Depression – The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

04 Jan

Blog, College in the media, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Mental Health Legislation, Of interest from media

Posted by Ian Rice

Irish Times: Children’s hospitals seeing ‘astronomical’ number of young people self-harming

A ‘complete shift’ in the way Ireland operates its mental health services is needed, say psychiatrists Dr Michele Hill and Professor Mary Cannon, Chair and Vice-Chair...

19 Dec

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Posted by Ian Rice

Irish Times: ‘Serotonin and depression: what are the implications for psychiatry and patients?’

‘There is no convincing evidence that depression is associated with, or caused by, lower serotonin concentrations or activity’ George Winter writes for the Irish Times about...

14 Dec

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Posted by Ian Rice

Irish Independent: Why connecting with people at Christmas is so important for our mental health

Julia Molony writes for the Irish Independent about the pervading, and false, factoid that suicides rates are highest around Christmas. She explores why the opposite is in...

28 Nov

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Posted by Ian Rice

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Alive and Kicking on Newstalk: Is There a Stigma Around Anti-Depressant Medication?

Higher Specialist Trainee in Psychiatry, Dr Rosie Plunkett speaks to Sarina Bellissimo to tackle the stigma surrounding anti-depressant medication. The discussion covers when it might...

15 Oct

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Posted by Ian Rice

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Drawing strength: How art helped me beat depression

Two years ago, Orna Cunningham was in a very dark place. Unemployed and lonely, she felt trapped in a spiral of negative thoughts. Then she...

13 May

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RCSI launches animation series to combat increasing levels of adolescent mental health issues in Ireland

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...

02 May

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Borderline personality disorder can be treated and achieve ‘good response’

Borderline personality disorder continues to be a very stigmatised condition but it can be treated with talking therapies of which psychiatrists need to be better...

08 Mar

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“Massive Rise in Prescribing” New Prescription Nation Series by RTÉ Investigates

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...

15 Feb

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A letter to my younger self: It’s hard to believe you were going to end my life over something so irrelevant

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...

13 Feb

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Depression in Ireland – where do we stand today?

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...

Irish Times: Children’s hospitals seeing ‘astronomical’ number of young people self-harming

Irish Times: ‘Serotonin and depression: what are the implications for psychiatry and patients?’

Alive and Kicking on Newstalk: Is There a Stigma Around Anti-Depressant Medication?

Drawing strength: How art helped me beat depression

RCSI launches animation series to combat increasing levels of adolescent mental health issues in Ireland

Borderline personality disorder can be treated and achieve ‘good response’

“Massive Rise in Prescribing” New Prescription Nation Series by RTÉ Investigates

A letter to my younger self: It’s hard to believe you were going to end my life over something so irrelevant

Depression in Ireland – where do we stand today?

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