CAMHS scandal: The bigger questions we are avoiding
A damning review is published.
A family speaks publicly.
A legal case emerges.
As is happening this week given the North Kerry Child and Adolescent...
Study: Global ADHD diagnosis driven by institutional and cultural forces
ADHD diagnosis, which largely originated in the United States, began to spread to the rest of the globe in the late 1990s, and has continued ever...
Peer Support 101
Dear Mad In Ireland Agony Aunt
I am writing because I am frustrated by the consequences of the mental health system
introducing peer support as a...
Growing up on SSRIs: A withdrawal, taper & recovery story
What happens when a 14-year-old girl is told she has a “chemical imbalance” and will need SSRI medication for life? And what happens twelve...
To be seen without being evaluated
Before anything else, he asked me to pause.
“Just notice how you’re feeling,” he said.
“Physically. Emotionally. Whatever’s there.” So I did.
I sat in the stillness...