Whose lack of Insight? – Understanding some ways inadvertent iatrogenic harm can occur (part...
What follows is adapted from the content of a presentation I gave at the November 2024 Critical Voices Network Ireland conference. The theme of...
Call for documentary exploring mental health in Ireland
Pam Finn, see details below is currently developing a documentary exploring mental health in Ireland.
The film aims to highlight real, lived experiences—particularly from those...
When trust shatters: The hidden trauma of social betrayal
The Day It Stops Feeling Safe
It’s not always loud when it happens. Sometimes it comes as a silence: a distance, a shift in tone....
Criticisms that establishment psychiatry can and cannot tolerate
For the institutions comprising establishment psychiatry, self-preservation means maintaining legitimacy as a branch of medicine. Thus, any criticism of establishment psychiatry—no matter how harsh—that...
A community group writes their script for community health & wellbeing
I am delighted to be part of an active voluntary community organisation in the North East who are hosting a Coffee Morning on Wednesday,...