Welcome to OCD Ireland...

Welcome to the OCD Ireland website. We hope this site will be a useful resource for OCD, Trichotillomania & Body Dysmorphic Disorder sufferers in Ireland.

      NEW!Upcomming Talk on Health Anxiety!

Topic:,An Overview of Health Anxiety: Part of the OCD Spectrum of Disorders,
Time/Date: 7.00 - 8.30pm, Wednesday 24th March 2010,
Location: Main Lecture Theater, St Patricks Hospital, James Street, Dublin 2
Lecturer: Colette Kearns, Senior Cognitive Behavioral Therapist at St. Patrick's Hospital

 

     New! DCU in research collaboration with Amnesty Ireland

  

OCD Ireland would like to draw your attention to the research project described below. We believe the research output of this project can make a real difference towards highlighting and reducing discrimination against sufferers of OCD, TTM and BDD as well as other mental health conditions in general. This is YOUR chance to have your say and help change public perception. We strongly encourage people to participate in this study.

Brian Davis
Director OCD Ireland

The School of Nursing, Dublin City University in collaboration with Amnesty Ireland are conducting a research project on Mental Health and Discrimination. This project is investigating the experience of discrimination as reported by people with mental health difficulties in their daily lives. In particular it will examine overt and covert discrimination, self discrimination; and the impact of discrimination on participant's lives; identifying to what extent discrimination is related to their mental health difficulties. The project requires involvement of people who have or had mental health difficulties, as researchers and participants. This is in keeping with the research methodology Participatory Action Research. The research team are currently recruiting volunteers to take part in the study, which consists of a short face-to-face interview. If you are interested in hearing more about this study or think your might like to participate by sharing your experience, DCU would like to hear form you. Please note involvement in the study is peer-led, completely confidential and there are support networks in place for participants.
If you are interested in participation, please contact: Muriel Redmond Tel: 01 700 7923 or email: muriel.redmond@dcu.ie Please leave (a) your full name (b) your contact phone number and (c) your county or geographical location with Muriel or on her voicemail if outside office hours.

See attached poster for more details here(PowerPoint and PDF File).

 

     Watch!The Morning Show and OCD

On Thursday February 26th 2010, The Morning Show, TV3 will aire a segment in which presenters Martin King and Sybil Mulcahy will interview David Quinn, an OCD suffer.

Watch here The Morning Show

 

     Watch!Prime Time and Irish Mental Health System.

On Tuesday February 9th 2010, Prime Time, aired a segment involving interviews with people, who have had experience of Ireland's mental health system and its dilapidated institutions. The progam also features a segement which includes Minister John Moloney, Minister for Equality, Disability and Mental Health, and Dr Justin Brophy, President, The College of Psychiatry of Ireland. The segment discusses the Irish Government's plans for the mental health system.

Watch here Prime Time

 

      NEW!Free Public Educational Video on Trichotillomania!

Title:"A Bad Hair Life",
Time/Date: 7.00 - 9.00pm, Wednesday 26th May 2010,
Location: Main Lecture Theater, St Patricks Hospital, James Street, Dublin 2
Registration:Attendence is free, no registration required!

 

      Important! New location for Trichotillomania Support group

OCD Ireland has temporarily relocated its Support Group for sufferers of Trichotillomania (TTM/Trich), the purpose of which is to offer support/ information in confidential and non-judgemental surroundings to individuals suffering with the disorder. We wish to apologise for any inconvenience caused by the changeover of venues. The TTM group will continue to run in St Patrick's hospital until such time as we can finalise a venue for the group.

A flyer for this new group can be downloaded here (Word Doc),(PDF File).

The next meeting of the Support Group for TTM will be held on Tuesday March 9th, 2010 7:30pm (Every Second Tuesday of the month) Room B (Ask at main reception), St Patrick's Hospital, James Street, Dublin 2

There is a new 2010 calendar available for this new group from these links: Calendar (Word format) / Calendar (PDF format)

      NEW! 2010 OCD Ireland Calendar !

We have created a new overall calendar that lists all the dates for the support groups and talks coming up over the new year. Please click here to download the calendar in .doc format or here for PDF format.

      NEW!OCD Week (6th - 13th February 2010)

OCD Week (6th - 13th February 2010) is a week of engaging, informing and inspiring events for people affected by OCD. It will be running a series of on-line seminars, a host of awareness raising events and two major conferences: London (6th February 2010) and Manchester (13th February 2010). For more information visit http://www.ocdweek.org or call the OCD Action office on 0044 (0)20 7253 5272.

      Want to share your story on Television?

MidWeek on TV3 are planning a feature on OCD and are looking for someone willing to share their experience of OCD on the show. If you are interested contact us, at info@ocdireland.org with subject heading:TV3 Midweek.

      Articles on OCD, Trich, Skin Picking and Nail Biting, and more...

The Western Suffolk Psychological Services website has some great articles on OCD, Trichotillomania, Skin Picking and Nail Biting, and other related subjects. All these articles can be viewed at http://westsuffolkpsych.homestead.com/articles.html.

      Donations

Help us to help those who need it most. To make a donation to OCD Ireland via Paypal, Bank Transfer, or Post please click here for further details.

      Stuck On Repeat

Joey Kavanagh, a journalism student from DCU, created a documentary entitled 'Stuck On Repeat' that highlights the issues around OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). The documentary was the winning entry for the Smedia awards 2009. Please click here to listen to the documentary in full.

      The economic costs of mental illness in Ireland

Dr Brendan Kelly writes that the economic downturn makes investing in mental health even more pressing — for both patients and society as a whole. Read more about this article here.

      Contact us...

Please feel free to contact us with comments and contributions at the mail address at the bottom of the links section on the left. We will endeavor to update the site on a regular basis.

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