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Dr Gerry McCartney, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Chair of the College Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, discussed Gaming Addiction and the warning signs with Sean O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio One, 25.02.2019. Irish psychiatrists are now treating gaming addiction as a disorder after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised this condition last year. Dr […]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is an opportunity for those of us working in, or who feel passionately about the area, to generate discussion and remind everyone that eating disorders are a complex and serious issue. This blog from BodyWhys looks at the key issues in relation to eating disorders. For instance, did you know that less […]
Children altering their sleeping patterns to play games online in different time-zone. This article, written by Lynne Kelleher, appeared in the Sunday Independent.ie on 17/02/2019. Psychiatrists are treating teenagers for gaming addiction including some who are adjusting their body clocks to play against people in different time-zones. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said last year […]
Páidí Manning recently celebrated a milestone birthday that he never thought he would see. At 20-years-old, Páidi was struggling with his mental health and didn’t think he would make it to his thirties. The now 30-year-old hotel worker is thriving and has dreams to go back to college to study counselling and psychotherapy. Here, he writes […]
Prof Brendan Kelly gives a comprehensive overview of the incidence, diagnosis and multifaceted treatment of depression. This article appeared online the Medical Independent.ie 07.02.19. Depression is a common, disabling mental illness. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 300 million people suffer from depression, which is now the world’s leading cause of disability. Almost 800,000 […]
Dr Michael Scully appeared on RTÉ’s Primetime Investigation – The Return of Scientology in Ireland, 19/12/18. Dr Michael Scully spoke to Rita O’Reilly who examined the return of Scientology in Ireland and refuted Scientology’s Narconon rehabilitation programme, considering this treatment for substance abuse and addiction as unsafe and high risk. Scientology’s addiction treatment programme, Narconon, […]
A recent FOI request by RTE shows that there are currently 29 vacant posts for Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists across the country. Drivetime’s Mary Wilson asks Consultant in Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Dr Maeve Doyle, why are these jobs not being filled, and what are the implications? Dr Doyle, who is a conultant in child and adolescent […]
A final bonus episode of A Lust for Life‘s Where There’s A Will podcast series was recorded live at the Woodquay venue, in Dublin, on Thursday 17th January 2019 as part of this year’s First Fortnight Festival. Click here to listen to the full bonus episode of the Podcast. This podcast series has tackled issues such as stigma, […]
Dr Bobby Smyth, a child and adolescent psychiatrist working with teenagers affected by addiction, speaks to Niamh Cahill about the need for greater awareness of the dangers of cannabis use. This article appeared in the MedicalIndependent.ie on 24/01/2019. More than 40,000 Irish people are addicted to cannabis in Ireland yet societal attitudes towards the drug are softening. Around a […]
Award winning musician, rapper, and mental health advocate Professor Green (Stephen Manderson) spoke with 2FM presenter, broadcaster Eoghan Mc Dermott as part of the First Fortnight festival in the Sugar Club last Saturday 19th January. Professor Green, or ‘Pro Green’ as he is also known, spoke about his own experience with mental health difficulties, how […]