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Welcome - What we do
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland whose aims are to:
advance the science and practice of psychiatry and related subjects;
further public education in psychiatry and related subjects;
promote study and research work in psychiatry and all sciences and disciplines connected with the understanding and treatment of mental disorder in all its forms and aspects and related subjects and publish the results of all such study and research.
College representatives are always keen to meet with Parliamentarians and their researchers to discuss mental health issues, please contact our Public Affairs Officer for further information
awheatcroft@rcpsych.ac.uk
The College's current public affairs work focuses on the passage of the Mental Health Bill through Parliament. The College is a core member of the Mental Health Alliance which is campaigning for an ethical and workable new Act, fit for the 21st Century.
As well as running its membership examination (MRCPsych), and visiting and approving hospitals for training purposes, the College organises scientific and clinical conferences and lectures and continuing professional development activities.
The College publishes books, reports and educational material for professionals and the general public. It also publishes the
British Journal of Psychiatry
,
Psychiatric Bulletin
and
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
, all of which are now available on-line.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
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Royal College of Psychiatrists: Significantly higher rates of delinquency in childhood among adult drug users than non-user siblings
04/07/2008
- A new survey has found significantly higher rates of delinquent behaviour and social dysfunction in childhood among those adults who are drug dependent, compared with their siblings who do not use drugs.
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Saving Mothers’ Lives: Suicides during pregnancy and in months after birth have almost halved
04/07/2008
- The latest Maternal Deaths Enquiry, Saving Mothers’ Lives 2003-2005, has found that the number of suicides during pregnancy and in the year after birth have almost halved since the last two Enquiries.
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Are teachers overestimating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children?
04/07/2008
- Teachers are important partners to health professionals in identifying and managing children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Specific guidance needed for treating older heroin addicts
04/07/2008
- Specific guidance is needed for the treatment of older heroin addicts over the age of 45, a new study has found.