Mental health

Are we becoming victims of too much medicine? Are diagnoses doing more harm than good? Those are among the contentious questions addressed with sensitivity in these two valuable books

Wellness Wisdom: Ancient wisdom encourages us to ask questions, challenge ideas and enable free thought, but is this happening?

There is nothing natural about male violence. Boys are growing up in a profoundly troubled culture

Young people are familiar with social media terms and concepts mentioned in the Netflix drama, and know misogyny is rife online. Their parents? Not so much

‘Schools, teachers and parents require training and guidance to help them support children’s healthy use of technology’

One in five people aged 10-19 meet the criterion for a mental health disorder. It is critical we make sure we have systems in place to provide them with the care they need

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland launches model of governance and management structures for Camhs

Pension deficit looms as just one in 10 women feels ‘very prepared’ financially and fewer than one in four men

Television: TG4′s Sonas is feel-good factual filmmaking where hard questions are left to one side, and everyone has a grand time

Under the Mental Health Bill 2024, doctors would decide who is deprived of liberty, but judges would decide who is treated. That makes no sense

Now a year into recovery, Róisín Doyle (24) shares her long struggle with eating disorders. She says when you’ve had enough, you’ll know that you’re ready to recover

In wanting to comfort our children and ease their burden, we are in danger of depriving them of learning for themselves

Rates of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder were ‘comparable to those seen in disaster-stricken and displaced populations’

Unthinkable: Asking whether we have lost something from our lapsed Catholicism is not about rushing back to the past. It’s about facing the future with greater self-awareness

No one is more full of hope than young children who don’t see the caveats and catastrophes of real life

Camogie player Niamh McGrath reflects on keeping girls – and mothers – playing sport

After losing their son Kieran to suicide, John and Vicky McKeon set up Kyrie Farm, which aims to offer an approach to mental health recovery rooted in purpose, community and healing in nature

Ireland has the highest rate of loneliness in Europe. Why is this the case and what is being done about it?

Young people aged 16-24 received most ADHD prescriptions, accounting for 43,518 last year, while men and boys accounted for almost 60% of total

Bulimia, anorexia and other such disorders affect almost 190,000 people in Ireland, but help is available