Government must not be allowed to strip Mental Health Bill of human rights safeguards
Last-minute government amendments have resulted in a Mental Health Bill that now lacks crucial human rights safeguards in favour of a retrograde model of...
Why psychosis is not so crazy: A conversation with Stijn Vanheule
Stijn Vanheule is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychology at Ghent University. Trained in the Lacanian tradition, he has written widely on...
Beyond control: Why compassion, not coercion, is the path to healing suffering
Compassion is not just a moral imperative—it is a neurobiological necessity for healing and well-being. Unlike coercion, which activates the body's defensive systems and...
CVNI conference: “What constitutes a safe place/space in mental health practice?”
Over the last 16 years this conference (University College Cork and Critical Voices Network Ireland) has covered many concerns around mental health systems, practices...
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...