Mental Health
# mental-health - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Law reform could expedite appeals over mental health detention
The length of time to appeal being institutionalised may be shortened if changes to the Mental Health Act are introduced. Campaigners say it is not enough to address the issue of “involuntary detention”.
# mental-health - Friday 17 August, 2012
New initiative to divert people with dementia from institutional care launched
Genio, the charity heading up the project, says it hopes to provide those living with dementia with the option of living for longer within their own communities and having an improved quality of life.
# mental-health - Monday 13 August, 2012
Stress and depression can shrink the brain, says US study
Researchers from Yale have discovered a ‘genetic switch’ which stops synapses being formed between brain cells.
# mental-health - Sunday 12 August, 2012
‘Unsuitable’ psychiatric hospital continuing to admit patients
A 19th century asylum in Portlaoise is continuing to admit new patients despite a national policy to shut down outdated facilities.
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347 psychiatric patients received electro-shock therapy in 2010
A debate is raging over whether patients should ever be given ECT against their wishes
# mental-health - Monday 16 July, 2012
Report highlights link between suicide rates and economic downturn
A study of 190 suicides in Cork highlights that almost a third of suicide victims worked in construction trades.
# mental-health - Friday 13 July, 2012
Column: Suicide isn’t wanting to die. It’s not being able to bear living.
We have too many misconceptions about suicide. It’s not shameful – it’s the result of a fatal illness, writes Fine Gael TD Dan Neville.
# mental-health - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
Suicide in Ireland increased by 7 per cent last year
New figures show 525 people took their own lives in Ireland in 2011.
# mental-health - Sunday 8 July, 2012
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# mental-health - Saturday 23 June, 2012
Column: Ireland will never care for its people until we admit our own guilt
Revelations over child deaths are just the latest in a long line – and nothing will change unless we move beyond scapegoats, writes Aaron McKenna.
# mental-health - Friday 22 June, 2012
Around 900,000 people take their own life every year
The leading medical journal The Lancet has published a series of articles to highlight suicide’s impact globally.
# mental-health - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Nick Leeson: Young man’s tragedy is part of national illness of suicide
Former trader Nick Leeson knows what it is to be on the brink of despair – and says communicating the pain is vital to be able to pull back from the edge.
# mental-health - Sunday 10 June, 2012
Sharp increase in suicide rate is linked to recession – experts
There were 552 suicides recorded in 2009, an increase of 9 per cent on the previous year. One study found a high number of people who had taken their own lives had been unemployed.
# mental-health - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
Students advised to take care of mental health over exam period
Students undertaking Junior and Leaving Cert exams have been reminded to talk about any stress they might be feeling, eat a healthy diet and get enough sleep over the next two weeks.
# mental-health - Thursday 24 May, 2012
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Mental health services inadequate, prisons below standards – Amnesty
In its annual report on the state of human rights in the world, the organisation also said that the UN Security Council had not shown the same courage as those who had participated in the Arab Spring.
# mental-health - Friday 18 May, 2012
Column: Sinéad O’Connor – Ireland’s children live in a caste system
The singer has been horrified by a report on the state of a building which houses counselling services for teenagers – and argues that it is indicative of how some children are being ignored by the State.
# mental-health - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
Column: One good adult is crucial for young people. I can vouch for that.
A new survey shines a light on the challenges facing young people like me – and shows we need good adults, writes Tim Smyth.
Report: 1 in 3 young people have experienced mental health problems
Depression, anxiety and stress were found to be significantly higher in young people who engaged in harmful drinking behaviour.
# mental-health - Sunday 13 May, 2012
Column: My experience in an adult mental health unit
Last year, Ciaran Behan was admitted to a mental health unit. He describes the terror he felt – and what happened over the next two months.
# mental-health - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
93 per cent rise in young people seeking help for self-harm, suicidal thoughts
Suicide and self-harm crisis centre Pieta House says young women account for most of the increase in those seeking help.
# mental-health - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
Legal capacity bill ‘should focus on human rights’
Joint Oireachtas committee says proposed legislation needs to protect the rights of the individual.
# mental-health - Monday 30 April, 2012
Volunteer depression service rolls out education programme
#DepressionHurts campaign asks schools to give over one lesson to educating children on spotting depression in others – and reaching out if they are suffering.
# mental-health - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
Unemployed “two or three times more likely” to die by suicide – TD
Suicidology organisation’s president and TD does concede that high rate of suicide among unemployed linked to those with psychiatric illness being less likely to have a job.
# mental-health - Monday 23 April, 2012
Health fears outweigh job fears for Irish adults – survey
An attitude survey has found that health is more important to people than job and financial worries.
# mental-health - Sunday 22 April, 2012
Sinéad O’Connor cancels tour
The singer has apologised to her fans, explaining she has been suffering from mental health problems and is following her doctor’s advice to not perform.
# mental-health - Saturday 21 April, 2012
Computer game could help in treatment of depression – study
Researchers in New Zealand have developed a computer game which they say is effective at treating mild and moderate depression in teenagers.
# mental-health - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Minister backs graphic novel promoting emotional intelligence in teens
Kevin Kelly’s ‘Xceptionalise’ hopes to encourage greater emotional intelligence, which in turn may lower suicide rates.
# mental-health - Thursday 12 April, 2012
One-fifth of young adolescents hear voices, study reveals
Hallucinations reported by 11 to 13-year-olds in Dublin ranged from isolated sentences to full conversations.
# mental-health - Wednesday 4 April, 2012
Call for changes in use of electro-convulsive therapy
The Mental Health Commission has criticised the use of electro-convulsive therapy on patients who are unwilling or unable to give consent.
# mental-health - Sunday 1 April, 2012
There’s another reason not to eat fast food…
…It can bring you down, man.
# mental-health - Wednesday 28 March, 2012
VIDEO: Alan Quinlan opens up about his depression
The ex-Munster star explains how he overcame initial nervousness to discuss his illness, and encourages others to do so too.
# mental-health - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
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# mental-health - Friday 9 March, 2012
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# mental-health - Thursday 23 February, 2012
More than 48,000 people treated in hospital after deliberate self-harm
The findings from a national database on self harm underline the link between deliberate self harm and suicide mortality rates.
# mental-health - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
One in four would be embarrassed to have counselling – survey
An industry survey showed men are less likely than women to seek counselling for personal difficulties.
# mental-health - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Almost 12,000 patients waiting on hospital procedures for more than 6 months
The HSE’s report for December 2011 also showed that 62 posts – mostly in emergency medicine and psychiatry – need to be filled.
# mental-health - Thursday 9 February, 2012
Six teens ‘injected with malaria’ in Austrian psychiatric ward
The alleged victims claim they were deliberately given malaria while being treated psychiatrically at the ward in the 1960s.
# mental-health - Tuesday 24 January, 2012
Grangegorman whistleblower Louise Bayliss reinstated by Irish Advocacy Network
Louise Bayliss, who publicised the plight of patients who were to be kept in a locked unit for Christmas, has got her job back.
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