series of blog posts sees leading child and adolescent psychiatrists conduct interviews between themselves to shine a light on their speciality. Today we have Dr Richard Hayes interviewing Dr ...
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Our time is now - a poem to welcome Lade
A poem, written by a member of the College who wishes to remain anonymous, was read out to our new President, Dr Lade Smith CBE, at a session during International ...
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Unlocking the language of public mental health: About the PMHIC’s new A–Z Glossary
Welcome to this month's blog post, featuring Dr Peter Byrne (Joint Clinical and Strategic Director of the PMHIC; Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at East London NHS Foundation Trust) who has developed ...
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CAMHS spotlight interviews: #1 – Dr Jessica Scott interviews Dr Dasha Nicholls
In a new series of blog posts, leading child and adolescent psychiatrists conduct interviews between themselves to shine a light on their speciality. First up is Dr Jessica Scott interviewing ...
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Working towards mental health equality for asylum seekers and refugees in Norfolk
For World Refugee Day 2023 we hear about how a pioneering clinic is advancing the mental health equality of asylum seekers and refugees in Norfolk.
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Behind the cover - a neurodivergence design by a neurodivergent designer
We hear from Emily - a dyslexic and autistic illustrator, graphic designer and podcaster -who designed the cover of one of the issues of RCPsych Insight, a cover that features ...
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The task ahead: embedding a public mental health approach in the reorganised NHS
Nearly a year since their formalisation as legal entities, what do Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) mean for public mental health? Oliver Chantler, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the ...
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Living with a Serious Mental Illness
For this year's Mental Health Awareness Week, one of the College’s Patient Representatives has written a powerful blog post about the challenges of growing up with an SMI.
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Young minds online
What are children and young people viewing online, and how does it affect their mental health? Jane Morris, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and PMHIC Advisory Board member discusses this topic, and ...
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Development in Afghanistan: A Personal Reflection on Progress, Challenges and Lessons Learned
A blog post by Dr Peter Hughes based on work with Action Against Hunger (Action contre la faim) and the Dutch Mental Health Surge Support and Psychosocial Support Programme (DSS ...
Dr Peter Hughes