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17
Aug
Stigma and a lack of understanding has led to a 10-year gap in treatment

Getting Fully Acquainted with Bipolar Disorder This article, written by Micheal G. Pipich MS, LMFT appeared in Psychology Today on 09.07.18. […]

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Tags: Bipolar, Depression, Mental Health, Personality Disorder, Stigma, Suicide, Treatment,
13
Aug
Dr Ciara Kelly: Ireland has a drink problem of collective denial

Do we care that alcohol wrecks lives – or are we just pretending? This article by Ciara Kelly appeared in […]

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Tags: Law, Media, Mental Health, Recovery, Suicide,
10
Aug
‘When I started taking ADHD medication it was as if someone flicked a switch’

After having been treated for depression unsuccessfully and asked to leave school, getting the correct diagnosis gave Askar Keen a […]

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Tags: Child, Depression, Medicine, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Stigma,
09
Aug
Discovering that her daughter had an eating disorder turned one mother’s idea of what it means to raise a happy child on its head

‘She cries at night telling me she’s fat’ – Mum on the pain of her teenager’s eating disorder. This article […]

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Tags: Anxiety, Child, Eating Disorder, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Recovery, Treatment,
01
Aug
Amid rising awareness of mental illness in Ireland, HSE prescriptions for antidepressants and anxiety medications up by two thirds since 2009

HSE prescriptions for antidepressant and anxiety medications rose in Ireland by almost two thirds over a 10-year period, according to new statistics. […]

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Tags: Anxiety, Child, Government, Medicine, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Stigma, Treatment,
03
Jul
Media Coverage: Brendan O’Connor on the simple solution to our failing mental health system

Four-year-olds are self-harming, doctors are quitting, Tusla is a disaster area, but here’s one modest suggestion to break the cycle, […]

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Tags: Anxiety, Child, Depression, Eating Disorder, Media, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Treatment,
29
Jun
Pride month: Ireland has said ‘Yes’ to equality, but do LGBT people feel equal?

It’s LGBT Pride month and there are many reasons to celebrate, but where stigma, bullying and mental health are concerned, […]

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Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, REFOCUS, Service User, Stigma, Suicide, Treatment,
29
Jun
Pride Month: Talking mental illness, mental health, and being part of the LGBT community.

We spoke to CPsychI REFOCUS member (Recovery Experience Forum of Carers and Users of Services) Laura Louise Condell who has been a member […]

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Tags: Depression, Mental Health, Recovery, REFOCUS, Service User, Stigma,
27
Jun
Mental Health in the Media

The last week has proven to be a busy ‘media’ time for psychiatrists, psychiatry and the College in print, broadcast and […]

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Tags: Child, Media, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Service User, Treatment,
21
Jun
History of Psychiatry and the LGBT Community

Dr Sean Naughton considers the troubled history of the Psychiatric profession and the LGBT community. (December 2017) Through advocacy, civil action, […]

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Tags: Education, Law, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Stigma, Treatment,