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A systematic sco** review of multidisciplinary cancer team and decision-making in the management of men with advanced prostate cancer
The early diagnosis of prostate cancer and subsequent access to the treatment options helps to achieve optimal cancer outcomes. As the treatment options for patients with advanced prostate cancer continues to ...
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The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: what it is and why it matters
Ireland’s Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 was signed by President Higgins in December 2015 and scheduled for commencement in 2016.
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Undergraduate psychiatry students’ attitudes towards teaching methods at an Irish university
At University College Dublin, teaching in psychiatry includes clinical electives, lectures, small-group and problem-based teaching, consistent with international trends.
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Mental health professionals and information sharing: carer perspectives
The important role played by carers of those with mental health problems is frequently undervalued among healthcare professionals.
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Asylum Doctor Extraordinaire: Dr. Thomas Drapes (1847–1919)
Dr. Thomas Drapes (1847–1919) was resident medical superintendent of Enniscorthy District Asylum in County Wexford, Ireland from 1883 to 1919, and one of the leading figures in Irish asylum medicine for severa...
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Prostate cancer risk assessment tools in an unscreened population
To compare the prostate cancer prevention trial risk calculator (PCPT-RC) and European randomized study of screening for prostate cancer risk calculator (ERSPC-RC) in a unique unscreened population from the We...
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The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: content, commentary, controversy
Ireland’s Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill (2013) aims to reform the law relating to persons who require assistance exercising their decision-making capacity. When finalised, the Bill will replace Irel...
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Audit of rapid access introduction reveals high prevalence of prostate cancer in Western Region
Men with symptoms suggestive of prostate cancer are now directly referred by their general practitioners to rapid access prostate assessment clinics (RAPACs). This service implements recommendations outlined b...
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Mental health need amongst the intellectually disabled
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When Irish eyes are smiling: income and happiness in Ireland, 2003–2009
Ireland’s economic fortunes rose and fell in dramatic fashion between 2000 and 2010, as an unprecedented boom was followed by economic crisis.
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Who gets admitted? Study of referrals and admissions to an adolescent psychiatry inpatient facility over a 6-month period
Child and adolescent psychiatry services have historically been neglected in Ireland, in terms of resource provision and research.
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The effects of the European Working Time Directive on surgical training: the basic surgical trainee’s perspective
On the 1 August 2009, the implementation of European Working Time Directive became European law and was implemented in Galway University Hospital (GUH).
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The psychological impact of arthritis: the effects of illness perception and co**
Co** and illness perception are considered to be important contributors in the relationship between physical and psychological factors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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What do you think of us? Evaluating patient knowledge of and satisfaction with a psychiatric outpatient service
This study aimed to measure patient satisfaction with the care they were receiving; examine patients’ knowledge of the psychiatric services in general; and identify variables associated with satisfaction.
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Intellectual disability, mental illness and offending behaviour: forensic cases from early twentieth-century Ireland
The history of institutional care for individuals with intellectual disability is under-researched, complex and troubling.
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National survey of psychiatrists’ responses to implementation of the Mental Health Act 2001 in Ireland
Ireland’s Mental Health Act 2001 resulted in substantial changes to mental health services and the process of involuntary admission.
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Changing governance, governing change: medical regulation in Ireland
The perceived need for the regulation of the medical profession is rooted in the nature and history of medicine. This paper summarizes theories of professional regulation and explores recent developments in me...
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Applications for fees waivers on medical and psychiatric grounds at an Irish third-level college
Physical and mental illness present substantial challenges to college students and authorities.
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Syphilis, psychiatry and offending behaviour: clinical cases from nineteenth-century Ireland
Syphilis presented substantial challenges to nineteenth-century medical and psychiatric services.
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Paracetamol availability in pharmacy and non-pharmacy outlets in Dublin, Ireland
In 2004, there were 11,092 presentations to Irish hospitals with deliberate self-harm, including 7,933 cases of drug overdose, of which 31% involved paracetamol. Limiting the availability of paracetamol reduce...
