Anxiety
Psychiatry trainee Dr Molly Bredin discusses the very real fear around the climate crisis, what happens when this anxiety impacts our ability to actually react to this threat, and what it has to do with psychiatry. This article was originally published in Think Tank, a quarterly newsletter for Psychiatry trainees by the CPsychI Trainee Committee. […]
Heading off on a plane for holidays? Psychiatrist Prof Brendan Kelly offers some practical tips in the Irish Times for your mental wellbeing. How to stay calm and mindful while flying and navigating airports, including listening to some Britney Spears! Full article is available on the Irish Times website here. Travel is exciting but the […]
RCSI has today launched a digital animation series focused on issues related to the mental health of young people in Ireland. The five-part series – funded by the HRB – features the voices and stories of young people who have experienced anxiety, bullying, not fitting in, depression and loneliness. It was designed in collaboration with […]
The new Prescription Nation series, looks into prescription drug use in Ireland, by Con Corrigan with RTÉ Investigates. RTÉ Investigates has found that there has been a significant increase in prescribing rates for antidepressants for people on the public drug schemes. Con Corrigan, of RTÉ Investigates, spoke on Morning Ireland to share his research. The three […]
As part of their 10th annual festival 2019, FirstFortnight hosted a discussion session in the Science Gallery Dublin on the impact of technology on our mental health. The panel featured Dr Colman Noctor, Psychotherapist in St Patrick’s Adolescent MHS and Assistant Prof TCD, Gavin Doherty Assoc. Prof TCD, Co-Founder SilverCloud Health, Aine Mulloy Co-founder & CMO of GirlCrew, […]
Prof Brendan Kelly presents a clinical overview of schizophrenia, including the multifactorial causes, diagnosis, and the options for treatment and management. This article appeared in the medicalindependent.ie on 23/08/18. Schizophrenia is a common mental illness that has significant effects, not only on patients and families, but also on the mental health system in general. In addition, schizophrenia […]
This article, written by Prof Patricia Casey, appeared in the Independent.ie 21/08/18. The Irish public is now well versed in aspects of various mental illnesses. Gone are the taboos that surrounded psychiatric illness in the past, when it was spoken of in whispered tones and seen as a weakness instead of being viewed with compassion and […]
Laura Dockrill has written a blog post for Mother of all Lists to share her experience with other mothers facing the same difficulties of post-partum psychosis after the birth of her son. This week my baby turns 6 months old and I feel like it’s an achievement in more ways than one. I don’t usually do oversharing […]
‘She cries at night telling me she’s fat’ – Mum on the pain of her teenager’s eating disorder. This article appeared on Independent.ie, 13/06/18. She cuts her pizza into tiny slices. It’s homemade, generously covered in sauce and cheese. She lifts a slice, then drops it. “I can’t,” she says. I am sitting right beside […]
HSE prescriptions for antidepressant and anxiety medications rose in Ireland by almost two thirds over a 10-year period, according to new statistics. This article by Stephen Mcdermott, appeared on the Journal.ie, 1/08/18. Figures seen by TheJournal.ie show that between 2009 and 2017, prescription for eight antidepressants available from the HSE increased by 64%. The medications include the Select Serotonin […]