Open Dialogue, it hasn’t gone away you know
Liam Mac Gabhann in conversation with Niall Crowley
When we consider much of the recent mainstream news coverage and indeed government bypassing of due process...
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,...
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...
Mental health debate in Ireland is reinforcing old clichés to allow forced treatment
The current discussion on the reform of the Mental Health Act in Ireland is quite disappointing. Not because of its outcome (although that most...
Trinity study aims to develop research questions about reducing and stopping psychiatric drugs
A study to help identify the top priorities for future research about reducing and stopping psychiatric medications is seeking people to take part in...