The Past in the Present: 40 Years of Aware and Mental Health in Ireland
As Aware marks 40 years of supporting people with depression, bipolar, and anxiety, I believe this idea of the past in the present also applies collectively in 2025.
As Aware marks 40 years of supporting people with depression, bipolar, and anxiety, I believe this idea of the past in the present also applies collectively in 2025.
ChatGPT and AI more generally is being used more and more in mental healthcare, primarily in detection of mental health difficulties and more so in assisting in psychotherapy.
Once diagnosed, as awful as it sounds, it was a relief as now I could work with something and focus on understanding it and how to manage it.
When we are present with ourselves, in our own bodies, in our own minds, we can begin to recognise ourselves.
Depression is often misunderstood, and some studies report that only half of people living with depression seek professional help for it.
Our Clinical Director, Dr Susan Brannick, explores trauma’s impact on mental health, particularly within Irish society.
Read our June Clinical Director blog.
A review of recent reports advocating the need to move beyond a biomedical focused approach and emphasising the importance of recognising the social, psychological and economic determinants of mental health.
A powerful poem from Gemma on her experience of postnatal depression.
If fear and anxiety allow our survival and are so adaptative, why is anxiety such a problem for so many?
Ahead of World Bipolar Day, this blog explores stigma as one of the most common and challenging social issues that affects people living with bipolar disorder.
What does 2024 hold for us in terms of advancing our understanding of depression recovery as well as prevention?