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Friday, 29, March, 2024

UCC event to honour the work of pioneering psychiatrist Ivor Browne

Event to feature screening of Meetings with Ivor and a tribute by Pat Bracken, independent consultant psychiatrist.

Ivor Browne rightly lauded – but we are a long way from his vision...

The great Ivor Browne, who many will know for his humane approach to human distress, died this week to widespread plaudits from the media....

Irish psychiatry says chemical imbalance is ‘a figure of speech,’ so – what now?

The chemical imbalance theory of depression - what was once considered the gold standard reason for why people take antidepressants, was, apparently, ‘a figure...

Event notice – Are diagnoses and drugs the answer to human distress?

Northern Ireland groups Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) and Glór na Móna are hosting an event to raise awareness about outdated mental...

Global study questions antidepressant use, points to social determinants of mental health

A new cross-national study questions the effectiveness of antidepressants, highlighting the crucial role of social and economic factors in addressing global mental health challenges. In...