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Whilst this blog is reflection on two peoples experiences, as important is the knowing that there are practitioners who will and do work outside of the pale, outside of their mainstream discipline, which offers hope and choice for people in distress. Dr Edmond O’Flaherty (now retired) was one such practitioner, a GP who championed a different […] The post Nutrient therapy and mental distress: nourishing wellbeing appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
Editor’s note: This was first published on Mad In America on August 9th 2025 How we redefined schizophrenia, rewrote the safety narrative of antipsychotics, and helped drive one of the most successful (and concerning) pharmaceutical launches in history. I didn’t set out to shape the field of psychiatry. I was just a copywriter working in […] The post Confessions of an ad writer: How I helped turn atypical antipsychotics into a billion-dollar industry appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
Eco Arts as a Field of Healing In this Fields of Healing podcast episode I speak with Siobhan Madden (Ní Mhadáin) a Socially Engaged Eco Artist. More and more in the health arena and particularly in mental health we hear about disconnection from nature and how perhaps the more we can connect to our broader […] The post So what is Eco-Arts Practice and how does it relate to mental health? appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
A new study demonstrates that far more people are able to fully recover from psychosis than typically thought—and that many can do so without antipsychotic drugs. The researchers followed 28 people for 10 years after their first episode of psychosis, documenting the road to recovery along the way. They used a strict definition of recovery, which […]| Mad in Ireland
Editorial note: This piece is drawn from a qualitative study conducted in 2019 exploring psychoanalytic responses to meaning and mortality in the context of terminal illness. The findings are here woven into reflections on burnout, trauma, and therapeutic practice. Traumatic growth Part of the series: Surviving Hyperreality In 2019, I conducted a study exploring and […] The post Reflecting on traumatic growth appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
New Script activists have a favour to ask you Can you help us get Ticking Boxes, our new music video, out in social media ? It features Damien Dempsey & Dr. Gabor Mate. If you could copy & paste this text below , plus the video or Youtube link and share on your socials we’d […] The post New Script for mental health appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
Standing in front of the mirror, i wonder, “what outfit should i wear for scanning my psychiatric records at the local library?” the choice is obvious. i reach for my Sinead O’Connor t-shirt. a sense of pride and gratitude washes over me. dressed now, it occurs to me that my bag may not be big […] The post Counter archiving “mental health records” appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
Welcome to MIA Radio. Today, we are pleased to have as our guest Jaakko Seikkula. Jaakko is a psychologist who helped develop the Open Dialogue practice at Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland, in the 1990s, and he is the person who has conducted the research that told of remarkable longer-term outcomes with this form of […] The post Is Dialogue the Best Medicine? A conversation with an Open Dialogue expert appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
Liam Mac Gabhann in conversation with Niall Crowley When we consider much of the recent mainstream news coverage and indeed government bypassing of due process in relation to legislation and the reiteration by psychiatric soap boxes of the need for enhanced coercion in mental health, one might imagine that all notions of personhood, self autonomy, […] The post Open Dialogue, it hasn’t gone away you know appeared first on Mad in Ireland.| Mad in Ireland
What follows is adapted from the content of a presentation I gave at the November 2024 Critical Voices Network Ireland conference. The theme of the conference was on responding to iatrogenic harm in mental health. ———————————————————————————– Some time ago, I attended a launch event for a coalition of organisations working locally for people with issues […]| Mad in Ireland
Rethinking mental health in Ireland: Why not a Trieste-style| Mad in Ireland
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 reinforces disconnection, compassion engages the social engagement system, governed by the ventral vagal complex —a critical component of the autonomic nervous system responsible for feelings of safety and connection (Porges, 2011). […]| Mad in Ireland
If forced treatment amounts to torture, how can it legally - and morally - be retained?| Mad in Ireland
Psychiatry should not be in sole charge of youth mental health| Mad in Ireland
First appeared on Mad In The UK 14/04/25 (this transcript has been edited for length and clarity) Cat: Could you tell me about yourself and how you came to write ‘The Episode’? Mary Ann: I am an academic in my late 50s; I live in Dublin with my two children. I’ve lived in Ireland most […]| Mad in Ireland
Hearing Voices Network Ireland celebrated its 10th anniversary on 17 April 2025, having had its launch on 17 April 2015 in Trinity College Dublin. Since that time HVNI has organised various HV related courses and workshops, facilitated by experts by experience, such as Jacqui Dillon, Rai Waddingham, Peter Bullimore, Rufus May and Elisabeth Svanholmer, providing […]| Mad in Ireland
PSI-STAR College of Surgeons Ireland hearing voices psychosis| Mad in Ireland
Hearing Voices Network Ireland 10th Anniversary| Mad in Ireland
Martha Griffin is an Expert by Experience, Lecturer in Mental Health in DCU, a Peer Educator with the Dublin North, North East Recovery College. Martha has studied law and is qualified as a Community Development Worker. Martha is passionate about human rights and mental health and would like to see life after a successful […]| Mad in Ireland
Dr Pat Bracken: Psychiatric power, a personal view| Mad in Ireland
Offering young people alternatives to traditional diagnostic narratives| Mad in Ireland
Mad in Ireland is happy to share details of the Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) campaign Give 5: Steps to a Wellbeing Rights Framework: The former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Professor Dainius Puras, has led the way in endorsing Give 5: Steps to a Wellbeing Rights Framework. It is an […]| Mad in Ireland
the Soteria approach to treating psychosis| Mad in Ireland
Australian university to teach doctors safe deprescribing of psychiatric medications - withdrawal effects from antidepressants| Mad in Ireland
Science news: Placebo effect for psychiatric diagnoses| Mad in Ireland
