Publications by authors named "C Behan"
Experience and attitudes in relation to telepsychiatry use among non-consultant doctors.
Ir J Psychol Med
December 2024
Introduction: In order to minimise physical interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, telepsychiatry became a key part of clinical practice for many psychiatrists.
Methods: This study involved an exploratory, cross-sectional, opt-in online survey circulated to non-consultant doctors in psychiatry working in Ireland. It assessed experience and attitudes in relation to telepsychiatry use.
Objective: Blood-brain barrier dysfunction (BBBD) has been linked to various neurological disorders, including epilepsy. This study aims to utilize dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) to identify and compare brain regions with BBBD in patients with epilepsy (PWE) and healthy individuals.
Methods: We scanned 50 drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) patients and 58 control participants from four global specialized epilepsy centers using DCE-MRI.
Article Synopsis
- Ireland has historically relied heavily on inpatient mental health care, with insufficient community resources, prompting a shift towards more community-based care to reduce inpatient stays.
- A study analyzed data from over 60,000 psychiatric discharges between 2015 and 2019 to identify factors influencing how long patients stay in inpatient care, considering various personal and community service aspects.
- Findings indicate that longer inpatient stays are linked to factors such as older age, female gender, involuntary admissions, and specific diagnoses like schizophrenia, along with notable regional differences in length of stay that point to the need for better community services and data tracking for effective mental health care planning.
Background: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare approximate 1:6000 birth incidence, a genetic disease with a wide variability of physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Patients require lifelong care from multiple healthcare specialities, for which International and United Kingdom (UK) TSC consensus recommendations exist. Personalised care delivered by a centralised coordinated team of TSC experts is recommended.
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