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The Royal College of Psychiatrists Improving the lives of people with mental illness

Media coverage - April 2013

A selection of articles and programmes from April 2013 that mention the Royal College of Psychiatrists or its publications, promote research published in one of the College's journals, or quote the College's media experts and Members.

 

 

Date

 

 

Publication/Programme

 

Summary
1 April The Guardian

Letter to the editor: Threats cannot make healthcare workers more compassionate

Psychiatrist and College spokesperson Dr Alys Cole-King is a cosignatory.

 
3 April Story picked up by: Guardian Society, Guardian Professional, Medical Xpress, Cover Magazine, Workplace Savings and Benefits and others Press release: Landmark study shows drop in discrimination against people with mental health problems

Worked closely with the press offices at Time to Change and Institute of Psychiatry to publicise Supplement 55, published with the April issue of the BJPsych. An embargoed press briefing was held at Belgrave Square on 2 April.

e.g. Guardian

 
4 April Irish Medical Times Light therapy could ‘reduce anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients’ — new study

Picks up on BJPsych press release issued on 21 March.

 
5 April This is Wiltshire Service award for eating disorder unit

Eating disorder unit Cotswold House at Marlborough’s Savernake Hospital has been accredited as ‘Excellent’ by the College Centre for Quality Improvement.

 
5 April Guardian Society Richard Frank: 'It is poverty policy that matters in mental health'

Mentions the recent RCPsych occasional paper on achieving parity of esteem between mental and physical health.

 
6 April The Lancet World in medicine

News in brief on the RCPsych occasional paper on parity of esteem between mental and physical health.

 
23 April Daily Express Anna Williamson: Anxiety used to control me

Quotes figures from the RCPsych information leaflet on anxiety.

 

 

 

 

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