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RCPsych Wales - Dr Anita Naik, Maintaining Wellbeing in Psychiatrists
Our RCPsych Wales policy & public affairs attachment blogs about maintaining wellbeing in psychiatrists.
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Speed of light
In her July blog, Wendy discusses the successes of this year's Congress, making sure mental health gets the attention it deserves under the new Government and reducing restrictive practice.
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Mair Elliott, Menstruation and Mental Illness
Mair Elliott introduces a project that she's working on, all about mental illness and menstruation.
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RCPsych Wales - Mair Elliott, Menstruation and Mental Illness
Mair Elliott introduces a project that she's working on, all about mental illness and menstruation.
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Are you a trainspotter?
In her June blog Wendy discusses our new position statement on antidepressants, the launch of our new data website and more.
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June 2019 - Carolyn Papakyriakou, Outgoing Carer Representative of RCPsych in Scotland
Carolyn Papakyriakou talks about her lived experience as a carer of a loved one with serious mental health illness and reflects on her time as a Carer Representative of the ...
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The importance of Pride
Leading RCPsych member, Dr Louise Theodosiou has written a powerful blog on the importance of Pride.
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Extremes of Normal: Status Lymphaticus and DSM-5 by Dr Claire Hilton
A glimpse into the history of socially constructed mental disorders and symptoms that have since been removed from the DSM 5.
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Escape from Alcatraz
Wendy escaped from Alcatraz to give us her May update. On the agenda, antidepressants, whistleblowing, climate change – and news from the APA’s Congress in San Francisco.
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May 2019 - Dr Darragh Hamilton, Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow
This month's guest blog is written by Dr Darragh Hamilton, Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow. An interesting thought provoking "peek behind the curtain" from a trainee's perspective into the world of ...
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Which psychiatrist did Bram Stoker draw on for ‘Dracula’?
A blog post about Bram Stoker's real life inspiration for his psychiatrist.
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Happy Easter all
Wendy’s Easter update reflects on a royal reception, European Congress in Warsaw and the NHS Long Term Plan.
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A Parliamentary Scholar speaks - Dr James Bowler
Parliamentary scholar Dr James Bowler, a ST6 Registrar in Child Learning Disability Psychiatry in Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Trust in Bristol, talks about bing the College's Parliamentary Scholar to ...
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Pharmaceutical waste and sustainability: what's our role in psychiatry?
Katie Blissard-Barnes asks what we as a College can do about pharmaceutical waste.
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Balancing the Books: Donations and Better World Books
A blog post about the College Library's collaboration with Better World Books and how we manage donations
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April 2019 - Dr John Crichton, RCPsych in Scotland Chair
Dr John Crichton reflects on the first few months of 2019.
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NHS sustainability day: 10 ways to make a difference
Today's NHS Sustainability Day and across the UK - see how you can play your part.
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Feline good after a busy March
President's blog: Wendy's March blog covers great old age faculty and neuroscience events and important legislation changes in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Dr Natasza Orlov on neurofeedback games and auditory hallucinations
Dr Sin Fai Lam speaks to the primary author of this proof-of-concept study.
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From 'asylum' to 'hospital' - an early move towards parity of esteem? By Dr Claire Hilton
A short history of attempts to replace the term 'asylum' with 'hospital' and the Historian in Residence's comment on to why this may have taken so long to achieve.
Claire Hilton
