Up to date news regarding mental health issues from Ireland and around the World.
Irish Mental Health News
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TCD team in groundbreaking MND research
(06/08/2019) Researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have identified changes in brainwave […]
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New Irish study on genetics of MND
(24/07/2019) One in every 347 men and 436 women can be expected to develop motor neurone disease […]
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Independent travel benefits mental health
(18/07/2019) The importance of independent travel for older people has been highlighted by a new […]
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Medicinal cannabis to be made available
(27/06/2019) Patients will be able to access medical cannabis for the first time in Ireland, after […]
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Migraine can impact career progression
(21/06/2019) Severe migraine attacks can have a significant impact on people's lives, even damaging […]
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Drug safety campaign aimed at festival attendees
(19/06/2019) The HSE is appealing to people attending music festivals this summer to stay safe if […]
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New model aims to improve psychosis care
(13/06/2019) A new model of care, which aims to improve services for people experiencing psychosis […]
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More needs to be done to tackle suicide
(11/06/2019) Suicide continues to be a major issue in Ireland, but community-based programmes have […]
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Irish research may help predict seizures
(11/06/2019) Irish scientists have made a discovery that could lead to the development of an early […]
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Bereavement during the Leaving Cert
(31/05/2019) Leaving Cert students who suffer a close family bereavement during the State […]
World Mental Health News
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Is pollution linked to psychiatric disorders?
on August 20, 2019 at 6:16 pm
Researchers are increasingly studying the effects of environmental insults on psychiatric and […]
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Machine learning models help clinicians identify people who need advanced...
on August 20, 2019 at 5:10 pm
Researchers have created decision models capable of predicting which patients might need more […]
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Possible genetic link between children's language and mental health
on August 20, 2019 at 12:18 pm
A new study has examined genetic variants in six genes that are thought to contribute to language […]
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Traumas change perception in the long-term
on August 19, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Adults who have experienced maltreatment as children have a changed perception of social stimuli. […]
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How stress can curb the desire to eat in an animal model
on August 16, 2019 at 11:14 pm
Eating disorder researchers have discovered a neurocircuit in mice that, when activated, increased […]
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How our brain remembers the order of events
on August 14, 2019 at 2:52 pm
For centuries understanding how the order of events is stored in memory has been a mystery. […]
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Dementia care program improves mental health of patients, caregivers
on August 14, 2019 at 1:24 pm
A comprehensive dementia care program staffed by nurse practitioners working within a health system […]
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Researchers identify glial cells as critical players in brain's response...
on August 13, 2019 at 12:02 pm
Exposure to violence, social conflict, and other stressors increase risk for psychiatric conditions […]
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Negative memory storage affects depression symptoms
on August 12, 2019 at 5:08 pm
Physical manifestations of negative memories in the hippocampus could underlie cognitive symptoms […]
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Adults who mix cannabis with opioids for pain report higher anxiety,...
on August 12, 2019 at 5:08 pm
Not a good mix: A researcher has found that adults who combine prescription opioids for severe pain […]
