Kelly B D, O'Loughlin K
Department of Psychiatry, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 NR0A, Ireland.
Department of Psychiatry, Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 NR0A, Ireland.
Ir J Psychol Med. 2020 Mar;37(1):3-7. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2019.50. Epub 2019 Nov 11.
Dr Séamus Mac Suibhne (Sweeney), consultant psychiatrist and writer, who died on 8 September 2019, was a unique, much admired figure in Irish psychiatry. His interests ranged from clinical care to philosophy, from medical education to history, from innovative technology to the natural world. He was a dedicated family man as well as a doctor, scholar and writer who moved between academic fields with ease and erudition. As a clinician, he consistently placed compassion at the centre of care. Séamus's work appeared in the Lancet, BMJ, British Journal of Psychiatry, International Journal of Social Psychiatry and Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, among other publications. He also wrote for the Guardian, Spectator, Scotsman and Times Literary Supplement. Séamus had a particular passion for better acknowledgement and treatment of mental illness among psychiatrists, and his compelling advocacy on this theme is one of his lasting legacies.
精神病学顾问兼作家西默斯·麦克·斯威尼医生于2019年9月8日去世，他是爱尔兰精神病学界一位独特且备受敬仰的人物。他的兴趣广泛，涵盖从临床护理到哲学，从医学教育到历史，从创新技术到自然世界。他既是一位专注的家庭成员，也是一名医生、学者和作家，能轻松且博学地穿梭于各个学术领域。作为一名临床医生，他始终将同情心置于护理的核心。西默斯的作品发表在《柳叶刀》《英国医学杂志》《英国精神病学杂志》《国际社会精神病学杂志》和《爱尔兰心理医学杂志》等众多刊物上。他还为《卫报》《旁观者》《苏格兰人报》和《泰晤士报文学增刊》撰稿。西默斯尤其热衷于在精神科医生中更好地认识和治疗精神疾病，他在这一主题上极具说服力的倡导是他的一项持久遗产。
