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Psychiatrist interested in the psychosocial determinants of health

Joined September 2010
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Irish Doctors for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy published a book review on Michael Pollan's 'How to Change Your Mind' in The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. You can read it here: idpat.ie/post/how-to-change-…
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Ever wonder how psychedelics work and why they are now being used as a medical therapy? All is explained in our latest post: idpat.ie/post/how-psychedeli… #psychedelic #psychedelictherapy #defaultmodenetwork
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Happy Bicycle Day! Check out our blog post on the psychedelic history of today! idpat.ie/post/happy-bicycle-…
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This is how we defeat Putin and other petrostate autocrats | Bill McKibben theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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An emotional Mary Robinson, Chair of @TheElders and former President of Ireland slams leaders for not being in crisis mode and blames Saudi Arabia for blocking @skynews #COP26 Today will be very important.
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If we do succeed with our second Phase 3 study of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, the whole field of psychedelic psychotherapy will have been proven in one instance, serving as the pathbreaker with the FDA. @MAPS @TODAYShow @NBC @SavannahGuthrie @JonLubecky
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Once again Barbados PM Mia Mottley has been the one who has delivered the speech the world needed. May she be heard, may we rise. Take 8 minutes to listen to the whole thing. Share the lines that grabbed you most. #COP26
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The trade union movement should campaign for the introduction of a four-day working week, according to the incoming president of Ictu irishtimes.com/news/ireland/…
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”World’s governments plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C”. It can no longer be possible for politicians to get away with ignoring the gap between their words and action. productiongap.org/2021report…
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BREAKING: Historic ruling on harmful effects of climate change on children’s rights, the CRC Committee @UNChildRights1 found that a State party can be held responsible for the negative impact of its carbon emissions on the rights of children within and outside its territory.
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#Budget2022 #Budget22 is tomorrow. Make a difference in mental health. Contact your TD with our simple @UpliftIRL template and have your voice heard to #ResourceRebuildReform Ireland's #mentalhealth Here's how: mentalhealthreform.ie/budget…
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It's just 1 day until Budget Day. Now is the time to make a difference in mental health. We've created a template with @UpliftIRL to make it simple for you to have your voice heard. Visit mentalhealthreform.ie/budget… #ResourceRebuildReform our mental health services for #Budget22
Everyone in Ireland should have prompt access to mental health services. Based on their unique individual needs. How much money you have shouldn’t be a barrier to access. Because having mental health issues is a given, in the journey of being human. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Unfit working conditions are driving vital healthcare workers away from the Irish health service, leaving almost 20% of our population without the care they need. @DonnellyStephen @MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar @paulreiddublin when will you address this? #CareCantWait
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#SaveTheCobblestone now at the council buildings after marching via Merchants Arch - quite a crowd - it appears the pandemic exit may well see a significant return to street protest as we contest what that world will look like. Wall to wall hotels not being a popular option
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10th of our population on a waiting list!! None of the solutions mentioned here include hiring more clinical staff. We are horrendously understaffed. Please please hire more clinicians asap! @IrishTimes @DonnellyStephen @slaintecare @HSELive irishtimes.com/news/politics…
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"The combined emissions of the richest 1% of the global population account for more than twice the combined emissions of the poorest 50%." "This elite will need to reduce their footprint by a factor of 30 to stay in line with the Paris Agreement targets," bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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