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College Of Psychiatrists Of Ireland
Refer to where? Mental health and the dilemma facing professionals
If someone is in an acute psychiatric phase, assessing an evaluation may take weeks
How common are real personality disorders?
We use the words ‘narcissist’ and ‘paranoid’ easily but our amateur diagnoses may not be accurate
‘When I was 16 everything was fine, then suddenly it wasn’t’
No Child 2020: ‘No child should feel isolated because of their mental health struggles’
Feeling anxious or stressed? Talk to your local TD
Top psychiatrist to train TDs and Senators to help constituents with mental health issues
Over 2,400 children waiting for child mental health services
But many should not be on the list at all for this ‘catch-all service’, say senior practitioners
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act is ‘unworkable’
Psychiatrists say Act leaves it to them to make Irish society’s decisions on abortion
Abortion or not? Compassion requires an Eighth Amendment referendum
Constitution underpins the trauma of pregnant girl deemed at risk of suicide
Diversion of funds from mental health services a shortsighted ploy
Move rightly condemned by patient advocates
Legal opinion: Mental illness is an all-of-society issue requiring an all-of-society response
Report will ‘advance the rights of those patients with mental illness who are involuntarily detained’ but solutions lie not only in mental health law and policy
Anti-choice psychiatrists undermine abortion law
Opinion: A society that aspires to be humane must recognise the reality of human difficulties
After the Asylum: ‘I loved the severe physical pain. It was better than the mental pain'
Rory Doody spent years in and out of psychiatric hospitals and institutions. Today, he helps others in the community
Kenny ‘charm offensive’ to keep TDs on board on abortion Bill
Lucinda Creighton indicates amendments not strong enough to assuage her concerns
President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland: “These women could be psychotic, have voices in their heads telling them to kill their babies”
‘Real risk’ of suicide during pregnancy
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