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Interview with Mary Ann Kenny, author of ‘The Episode’

First appeared on Mad In The UK 14/04/25 (this transcript has been edited for length and clarity) Cat: Could you tell me about yourself and how...

PSI-STAR Project with Royal College of Surgeons Ireland – hearing voices/psychosis

I’m a person labelled ‘paranoid schizophrenic’ (of thirty years), and have recovered to a good extent, with the help of mental health services, holistic health,...

The price of breaking the silence of abuse: dignity, justice and recovery

We live in a culture of silence, and this is something that affects many of us from childhood. The struggle to end this silence...

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...

Dr Pat Bracken: Psychiatric power, a personal view

Editor's note - Mad in Ireland is sharing this article from Dr Pat Bracken, first printed in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine in 2012,...