May 2018
Dr Declan Lyons, Dr Roisin McCafferty and Dr Sadaf Khan look at cognitive dysfunction in depression — one of the most common residual symptoms of depression, despite treatment This article appeared on the Irish Medical Times on 04/04/18. Depression is now the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 300 million people at […]
Yesterday it emerged that 26 mentally ill patients who were deemed a danger to themselves and others are being kept in Irish prisons because of a bed shortage at the Central Mental Hospital. This article by Pat Flanagan appeared on Dublin Live on 30/04/18 A number of vulnerable mental health patients have been locked away in […]
A 23-year-old woman who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been talking about her experience in an effort to break down the stigmas associated with mental health issues. This article by Sasha Brady appeared on Independent.ie on 30/04/18. Dark moods, self-harming and attempts at suicide were a feature of Siobhan Brady’s teenage […]