An expert in addiction treatment has said many people with problem drinking are simply unaware of the medication options available to them.

St Vincent’s Hospital was aware no bed was available for a suicidal man having homicidal thoughts when it transferred him on to his local mental health service for assessment, a consultant psychiatrist has claimed.

About 3% of the Irish population suffers from exercise addiction, a leading psychiatrist said yesterday.

Children and teenagers needing psychiatric care are being denied admission to mental health facilities while beds lie idle.

ILLEGAL head shop drugs are being sold in bulk online direct from labs in Malaysia, Cameroon and Hungary, with vendors claiming they are using “discreet packaging” to get through customs checks.

A BIGGER venue had to be found for a public lecture on managing anger in children in Dublin tomorrow night because of the huge demand from parents wanting expert advice.

A former Drogheda resident who crashed a stolen car while off his bipolar disorder medication has been given a two-year suspended sentence by Judge Tony Hunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

THE mother of a suicidal Wexford teenage girl who survived a six-year litany of sexual abuse has criticised the health authorities for offering her daughter a bed in an adult psychiatric hospital.

MORE eating disorders could be prevented if parents recognised their child’s obsession with dieting was a cause for concern, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist has claimed.

THREE medical consultants who have treated Judge Brian Curtin have been directed to appear before the committee collecting evidence relating to the Circuit Court judge's alleged possession of child pornography.