Depression
# depression - Saturday 18 May, 2013
# depression - Thursday 25 April, 2013
# depression - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Extract: The 5 emotional stages of debt
Determination, resolve and belief is what you need to overcome your debt problems, says financial expert Liam Croke who has some tips to help.
# depression - Friday 19 April, 2013
Stephen Rea: Ireland not doing enough to tackle male suicide rates
“I have young sons. You worry desperately about young men who seem to lose connection.”
# depression - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Extract: I’m in massive negative equity and I may lose my home, but I won’t lose hope
Single Irish mother, Jillian Godsil, who tried to sell her Georgian mansion on YouTube, has documented her personal slide into insolvency in a new book, Does my Debt look big in this? Here she writes about debt and never giving up.
# depression - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Column: Men can communicate, just not like women
Men are constantly criticised for ‘not talking’ but they simply communicate in a different way to women; if we want to tackle male suicide we need to tackle their self esteem first, writes Tony Moore.
# depression - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Newcastle midfielder Cabaye reveals depression battle
The Frenchman says books by Jonny Wilkinson and Rafa Nadal helped him through.
# depression - Friday 22 March, 2013
80% think counselling and psychotherapy should be regulated
The research also revealed that almost two thirds of people believe it is more acceptable to talk about their problems than it was in the past.
# depression - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Column: Autism – the ‘hidden condition’ – has been ignored for too long
Autism services have been historically underfunded, but with the new Autism Bill steps are finally being taken to acknowledge the rights of autistic citizens and those of their families, writes Michael McCarthy TD.
# depression - Friday 8 March, 2013
Bullied: The experts’ advice on what to do if you have been affected by bullying
Following what you told us about your bullying experiences, we asked the experts for advice. Here’s what they said.
# depression - Sunday 3 March, 2013
What overeating does to your body
You know it’s not good… but do you know the specifics?
# depression - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Column: 7 signs to alert employers a colleague is experiencing difficulties
Employers play a key role in tackling mental health writes Dr Kara McGann, who says in these tough economic times managers need to be pro-active and aware of the issues.
# depression - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
Increased demand for marriage counselling as financial difficulties rise
Levels of stress and anxiety remained high among couples using ACCORD’s counselling service last year.
# depression - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Gazza’s ‘life in danger’ reveals agent after shocking pictures are published
Gascoigne sparked fears for his health after a rambling speech at a midweek charity event.
# depression - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Number of primary school children with depression rises
The survey found that bullying leads to a number of significant mental health challenges in primary schools.
National guidelines on mental health in secondary schools published
The guidelines provide information to schools on how to address mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
# depression - Saturday 26 January, 2013
Column: I know the effects of suicide. I know how support can help.
Suicide has touched so many families in Ireland – and its problems cannot be overcome alone, writes Seamus Hennessy.
# depression - Thursday 24 January, 2013
It’s #ShareASmile week so here are some things to make you smile
Bear stuffs, dancing babies, dogs in casts, and Sweet Caroline. Smile with us.
# depression - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Football players say depression a problem – survey
In addition, half of the respondents said that professional players used recreational drugs
# depression - Friday 28 December, 2012
Samaritans report rise in family and financial worries
Seventy per cent of respondents rated money and debt among their top five worries in 2012.
# depression - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Column: Christmas is a tough time with depression. Here’s what I’m doing about it.
Garry Williams has never liked Christmas – but this year, he writes, it will be different.
# depression - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Suicide helplines experiencing more calls from worried family members
Samaritans Ireland has recorded its busiest year ever.
# depression - Friday 14 December, 2012
Samaritans celebrates 10 years of prisoner listener scheme
Over the past year, Samaritans recorded 1,100 formal contacts within the six prisons in its Listener Scheme, an 83 per cent increase on 2011.
# depression - Friday 7 December, 2012
Patients not responding to antidepressants ‘more likely to get better with therapy’
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has proven to be effective when people have not responded to antidepressants, if they have it alongside medication, a new trial shows.
# depression - Friday 30 November, 2012
Young people mainly visit their GP for mental health issues
Depression, anxiety, family conflict, suicidal thoughts and ADHD were the most common issues cited by young people to GPs in the Mid-West.
# depression - Thursday 15 November, 2012
German goalkeeper Adler reveals depression fears
The Hamburg stopper has expressed his concerns three years after his friend and fellow goalkeeper Robert Enke committed suicide.
# depression - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
Widow calls for mental health changes to protect children
Una Butler’s husband took his own life in 2010 after killing their two young daughters.
# depression - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Column: Once cancer has touched your life, nothing will ever be the same
Breast cancer survivor Marie Ennis-O’Connor says living past cancer is more complicated than simply being disease free.
# depression - Friday 26 October, 2012
# depression - Saturday 20 October, 2012
Cole, Cork-opoly and grocery shopping: The week in numbers
How much does it cost to bring football into disrepute on Twitter? And how do NAMA’s accounts look?
# depression - Thursday 18 October, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know this morning…
Discrimination experienced by 79 per cent of people with depression
The survey showed 34 per cent believe they had been avoided or shunned because of their mental health problems.
# depression - Saturday 13 October, 2012
Thorpe reveals struggles with depression and alcohol
The 30-year-old kept his problems secret from everyone, including his parents, until now.
# depression - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Survey: Majority of TDs believe funds for community mental health services should be ‘ringfenced’
As World Mental Health Day is marked, the importance of services being retained in the upcoming Budget has been underlined.
# depression - Monday 1 October, 2012
One in four adults embarrassed to attend counselling
A recent survey also showed some 30 per cent of people do not go to counselling because of the perceived expense.
# depression - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Read Me: An open letter to my own depression
Garry Williams, who has suffered from depression for years, addresses his illness directly.
# depression - Monday 27 August, 2012
Column: The horrible consequences of telling men how ‘real’ men behave
As we head into a new college year and young men and women find their feet, Lisa McInerney writes about how far we have yet to go to allow males to be themselves… and not what TV ads tell them to be.
# depression - Thursday 23 August, 2012
One-in-three Irish farmers don’t share their problems
Isolation and loneliness among farmers can make them more vulnerable to mental health issues, says study.
# depression - Monday 13 August, 2012
Stress and depression can shrink the brain, says US study
Researchers from Yale have discovered a ‘genetic switch’ which stops synapses being formed between brain cells.
# depression - Sunday 12 August, 2012
347 psychiatric patients received electro-shock therapy in 2010
A debate is raging over whether patients should ever be given ECT against their wishes



























































