Notes on psychiatric hospital: I am looking for people I miss
I am looking for Sam.
I met Sam during one of my spells in a psychiatric hospital in Sheffield. She was very funny, beautiful and...
Advance Healthcare Directives: essential tools for a humane person-centred system
A powerful lived-experience perspective published in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine sets out why everyone living with mental health difficulties should be allowed...
When HVN Ireland meets HVN Athens
Recently I as Chairperson of Hearing Voices Network Ireland (HVNI) got to spend some time with Hearing Voices Network Athens(HVNA), in Athens. I received...
Research: Open Dialogue approach may reduce drug treatment in young people
New research from Finland has suggested that mental health services based on the Open Dialogue (OD) approach to mental health may reduce psychotropic drug...
Trinity College study: Ketamine continues to fail to beat active placebo for depression
In a new study, led by Ana Jelovac at Trinity College Dublin, researchers found that ketamine infusions failed to beat an active placebo as an...