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This letter was published in the Irish Times on Thursday, Jun 29, 2017 Sir, – As the parent of a child with complex developmental needs, I was moved by “Laura’s story”, a mother who tries to convince her 10-year-old son every day that life is worth living (“‘My 10-year-old son wants to be dead. Nobody will help […]
Alcohol and a society in denial This letter was published in the Irish Times on Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 00:11 Sir, – Research emerged recently that strongly points to the harmful effect that alcohol has on our brains (“Just a few drinks will damage the brain, research shows”, June 6th). People who drank alcohol had poorer […]
Ireland’s harmful relationship with alcohol needs to be altered by first being tackled by legislators, writes Dr Bobby Smyth, Consultant Psychiatrist, in thejournal.ie See article from thejournal.ie below. _____________________________________________ ‘Our children’s television viewing is bombarded with the thrills and spills of alcohol’ Our legislators need to take action and alter our harmful relationship with alcohol, […]
Dr Sara McDevitt spoke to the Sorcha Pollack of the Irish Times about attitudes to eating disorders within the medical profession following recent statistics which show that the number of hospitalisations of teenage girls for anorexia and bulimia has almost doubled over 10 years, according to the HSE. These statistics, released under the Freedom of Information Act, […]
Following continual delays there is a strong possibility that the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill may return to the Seanad in the coming weeks, according to Alcohol Action Ireland. Now that the Bill seems to back on the agenda the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland encourages our Members and the public to contact their local T.D.’s to […]
Professor Mary Cannon recently spoke to Dr Claire O’Connell for the Health Research Board about discovering more about the early risk factors and ‘warning signs’ for developing psychosis and other mental health conditions later in life. This article was published on the Health Research Board’s ezine Newsletter on 30/05/17 How well do we know our own […]
We need to improve the services that look after children with mental health difficulties, a leading Irish expert in mental health care says. This article was written by Gráinne Ní Aodha and published on thejournal.ie on 21/05/2017 In six years, the rate of suicide in Ireland has fallen by 20%. That doesn’t mean it’s now […]
Netflix teen drama 13 Reasons Why has seen more social media activity than any other Netflix series and has undoubtedly had an impact on its viewers, but potentially not for the better. By Mary Hayes It is reported that the series, while attempting to generate much needed discussion on suicide, presents some real red flags […]
The DotMD Conference took place recently in the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. The conference describes itself as a ‘festival of medical curiosity’ and aimed to reconnect the art and humanity of medicine. Prof Brendan Kelly, professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and consultant psychiatrist at Tallaght Hospital, used a personal story about a 2am stroll […]
Over 50 people gathered in the LexIcon Library main auditorium to attend the REFOCUS workshop as part of the Mind Reading – Mental Health and the Written Word Conference on March 10th in Dun Laoghaire. In collaboration between UCD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Oxford University, the event included talks and workshops which explored productive interactions between […]