Faith healing in India: An ancient way of tending to madness
A small village in one of India’s southern states woke up to a tragic fire 23 years ago. Little did it know that this...
A glossary of ‘mad’ terms in Gaelic -an ancient empowering language
Gaelic or Irish was taught to most of us here in Ireland in a repressive & sometimes violent way. I know people who were...
Counter archiving “mental health records”
Standing in front of the mirror, i wonder, “what outfit should i wear for scanning my
psychiatric records at the local library?” the choice is...
What does the social model of disability have to do with emotional and mental...
Language and Framing: talking about what we mean when we talk about “disability”
The language we use is influenced by what we know (or think...
Rethinking mental health in Ireland: Why not a Trieste-style approach?
Mental health services in Ireland, like many parts of the world, are often criticised for beingoverly medicalised, underfunded, and detached from the communities they...