“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...
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...
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,...
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,...
Australian university to teach doctors safe deprescribing of psychiatric medications
An Australian university has become the first to teach doctors how to help patients who want to safely reduce or stop taking antidepressants and...