Mental health

Homeless person threatened with ‘eviction’ from emergency accommodation for declining ‘unsuitable’ social housing offer

Only a fraction of children get professional help to cope with the effects of dealing with violence in the home

I’m far from alone: 84% of Irish people say access to nature is important for their mental health

RCSI research is first to examine impact of school-based interventions on preventing mental health disorders

How will we treat this devastating condition with respect and compassion if it is pasted with such frightening labels?

Seamus O’Mahony critiques a theory of the mind and consciousness via a study of Ernest Jones, Wilfred Trotter and Sigmund Freud himself

The secret to interpersonal harmony is listening, being content not to win all the time and focusing clearly on solutions

Inside Ireland’s Coroners’ Courts: With families and gardaí needing answers, Patrick O’Connor conducts several inquests a day to determine people’s causes of death

Time to focus on making work more enjoyable while encouraging staff to do what they should in taking care of themselves

An extract from Geraldine Walsh’s book on motherhood, postnatal depression and a hefty side order of postnatal anxiety

A lack of understanding about obsessive-compulsive disorder leads to stigmatisation. Dr Padraic Gibson busts five OCD myths

Most comprehensive research to-date shows the benefit of combining multiple healthy lifestyle choices

Failure to take proper care of children has been a longstanding and grave failure of the Irish State and despite much apparent progress, the failure remains

Parents share their frustrating experiences of trying to access Ireland’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

The Camhs service is clearly not fit for purpose and far too often leaves vulnerable children without the required treatment and support

Consultant contract on its own will not solve CAMHS issues, says Professor Matthew Sadlier

Wellness rhetoric functions as a Trojan horse to smuggle in a more sinister agenda

Men like to think that because our friendships are slow-growing, studded with barbs, and require little tending, they are durable, like a drought-resistant hedge

Simple steps such as making coffee for a colleague or taking out a neighbour's bin can put you on the road to feeling better, mentally and physically

Psychiatrists and parents ‘frustrated and disappointed’ with youth mental health service

We are led to believe that hikes and swims are what healthy and happy people do, but I think it’s the exact opposite

Following Bond and the epic 1917, the Oscar-winner returns with his most personal feature to date, Empire of Light.

BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition returns this week, with many projects on health and climate change

Medics need to have as much information as possible about patients so they can design the most suitable treatment plans

Notifications Off is Electronic Sheep’s new artwork for the First Fortnight Festival

A mother explains how therapy helped both her and her son to overcome difficulties

‘This idea that children can park their psychological baggage at the gate of school and engage with academia – that’s not how real life works,’ says principal in Limerick.

‘Complete shift’ in the way Ireland operates its mental health services is needed, say psychiatrists

Numbers receiving ECT in Irish mental health centres fell slightly between 2020 and 2021, Mental Health Commission finds

Youth charity Spunout chief says young people’s mental health issues are ‘escalating’ because they are not able to access early intervention services

In a new world of hybrid and remote working, burnout risk is escalating amid the need to juggle demands of superiors’ demands and staff’s expectations

Brendan Murray (63) has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of Neasa Murray (88) in Clontarf in 2020

Dr Muiris Houston: research indicates that routines and rituals of various kinds can be good for you .

Parents of adolescents in distress still face lingering stigma and a system at breaking point

Binge-drinking has increased and decline in smoking has stalled, Department of Health research shows

Overthinking is like taking part in a mind Olympics; you try to protect yourself but in the end you are exhausted

Mental health system cannot rely solely on ‘over-medicalised’ intervention, says committee chairwoman Senator Frances Black

Misguided depictions of therapy on TV or in novels can hold a person back from securing the support they need

Charity received almost half a million contacts last year including from prisoners, Travellers and the diaspora

Tell Me About It: Possible shame over past drinking may cause you to shrink away from engagement with others