Mental health

Ask the Expert: She seems to be suffering from very high anxiety levels and is stressed about many aspects of school

Support groups multiply, with first lady Olena Zelenska leading ‘How are you?’ campaign and 200 new mental health centres planned

Sixty-two per cent of users with clinical levels of anxiety or depression achieved ‘reliable improvement’ in 12-month period to April 2024

Time spent quietly allows us to unpack the contents of our mind and sort through them with greater clarity

We keep coming back for more, hoping for rules that will allow us to feel okay about inhabiting ordinary bodies in a culture committed to anxiety and hierarchy

I’m not recovered from my eating disorder and the mental challenges behind it

Surveys can give us an idea what they’re worrying about - and it’s everything. A bigger question is how to fix it

Ronan Keating on Boyzone manager Louis Walsh: ‘Some of the things he did were wrong’

Bruxism can be linked to stress and anxiety and can result in headaches, broken and damaged teeth and jaw pain

Fewer than one in 20 own their own home, almost seven in 10 live with their parents, one in eight have emigrated - a snapshot CSO survey shows the pressure on twentysomethings

What the Science Says, part 3: The evidence indicates that people can change their personalities, alter their characteristics and become different versions of themselves

When you live with chronic illness, you can’t afford to make the sacrifices required for what might be a deemed a ‘perfect appearance’

Taking care of yourself now means you can reap the rewards of longer-term improved health and wellbeing in the future

While there are likely to be positive effects when engaging in stimulating your brain, biology and genetics will play their own significant part in how we age

The scientific evidence is not as compelling as some commentators suggest. But our negative narrative around social media may risk becoming a self-fulfilling one

We want to support him as best as we can, but we also want him to stay in school

The 28-year-old motivational speaker addressed the 2025 Pendulum Summit in Dublin this week

The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardom

Grief is always harsh and cruel for people left behind after a death. But there is nothing more terrible than losing a child or partner to suicide

We are surrounded by ways to pull us out of our inner life, to keep our thoughts shallow and feelings not fully explored

Me & My Money: Maria Fleming is chief executive of First Fortnight Festival

Some 20 organisations will receive €25,000 each to support their work with young people

Drink, drugs and mental health issues are factors in many applications under Domestic Violence Act

The new year is a good time to take stock and start to transition to new, healthier habits

Now 20 years in operation, the Gateway peer-led mental health project in Rathmines supports people with enduring mental illnesses through creative activities and companionship

HSE pays out €196,000 in cases taken over Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs)

Much hype surrounds drugs called GLP-1 agonists but they are intended for diabetes patients and people who are obese, not those who just want to lose a few pounds

I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

Not everyone likes the festive season, but there are ways to light up what can be the darkest time of year

Generational health: Support services ‘are well hidden and the services are already under pressure’

I grew up as a ‘glass child’, and ‘parentification’ was one result of this, along with people-pleasing, perfectionism and always putting myself last

Being married, widowed, or divorced is associated with a ‘significantly’ lower length of stay

Ask Roe: ‘Living in a rural area, without my own space, I feel stuck in a rut in terms of meeting people’

Academic and author Netta Weinstein says that since the average adult spends up to a third of their time alone, it’s important to understand how solitude differs from loneliness

Orlagh Lally spoke to Malachy Clerkin about mental health struggles and the death of her friend

Tell Me About It: It is not easy to make genuine connections, but all of this starts with spending time with people you either admire or share an interest with

Sessions developed by engineer, scientist, writer and performer Dr Niamh Shaw inspire parents to start new conversations around the kitchen table

Dermot Whelan made the choice to walk away from radio in order to focus on wellness, his own and other people’s. He doesn’t regret it, he tells Róisín Ingle

Generational health: Teachers are at the front end of supporting children in their education, wellbeing and safety. They’re witnessing a rise in anxiety and mental health concerns

In an age of constant communication, the decision to go ‘no contact’ with a family member is more noticeable, but there is still sometimes too much societal judgement of those who take such a serious decision