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Life in the hot seat
In her October blog Wendy celebrates new College members, potential new Presidents and new opportunities to influence mental health services.
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Gaming disorder and tips for parents: an interview with Professor Mark Griffiths
Stephen Kaar interviews Professor Mark Griffiths, Director of the International Gaming Research Unit, about gaming disorder.
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Psychiatry chose me
Dr Isaac Sundeep – a general adult psychiatrist working in Inverness – shows how witnessing the struggles of a family member led him to a rewarding career supporting others.
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Music therapy
Dr Molefi Dinga Mathe – aka Dj Levi Love – connects the dots between his role as a psychiatrist working in Adolescent Psychiatric Intensive Care, and the transformative power of ...
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An emergency not to be rushed
Dr Sebastian Rotheray pulls back the curtain on a busy – but stimulating – day in frontline child and adolescent psychiatry.
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Working on the inside: Life as a forensic psychiatrist
Dr Jo Brown explains the unexpected joy and humanity she has uncovered in her role as a forensic psychiatrist.
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Psychiatry at its best
Dr Jenny Drife reflects on the rewards – and rockier moments – of providing mental health support to those who are homeless.
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Why my role is not just about dementia and slippers
Dr Chloe Pickup myth-busts about her role as trainee in old age psychiatry.
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RCPsych Wales - Mark Williams, A Father's Mental Health
Mark Williams shares his personal story, and the establishment of International Father's Mental Health Day #Howareyoudad
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Finding passion and purpose in Northern Ireland
Dr Julie Anderson talks us through the best bits of her job, working with women who develop mental illness during or after pregnancy.
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Black History Month 2019: why it remains as relevant and important as ever
Tim Ojo explains why Black History Month remains as relevant and important as ever.
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A dose of comedy
We asked psychiatrist-comedian Benji Waterstones about his job(s).
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Treating eating disorders with deep brain stimulation
Dr Rebecca J Park explores the way deep brain stimulation could become a transformative treatment for anorexia nervosa.
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September 2019 - A carer rep reflects: RCPsych in Scotland
Katharyn Barnett, another of our outgoing carer representatives, touchingly reflects on her experiences as a carer.
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Is it possible to be both a psychiatrist and a patient?
Dr Ahmed Hankir and Dr Rebecca Lawrence share their experience.
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Party (conference) animal
In her September blog, Wendy talks about party conferences, Presidential election candidates and the World Congress of Psychiatry in Portugal.
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A psychiatrist who revelled in controversy - Charles Mercier by Dr Claire Hilton
A blog which remembers Charles Arthur Mercier, 100 years after his death.
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If not for Dr Henry Rollin...
A blog post about the psychiatrist in the portrait by the Library.
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The importance of social prescribing
Social prescribing involves personalising treatments to our patients – finding alternatives to the standard medicine we prescribe.
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RCPsych Wales - The Foundational Economy and Mental Health
A thought piece by the Policy Officer for Wales about the potential relationship between the Foundational Economy and mental health.
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