Person: Justin Brophy

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Support service for medics to expand due to concern about likely increase of PTSD

A care and support service for health professionals who have mental-health issues, such as stress and anxiety, is to expand its offering in advance of the expected surge in Covid-19 cases and the resultant pressure it puts on frontline medics.

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Four out of five GPs have experienced a patient suicide

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Four times as many men die by suicide than women - why?

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Mental health services ‘have lost 1,000 staff’

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‘Evidence mental illness sufferers can recover’

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Ireland near bottom of child welfare league

Let’s go back to the pub — but drink less

I NOTE with interest the comments regarding the possible link between suicide and the closure of rural pubs (Irish Examiner, February 14).

Mon, 10 Mar, 2008

Newly appointed psychiatrists ‘lack services to do job’

NEWLY appointed psychiatrists have no option but to prescribe drugs for their patients because they lack the basic services they need to do their job properly, a conference heard yesterday.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2005

Teenage drug use ‘causes mental illness’

TEENAGE cannabis smokers are at greater risk of developing schizophrenia, psychosis and having long-term memory loss, a conference was told yesterday.

Fri, 22 Oct, 2004

Drink price hike urged to stem suicides

THE head of the Mental Health Commission (MHC) has called for a substantial hike in the price of alcohol to help stem the rise of suicides.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2003

Suicide campaigns may be missing mark

CAMPAIGNS to combat suicide may not be targeting the right people, according to a leading psychiatrist.

Mon, 22 Sep, 2003

Psychiatrists want flexible smoking ban

Psychiatrists are looking for special rules in relation to the implementation of the planned smoking ban.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2003