Stigmas still persist and can lead to some GP’s, clinicians and other medical professionals thinking that patients are ‘too ill’ to get involved in research studies. Unless someone has been judged to lack the capacity to decide, patients should be given information about trials they could participate in and the opportunity to decide for themselves
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after someone experiences or witnesses frightening, upsetting and/or life-threatening events. This can manifest with flashbacks...
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The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Physical Health (Firth et al, 2019) has demonstrated the increased physical health risks that people with severe mental illness (SMI) are subject to....
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Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting millions of people every year. While treatments like therapy and medication can help, they don’t work for everyone, and...
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Farming is often described as not just a job, but a way of life. In Ireland, where nearly all farms (99.7%) are family-run, the lines between work and...
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In the UK, the number of people affected by Parkinson’s Disease is expected to rise to 172,000 by 2030 (Parkinson’s UK, 2023). Parkinson’s entails a loss of neurons...
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