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As reported in the Irish Times on August 13, 2026 the HSE has enhanced it’s support and oversight structure, a formal support process after reports of abuse of residents by staff at Bloomfield Mental Health Hospital Rathfarnham, Dublin. Last year a whistle-blower first made claims that: some residents were left in soiled clothing for ‘unacceptable’ […]
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I’m brain deep in domestic abuse and mental health literature as I track a path through what is already known. This reading will form the basis of my PhD “literature review”. I’ve read through the big reports from domestic abuse organisations like Women’s Aid Federation England (Birchall, 2021), AVA (Holly, 2017, p.14-17), and Safe Lives […]
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Before I was a psychiatrist, I was a psychiatric patient. I remember sitting in waiting rooms, waiting to see the next psychiatrist with a pit in my stomach, not knowing whether my suffering would be seen or heard. Watching as my belongings were searched for sharps, horrified that someone had judged me deviant or deficient […]
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A new scoping review exposes the psychological trauma and institutional power dynamics behind forced drugging, highlighting the urgent call from survivors for alternatives Anew article published in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology finds that patients often experience forced drugging in psychiatric contexts as dehumanising and violent. Patients also reported feelin...
A new scoping review exposes the psychological trauma and institutional power dynamics behind forced drugging, highlighting the urgent call from survivors for alternatives. By Richard Sears Anew article published in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology finds that patients often experience forced drugging in psychiatric contexts as dehumanizing and violent. Patients al...