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...
Improvements needed to fully reform the Mental Health Act, says advocate
Mental Health Reform (MHR) is Ireland's national coalition on mental health. I’ve been on the Policy, Advocacy and Research team for over 3 years now....
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...
Notes on being labelled ‘paranoid schizophrenic’
On hearing voices, dissociation & being labelled - ugh! - ‘paranoid schizophrenic’.
I may go about my life, like most other people, maintaining my place...
Psychiatry should not be in sole charge of youth mental health, says Psychological Society...
Sole reliance on one professional discipline is outdated and misaligned with evolving standards of best practice and accountability
The Psychological Society of Ireland has said...