Mental health

Two public consultations have been conducted on the response to Covid-19

For Nollaig na mBan, we asked five women in high-pressure roles how they manage self-care all year around

Charitable institution established more than 200 years ago cares for people with enduring problems

The father of three young children held the title of Ireland’s strongest man a record five times

Anyone who spent time in Galway between the 1970s and 1990s knew Dennis Connolly. Of his ‘brothers of the street’ from those days, he says, he is the only survivor

We don’t get much practice at Hannah Arendt’s version of solitude these days, with all the phones and Netflix and tubs of ice cream to distract us. But we should try it

January will mark the 10th anniversary of the Kerry reporter’s decision to move from Dublin to New York, and five years since his reporting on the Capitol Hill riots

Study finds current rates for post-traumatic stress disorder in over-50s in region as high as almost 5%

New community beds, acute beds and surgical hubs expected to be rolled out next year

For many, Christmas is a re-entry into the emotional climate of childhood, with all its insecurities, unspoken rules and long-held tensions

Artificial intelligence is compounding the pressure many teenagers face, says psychologist

A mobile GP clinic provides health services to vulnerable people on Dublin’s streets

Ask the Expert: ‘I worry that they will blame me for the separation. They both idolise their Dad’

For many, Christmas can be a fraught affair, stirring memories of loss, loneliness or challenging relationships

Research lives: Dr Paul D’Alton on cancer diagnosis and the major mental and emotional toll it has on individuals and their families

Thirty-seven cases were referred to Fiosrú to investigate if behaviour of gardaí was a contributory factor

It takes courage to look for help, says the Wexford All-Ireland winner who has found contentment after a long struggle that included spells in residential care

By creating welcoming outdoor spaces, community gardens can reduce social isolation and foster good mental healt

Decrease is ‘contrary to early concerns, expectations’ of pandemic-linked rise, researchers say

Kitty Holland was recognised for her investigative reporting on historic institutional confinement in State-run asylums

Ask the Expert: ‘He really struggles to regulate once he gets past a certain point ... I would appreciate any guidance’

Prisoner support volunteers respond to about 170 calls each year, with family and loneliness common issues

The Professionals is a series of articles in which people from one field share their views of Ireland today

Average annual number of suicides between 2018 and 2022 was 526

Parrott’s lack of ego, his grit and the way he says ‘we’ rather than ‘I’ were forged in adversity and disappointment

Primary care psychology is a reservoir of human suffering and missed opportunities

Ask the Expert: Explore with your son the stresses and agitations he experiences and see which ones you can address

Kinsella proves a sharp satirist and shrewd observer of the minutiae of Irish life in this collection of essays

Billy Burns (55) accepts killing but denies murdering his mother Miriam Burns (75) in August 2022

Bryan Nnadi Ogbo (38) had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, court hears

Health service users’ experiences of issues such as systems and medical teams not talking to each other, never mind patients, motivates them to drive change

People from countries where multilingualism was common were 2.17 times less likely to experience accelerated ageing

On the wrong side of 60, I reckoned that, in addition to walking the dog twice a day, more all-round, intense activity was needed

High Court again hears no beds available in any of the State’s three special care units for vulnerable children and adolescents

Conor Gavin is the first co-ordinator of a pioneering psychosis research centre at the St John of God Research Foundation in Dublin

With their depictions of fun buddy bonding – harking back to a time before technology swallowed communication – Madison Avenue is modelling the sort of friendships that are waning in society

I’ve heard self-help gurus say you need to expose yourself to situations of rejection to build resilience, and I’m just not buying into that

Man was previously jailed for seven years for the manslaughter of a man and woman

Christine Flack has been haunted by the possibility that her daughter received ‘special treatment’ and was prosecuted only because police feared the scrutiny that came with a celebrity like Caroline

Tell Me About It: ‘I’m worried I’ll be put into a situation where I have to tell them something I don’t want to share with them yet’