HHC vapes: ‘It only took a few puffs to turn him completely zombie-like’
Hexahydrocannabinol, a legal cannabis substitute, is causing severe psychosis in some young men
College Of Psychiatrists Of Ireland
Children’s hospitals seeing ‘astronomical’ number of young people self-harming
‘Complete shift’ in the way Ireland operates its mental health services is needed, say psychiatrists
Mentally ill Irish children more ‘likely to be underprescribed’ than overprescribed medication
Psychiatrists fear a recent controversy in Kerry will make people wary of much needed drugs
Psychiatrists come out against assisted dying Bill in new paper
A dignified death is possible with good palliative care, College of Psychiatrists says
How do I know if my child has a video game addiction?
Issues can arise when behaviour changes, but there are benefits to gaming
Major rise in mental health referrals and relapses during lockdowns – survey
Covid-19 adding ‘enormous strain on already-fragile mental health service’
Mental illness: Where should family involvement begin and end when a parent needs treatment?
New study underlines need for a ‘think family’ policy in mental health treatment
Andrew McGinley: People are dead who might be alive if families had been involved in their treatment
‘Not one clinician has spoken to me about the life Deirdre shared. Who could have provided them with more detail than me; the person sharing that life, sharing a house, sharing parenthood?’
Ambulance service alerted to help over 400, say mental health group
Service contacted following engagment with organisation SpunOut’s text messaging aid
Cannabis ‘gravest threat’ to mental health of young people
Drug potency and misconception as harmless are ‘devastating’, psychiatrists warn
‘During lockdown, my 11-year-old was hospitalised with an eating disorder’
Eating disorders are rising in the pandemic: The mother of a child with anorexia shares her story
Nearly 20% risk patients with suicidal ideation will self-harm inside five years, study finds
Call for formal guidelines after Northern Irish data shows early intervention ‘critical’
Ireland facing a ‘tsunami’ of mental health problems
Health experts warn of increase in suicide and self-harm due to coronavirus
We must consider the negative health consequences of the lockdown
Muiris Houston: It is time for a national conversation about the ethics of lockdown
Refer to where? Mental health and the dilemma facing professionals
If someone is in an acute psychiatric phase, assessing an evaluation may take weeks
How common are real personality disorders?
We use the words ‘narcissist’ and ‘paranoid’ easily but our amateur diagnoses may not be accurate
‘When I was 16 everything was fine, then suddenly it wasn’t’
No Child 2020: ‘No child should feel isolated because of their mental health struggles’
Feeling anxious or stressed? Talk to your local TD
Top psychiatrist to train TDs and Senators to help constituents with mental health issues
Over 2,400 children waiting for child mental health services
But many should not be on the list at all for this ‘catch-all service’, say senior practitioners
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act is ‘unworkable’
Psychiatrists say Act leaves it to them to make Irish society’s decisions on abortion
Abortion or not? Compassion requires an Eighth Amendment referendum
Constitution underpins the trauma of pregnant girl deemed at risk of suicide
Diversion of funds from mental health services a shortsighted ploy
Move rightly condemned by patient advocates
Legal opinion: Mental illness is an all-of-society issue requiring an all-of-society response
Report will ‘advance the rights of those patients with mental illness who are involuntarily detained’ but solutions lie not only in mental health law and policy
Anti-choice psychiatrists undermine abortion law
Opinion: A society that aspires to be humane must recognise the reality of human difficulties
After the Asylum: ‘I loved the severe physical pain. It was better than the mental pain'
Rory Doody spent years in and out of psychiatric hospitals and institutions. Today, he helps others in the community
Kenny ‘charm offensive’ to keep TDs on board on abortion Bill
Lucinda Creighton indicates amendments not strong enough to assuage her concerns
President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland: “These women could be psychotic, have voices in their heads telling them to kill their babies”
‘Real risk’ of suicide during pregnancy
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