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Trauma and Mental Health
Our Clinical Director, Dr Susan Brannick, explores trauma’s impact on mental health, particularly within Irish society.
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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.
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