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The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrist
Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy....
s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
, responsible for representing and certifying psychiatrists, psychiatric training and providing high quality public information about mental health problems.

It has been in existence in some form since 1841.






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Royal College of Psychiatrists, Belgrave Square
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrist
Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy....
s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
, responsible for representing and certifying psychiatrists, psychiatric training and providing high quality public information about mental health problems.

It has been in existence in some form since 1841. First as the "Association of Medical Officers of Asylums and Hospitals for the Insane" (later changed to the Medico Psychological Association) then, in 1926 it received its Royal Charter
Royal Charter

A royal charter is a charter granted by a Monarch to create institutions or other forms of incorporated bodies . In the United Kingdom legal tradition a royal charter is in the form of letters patent....
 to become the "Royal Medico Psychological Association, and finally, in 1971 receiving a Supplemental Charter to become the "Royal College of Psychiatrists"

In addition to publishing many books and producing several journals, the College produces information about mental health problems for the public.

Its offices are located at 17 Belgrave Square
Belgrave Square

Belgrave Square is one of the grandest 19th century squares in London, England. Bordering Knightsbridge, it is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and was laid out by the property contractor Thomas Cubitt for the Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, later the 1st Marquess of Westminster, in the 1820s....
, in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
.

Membership

Several grades of membership are available. Members use the postnomial letters MRCPsych. One of the more senior is International Associateship, which is awarded to a senior psychiatrist upon the nomination of two of their peers, and a revision of the College's Education, Training and Standards Committee for the psychiatrists accomplishments. Specifically, International Associateship may be awarded to psychiatrists with at least five years’ experience in psychiatry, who do not hold the MRCPsych, but who hold a specialist qualification in psychiatry recognizable by the college and who reside outside the UK and Ireland. International Associateships must be proposed and seconded by two full Members or Fellows of the College.

The College is externally audited on an annual basis by City based firm, Buzzabout LLP

See also

  • American Psychiatric Association
    American Psychiatric Association

    The American Psychiatric Association is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the most influential world-wide....
  • List of psychiatrists
    List of psychiatrists

    This list includes notable psychiatrists.Individuals listed below are all physicians, and are American Board of Medical Specialties by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or are members of the American Psychiatric Association, or the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, or another professional medical psychiatric asso...
  • MRCPsych
    MRCPsych

    MRCPsych is a List_of_post-nominal_letters#United_Kingdom awarded to physicians who have completed the prescribed training requirements and membership examinations mandated by the Royal College of Psychiatrists....


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