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Tuesday 22 September 2020
The Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism has warned that obesity patients need access to care in the weeks to come.
But activist Robbie Lawlor sets out how people like him are breaking away from stigma and living full lives – and says people need to be more open and honest.
For as long as I can remember, periods were something that could only be discussed in whispers, writes Niamh Dunne.
A new report details concerns Irish mothers had after being diagnosed with HIV.
1,747 women have been diagnosed with HIV in Ireland since 2003.
Depression is often the root cause of drug addiction and abuse does not help.
17% of people living in HIV say they have felt suicidal in the last year.
The Oireachtas Education Committee has made a number recommendations to improve the mental health of school children.
Lisa Chambers was speaking during a Dáil debate on her party’s Bill to strengthen the rights of mental health patients.
Playwright Noelle Brown, who was born in a mother and baby home, has written a play about her search for her birth mother.
Many get turned away if they have substance abuse difficulties – or even because they just don’t have an address.
42% of people living in rural areas would conceal a mental health difficulty from family, friends or colleagues.
Surgical intervention saves the State in the long-term from healthcare costs associated with obesity, say doctors.
Only 58% of Dubliners are willing to work with someone with a mental health difficulty
Almost a fifth of people would delay seeking help for a mental health issue, due to the perceived stigma around them.
We have a long way to go in this country when it comes to our approach to mental health matters, writes Jen Ronan.
Associate professor of psychology Simon McCarthy-Jones estimates that as much as 2.5% of the world’s population will have extended voice-hearing experiences.
A new report assesses the scale and impact of stigma on social housing in Ireland.
Our health service must place a greater priority on the physical healthcare needs of people with mental illness, writes Dr Stephen McWilliams.
All people with albinism are subjected to prejudice, but it is devastating to be rejected at job interviews too, writes Sinead McManus.
Mental health issues are still taboo when you see the reaction to Kanye West’s recent hospitalisation, writes Vicky Kavanagh.
Times have moved on from research in the 1990s which found society less understanding.
The GAA’s Rob Hennelly will also be a member of the new task force which is due to meet in November.
Natalie Marr says she posts about her mental history despite concerns that it might affect her job options.
Natalie Marr looks at the stigma surrounding depression and other mental health problems
Consultant psychiatrist Stephen McWilliams argues that employers need to do more to support the mental wellbeing of their staff
The founder of Pieta House has said the current mental health support system is not working.
In a response to a parliamentary question from Pearse Doherty the CSO said it did not have figures available.
Such phrases mean people with mental illnesses are less likely to seek the help they need, writes Stephen McWilliams.
Kiran Gandhi helped raise €5,500 for a breast cancer charity.
“Technology has had a profound impact on gambling,” according the authors of a new Irish study.
…but I wonder ‘What does dementia look like?’
At least 21 EU States allow medical intervention on children to allocate sex at an early age.
The blood has been pasteurised to neutralise the virus so it poses no threat.
“Many of the greatest, most responsible people have been depressives.”
“Many of the greatest, most responsible people have been depressives.”
After years of silence about our emotions, we as a society can lack a language to talk about our inner experiences. But that is finally changing.
I came across this poster just last week in a GP waiting room and have to admit I was shocked, and so incredibly disappointed.
A talk is taking place in Dublin tonight on ‘Understanding the Suicidal Mind’.
Novel methods of communicating can break down discrimination and dangerous misinformation.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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