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 be appropriate to speak with a GP, the different types of anti-depressants that may be prescribed, and why stigma around these medications might exist. Read snippets from their discussion below, […]
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 […]
Mental health charity A Lust for Life has brought together some of the best and brightest minds in Ireland’s mental health sector to ask: why is our mental health system so dysfunctional? Who is responsible for fixing it? And what can we, collectively, do to create long-term, systemic change? The six part podcast series podcast […]