UCD Psychiatry, Psychotherapy & Mental Health Research
The UCD Psychiatry, Psychotherapy & and Mental Health Research group comprises a network of psychiatrists, psychotherapists and psychologists who lead an extensive programme of research-led academic activity. The group is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research.
Teaching and research takes place both on the University campus (UCD Health Science Centre, UCD Conway Institute and UCD Geary Institute) and across six clinical centres.
Teaching & Learning
Undergraduate:We currently deliver PSYC40150 a core module in UCD's Undergraduate and Graduate-Entry Degrees in Medicine and we also contribute to MDSA 40040, a module on Reproductive Medicine, Psychological Medicine and Child Health.
Postgraduate:
We are involved in Basic and Higher Specialty Training in Adult Psychiatry in the following sites:
St. Vincent's University Hospital
The Mater Misericordiae Hospital
The Saint John of God Hospital Stillorgan
We are involved in Basic and Higher Specialty Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the following sites:
The Children's University Hospital, Temple St.
Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin
The Lucena Clinic
We are currently involved in the delivery of the UCD SMMS's MSc. in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents and the Graduate Diploma in Child Mental Health. We are also involved in the delivery of a number of Postraduate Programmes in Psychotherapy.
E-learning:
Sample material from our bank of E-learning resources can be viewed on our E-learning showcase page. Our postgraduate content is hosted on Elearn2, UCD's auxiliary learning management system for the purposes of validation.
Research & Innovation
Our research page is currently under construction.
Our Staff
| Professor Patricia Casey | Contact Details | Publications |
| Professor Kevin Malone | Contact Details | Publications |
| Professor Fiona McNicholas | Contact Details | Publications |
| Dr. Patricia McCarthy | Contact Details | Publications |
