The Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP) would like to congratulate Dr. Fabrizia Cassar on her election as President of the Maltese Association of Psychiatric Trainees (MAPT) at their last AGM held in October 2019. We thus welcome her on the (keep reading...)
The Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP) is pleased to announce that the Specialist Accreditation Committee has granted the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training to 4 new Specialists in Psychiatry.
Congratulations go to:
The Maltese Association of Psychiatry in collaboration with the Maltese Association of Public Health Medicine have issued a joint statement on Suicide Prevention, this being the theme of World Mental Health Day 2019.
Suicide is a preventable cause of (keep reading...)
(keep reading...)World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. This year, the theme is suicide prevention. Every year close to 800 000 people
Sensitive reporting of Suicide in the media can Save Lives. Suicide is a complex topic to discuss but censorship and misinformation can be unhelpful. The Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP) in collaboration with the Commissioner of Mental Health and the (keep reading...)
Research carried out in the elderly in Malta shows that depression is a common ailment in this population. Screening and treatment is important in order to improve the Quality of Life. Read more about this in the Times of Malta (keep reading...)