mental health act

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Tragic killing of mother is a wake-up call on mental illness and hospital admission

The tragic killing of Neasa Murray by her mentally ill son is a wake-up call for all those advocating to make it more difficult to admit a mentally unwell person to hospital, writes Frank Browne

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022

Man arrested under mental health act after verbally abusing school principal

A man has been arrested under the mental health act after he walked into a primary school to enrol his son and verbally abused the principal, writes Eoin English.

Fri, 31 Mar, 2017

Dáil set to remove compulsory Electro-convulsive Therapy from law

The Dáil is set to begin efforts to remove compulsory Electro-convulsive Therapy from our laws.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

Experts advise against legal change to Mental Health Act

Mental health experts have recommended against changing the law to allow for greater family involvement in the care of a person with mental illness.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2015