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...
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...
If forced treatment amounts to torture, how can it legally – and morally –...
Editor's note: Mad in Ireland editors Dr Líam Mac Gabhann and Jennifer Hough published an article in the Irish Examiner in response to the...
Unravelling ‘peer imposter syndrome’ and coming to understand the experience of mental health distress
It doesn’t rear its ugly head much (anymore) for me, but it did for a while. So, let’s start with a full disclosure: I...
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...