Rethinking mental health in Ireland: Why not a Trieste-style approach?
Mental health services in Ireland, like many parts of the world, are often criticised for beingoverly medicalised, underfunded, and detached from the communities they...
“Power is vested in one profession when in fact mental health is a messy...
I was delighted to speak with Dr Pat Bracken and Dr Charles O'Mahony on the Irish Centre for Human Rights podcast. We covered a...
Event notice: The Soteria approach to treating psychosis, exploring efforts to expand availability
The alternative treatment model of Soteria helps people suffering from altered states without relying on medication or coercion.
In this upcoming webinar, (Saturday, February 22,...
Dr Pat Bracken: Psychiatric power, a personal view
Editor's note - Mad in Ireland is sharing this article from Dr Pat Bracken, first printed in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine in 2012,...
Social Farming: Connecting with land, with community and with history
Welcome to the latest Mad In Ireland Fields of Healing podcast episode. It seems fitting that as we move into the time of Imbolg...