scholarly journals Evolutionary psychiatry: a new College special interest group

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riadh Abed ◽  
Paul St John-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Interest Group ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Evolutionary Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evolutionary Science ◽  
Evolutionary Psychiatry

SummaryEvolutionary science remains an overlooked area in psychiatry and medicine. The newly established Royal College of Psychiatrists' Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group aims to reverse this trend by raising the profile of evolutionary thinking among College members and others further afield. Here we provide a brief outline of the importance of the evolutionary approach to both the theory and practice of psychiatry and for future research.

scholarly journals e-INEBRIA Special Interest Group Roadmap for Best Practices for Research on Brief Digital Interventions for Problematic Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Patrick Schaub ◽  
Anne H Berman ◽  
Hugo López Pelayo ◽  
Nikolaos Boumparis ◽  
Zarnie Khadjesari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
Brief Interventions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Interventions ◽  
Starting Point

UNSTRUCTURED There is great potential for scaling up the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol and illicit drug use, given the increasing coverage of mobile devices and technologies for digital interventions, including apps for smartphones and tablets. However, while the number of digital interventions is increasing rapidly, the involvement of brief-intervention researchers and the development of good practices has just begun. In 2018, the Special Interest Group on digital interventions of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (e-INEBRIA SIG) initiated a conversation regarding possible avenues of future research, which subsequently became a roadmap for digital interventions. This roadmap consists of points considered relevant for future research, ongoing technological developments, and their implementation across a continuum of prevention and care. Moreover, it outlines starting points for the diversification of brief digital interventions, as well as next steps for quality improvement and implementation in public health and clinical practice. The roadmap of the e-INEBRIA SIG on digital interventions is a starting point that indicates relevant next steps and provides orientation for researchers and interested practitioners with regard to the ambiguous literature and the complexity of current digital interventions.

scholarly journals Psychiatrists, spirituality and religion

2019 ◽  
Vol 214 (4) ◽  
pp. 181-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Poole ◽  
Christopher C. H. Cook ◽  
Robert Higgo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
Spirituality And Religion ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Therapeutic Tools

SummaryThe consensus within psychiatry is that patients' religion/spirituality are legitimate topics in assessment and treatment. Religion/spirituality can help people cope with mental illness, but their use as therapeutic tools is controversial. Despite the publication of position statements by national and international psychiatric organisations, there is no clarity over therapeutic boundaries.Declaration of interestR.P. and R.H. are atheists. C.C.H.C. is an ordained Anglican and a past Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group. He writes here in a personal capacity.

scholarly journals Conference proceedings of the Transcultural Special Interest Group

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 321-321
Author(s):  
Deenesh Khoosal ◽  
Parimala Moodley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Conference Proceedings ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Special Interest Group

A one-day symposium was held at the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 4 October 1994 by the Transcultural Special Interest Group (TSIG) entitled The Practice of Psychiatry in a Multi-Cultural Context’. Speakers included Yvonne Christie of the Regional Race Programme for the NHS Mental Health Task Force, Drs Suman Fernando, Sashidharan, Ndegwa, Nasirullah, and Mahadeshwar.

History of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Women’s Mental Health Special Interest Group

2018 ◽  
pp. 57-72
Author(s):  
Jane Mounty ◽  
Anne Cremona ◽  
Rosalind Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
Women’S Mental Health ◽  
Women's Mental Health ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Role Modelling

This chapter describes the evolution of the Women’s Mental Health Special Interest Group of the RCPsych since its inception in 1996. Themes discussed. include understanding the specific needs of women patients, developing women’s mental health services, and improving the work−life balance of psychiatrists. Support for single-sex accommodation on in-patient wards and supporting carers, ethnic minority groups, and those with gender-specific and non-specific mental health problems are covered. The early establishment of a job-share register, and support for flexible training and working was followed by commitment to the gender equality initiatives of the Royal College, and following the ten-year anniversary, action through mentoring and role-modelling to support women psychiatrists aiming for top positions in their field whether clinical, academic, or managerial. The recent re-emergence of the Group under Dr Nicola Byrne and its goals for the future are described but there is still much work to be done.

Report from the OMERACT Hand Osteoarthritis Special Interest Group: Advances and Future Research Priorities

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 810-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margreet Kloppenburg ◽  
Pernille Bøyesen ◽  
Wilma Smeets ◽  
Ida Haugen ◽  
Rani Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hand Osteoarthritis ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Delphi Exercise

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, frequently affecting the hands. In the last decade there has been increased awareness concerning this disorder because of its clinical burden. Unfortunately, only limited treatments for symptom alleviation are available, and no effective treatment for disease modification exists. The lack of treatment is due not only to a lack of understanding of the disease process, but also to poor outcome measures to assess the condition. The OMERACT Hand OA Special Interest Group (SIG) has started to develop a core set of outcome measures for hand OA clinical trials, observational studies, and clinical record keeping. At OMERACT 11, results from a Delphi exercise were presented, and a preliminary set of core domains was discussed. The group attempted to adopt the new OMERACT Filter 2.0 in the process, and literature overviews of conventional radiographs, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging as outcome measures in hand OA were presented. Discussions that followed highlighted further suggestions for core domains, the heterogeneity of hand OA, and future research priorities.

scholarly journals e-INEBRIA Special Interest Group Roadmap for Best Practices for Research on Brief Digital Interventions for Problematic Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use

10.2196/20368 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. e20368
Author(s):  
Michael Patrick Schaub ◽  
Anne H Berman ◽  
Hugo López Pelayo ◽  
Nikolaos Boumparis ◽  
Zarnie Khadjesari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
Brief Interventions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Interventions ◽  
Starting Point

There is great potential for scaling up the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol and illicit drug use, given the increasing coverage of mobile devices and technologies for digital interventions, including apps for smartphones and tablets. However, while the number of digital interventions is increasing rapidly, the involvement of brief-intervention researchers and the development of good practices has just begun. In 2018, the Special Interest Group on digital interventions of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (e-INEBRIA SIG) initiated a conversation regarding possible avenues of future research, which subsequently became a roadmap for digital interventions. This roadmap consists of points considered relevant for future research, ongoing technological developments, and their implementation across a continuum of prevention and care. Moreover, it outlines starting points for the diversification of brief digital interventions, as well as next steps for quality improvement and implementation in public health and clinical practice. The roadmap of the e-INEBRIA SIG on digital interventions is a starting point that indicates relevant next steps and provides orientation for researchers and interested practitioners with regard to the ambiguous literature and the complexity of current digital interventions.

scholarly journals The Royal College of Psychiatrists Philosophy Group – a brief history of ideas

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 675-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Foreman
Keyword(s):  
Interest Group ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
History Of Ideas ◽  
History Of ◽  
Group A ◽  
Training And Research

This article summarises the aims, interests and history of this Special Interest Group since its inception in 1988. It also sets out to show that psychiatry requires philosophical training and research.

A survey of anaesthetists on uterotonic usage practices for elective caesarean section in Australia and New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 0310057X2110028
Author(s):  
Nico CS Terblanche ◽  
Petr Otahal ◽  
James E Sharman
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Significant Variation ◽  
Elective Caesarean Section ◽  
Special Interest Group ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Obstetric Anaesthesia

Prophylactic administration of uterotonics ensures adequate uterine contraction at elective caesarean section to prevent substantial haemorrhage. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guidelines advise the administration of oxytocin 5 IU as a ‘slow bolus’ but there are variations in clinical practice. This study aimed to determine the beliefs and uterotonic usage practices at elective caesarean section by surveying anaesthetist members of the Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group in Australia and New Zealand. Questionnaires were emailed to Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group members and the response rate was 33%, with analysis of 279 completed reports. Oxytocin was the most commonly used first-line uterotonic, but extensive variation in oxytocin bolus use was identified. Thirty-eight percent of anaesthetists routinely administered Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guideline–recommended 5 IU, whereas 38% favoured low dose (<5 IU), 10% high dose (≥10 IU) oxytocin, and 13% carbetocin (100 µg). More than 50% felt the evidence was weak for guideline-recommended 5 IU. Wide variation in the duration of oxytocin administration was also identified. Fifty-eight percent of anaesthetists routinely gave follow-up oxytocin infusions, most commonly at 40 IU over four hours, but there was significant variation in the dosage (10–40 IU) and administration duration (one hour to ≥six hours). In conclusion, there is significant variation in oxytocin usage practices at elective caesarean section among Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists. This variation may be due to a lack of strong evidence to guide practice. This emphasises the need for high quality trials in this clinically important area.

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