The latest issue of the IJPM is available online! Themes include fresh insights into suicidal behaviours and their impacts, neurodiversity and the neuroscience of compassion.

Access the full journal here:

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A grant of €1 million will establish a new all-island Collaborative Research Network in mental health, led by Maynooth University. The remaining €2 million will fund the ten individual research projects.

The three funded UCD projects are:

💙💛 Three UCD-led projects will receive a share of €3 million in funding to support mental health research in Ireland. The investment will fund ten projects in total, advancing research in areas including youth mental health, adult ADHD, women’s mental health, and loneliness among older people.

Full story: www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

🚭 Integrating Smoking Cessation Interventions into Mental Health Services: National Survey, Guideline Development and Pilot Service Evaluation
🔹 Professor Brian O’Donoghue, UCD School of Medicine, and Professor John Lyne, Newcastle Hospital

👩‍⚕️ Designing an Integrated Women’s Mental Health Service: Enhancing Quality and Integration of Women’s Mental Healthcare
🔹 Dr Anne Doherty @annedoherty.bsky.social, UCD School of Medicine @ucdmedicine.bsky.social, and Dr Richard Duffy, The Rotunda Hospital

Episode 5 of the IJPM podcast out now! Dr Seán Crowley sat down with Dr Katrerina Kavalidou, Dr James O'Mahony and Elizabeth Ward to discuss their IJPM article and the broader issue of Traveller mental healthcare. Listen below!👇

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Early data indicate revised rules by the Mental
Health Commission were associated with a decline in restrictive practice in approved centres in Ireland. Read the full article here:

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📢Reminder that submissions for the special issue on Women's Mental Health close on 30th January! Get your submission in here:

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In this perspective piece Carter et al explore unique psychological challenges facing women with cancer and how gender informed healthcare could better meet the needs of individuals living with cancer in Ireland.

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A new study in @ijpm.bsky.social finds social media use, body dissatisfaction and sexting behaviours associated with mental health issues and self-harm in adolescents, particularly in females. Read the full article here 👇

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📢The IJPM is seeking submissions for a special issue on Women's Mental Health.

This issue aims to showcase a wide-ranging view of the biological, psychological and social factors affecting the mental health of women.

Closing date 30th January 2026!

Full details: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Now accepting submissions for cover art! 🎨

Women are less included in trials, and female-specific outcomes are under-reported, says Dr Susan Smith, Professor of General Practice at Trinity College Dublin on the Health Research Podcast. @Watch/listen on the HRB #evidenceforpolicy page: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
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New paper out in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine: an exploration of a mentalization-based therapy (MBT) introductory group in an Irish community mental health service — examining feasibility, engagement, and clinical relevance in practice. doi.org/10.1017/ipm.... @ijpm.bsky.social

We were joined by Dr Chrissy Skelton for our first Bluesky minicast! Dr Skelton discusses her recent article, Adolescence, the manosphere and psychiatry. @chrissyskelton.bsky.social
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Hamill and Kelly explored the rates of restrictive practices in adult psychiatry inpatient units in Ireland. They found Ireland had lower rates of restrictive practice than the median internationally.

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Read the latest issue of the IJPM here!
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This edition explores modernising mental health services, increasing challenges in CAMHS service delivery and features a 4 year longitudinal study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with mental disorders.

The latest episode of the IJPM Podcast explores the topic of gender-sensitive mental healthcare.

Dr Sean Crowley sat down with Professor Siobhan McHale and Dr Yvonne Hartnett to discuss their recent article, Providing Gender-Sensitive Mental Healthcare to Address the Specific Needs of Women.