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...
Darkness into light – masking systemic neglect in mental health
In Ireland, the conversation around suicide prevention and mental health care is often draped in the warm, comforting cloak of charity. Organisations like Pieta...
Why we need to rethink the medical approach to children’s mental health
Editor's note: Following on from last week's statement by the Psychological Society of Ireland that psychiatry should not be in sole charge of youth...
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...
How I learned to safely taper off psychiatric drugs
It was May 21st, 2019, when I woke up in a strange hotel-like room drenched in sweat, fully clothed with a winter jacket on...