Our psychotherapist Vanessa Dowling from the Depression Recovery Programme was on Thursday's RTE Four Live talking about postnatal depression. Watch the Postnatal Depression piece on RTE player (10 minutes into the show) or read Vanessa's blog below.
The chairman of the Association of Ghanaian Professionals in Ireland (AGPI), Dr Vincent Agyapong led a three member delegation including Mr Tom Maher and Mrs Sarah Surgenor, Director of Clinical Services and Communications Manager respectively of St Patrick’s University Hospital in Dublin on a week’s working tour of Ghana to familiarise themselves with the mental health service delivery system in Ghana. The primary purpose of the visit was to attend the 2nd Intervarsity Mental Health Public Speaking Competition.
Eating Disorders are not simply disorders of eating, nor a misguided attempt to be thin nor about vanity. Eating disorders are serious mental health disorders
We would like to introduce you to a 3 part series for preventing relapse and promoting wellness in mental health. When you feel well, the last thing you want to think about is a relapse of a mental health issue. But you can do a lot to lower the risk of relapse if you plan ahead. Try thinking of it this way: if you have a physical injury, you would likely do things to enhance and aid recovery and prevent the injury from happening again. Preventing a relapse of a mental disorder isn’t much different.
Unemployment is in the news. Alot. Ireland’s unemployment rates are hovering around 14.4%. The stress of unemployment is well known. A person facing unemployment is faced with many pressures and concerns, and their well being is often affected. Unemployment in a recession holds particular challenges. This is a fact and unquestionable.
