Tag: Schizophrenia
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Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition 2022
Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition 2022 9th November 2022 | The Grand Hotel, Malahide | Free admission – register on Eventbrite Theme: Social Media and Digital Platforms: are they the cause of or solution to the nation’s mental health crisis? After a three year-long hiatus, we are delighted to announce that the All-Ireland ‘Spike Milligan…
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TheJournal.ie: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder ‘may be detectable years before illnesses begin’
Professor Ian Kelleher, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist speaks with TheJournal.ie about a new study which finds that there is an untapped potential for predicting later life schizophrenia and biopolar diagnoses by looking at people who have availed of CAMHS services. Read highlights from Professor Kelleher below and read the full article on TheJournal.ie website…
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Please stop using my mental illness as an adjective
“God, the weather is so bipolar today.” Hollie Smith asks, please stop using my mental illness as an adjective, in World Mental Health day article. Cover photo by Matthew Brodeur on Unsplash October 10th is World Mental Health Day. “Yeah, I’m so OCD—I keep everything clean.” “Ugh, she’s a total schizo!” It’s easy to slip up and use these phrases if you don’t fully understand the…
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Schizophrenia: Causes, treatments and outcomes
Prof Brendan Kelly presents a clinical overview of schizophrenia, including the multifactorial causes, diagnosis, and the options for treatment and management. This article appeared in the medicalindependent.ie on 23/08/18. Schizophrenia is a common mental illness that has significant effects, not only on patients and families, but also on the mental health system in general. In addition, schizophrenia…
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‘I spent many years wondering what the hell happened’
They had been close at school and kept in touch afterwards, but it was when successful musician and writer Kevin Nolan opened up about his mental health struggle to journalist Philip Ryan, that a conversation led to a whole new understanding and awareness. This opinion piece with writer and musician Kevin Nolan appeared in the Independent.ie,…
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Shining a light on personality disorder
This article, written by Prof Patricia Casey, appeared in the Independent.ie 21/08/18. The Irish public is now well versed in aspects of various mental illnesses. Gone are the taboos that surrounded psychiatric illness in the past, when it was spoken of in whispered tones and seen as a weakness instead of being viewed with compassion and…
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Many psychiatric disorders have common genetic links – major study
Findings likely to lead to changes in the way such conditions are treated. This article, written by Kevin O’Sullivan, was published online the Irish Times 22/06/18. Many common psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, “are deeply connected on a genetic level”, scientists have discovered. Researchers explored the links between these and other disorders…
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Dear Ireland, I am willing to make a deal with you
A letter to Ireland from someone with schizophrenia – A reflection on engagement with, judgment and perception of those who experience health mental difficulties. This is particularly poignant with it being Green Ribbon month, the month that aims to reduce stigma of mental illness. …
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Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression
Dr Declan Lyons, Dr Roisin McCafferty and Dr Sadaf Khan look at cognitive dysfunction in depression — one of the most common residual symptoms of depression, despite treatment This article appeared on the Irish Medical Times on 04/04/18. Depression is now the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 300 million people at…
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Pharmacological management of diabetes in severe mental illness: A comprehensive clinical review of efficacy, safety and tolerability
There is increasing evidence that people with severe mental illness (SMI) have considerably worse physical health than the general population. A recent study published in the Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology summarises the published efficacy and tolerability of pharmacotherapeutic interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in severe mental illness (SMI), focusing on glucose lowering therapies. In…