Attention! Irish Daily Mirror Article on Trichotillomania.

Look out for an article to appear in the Irish Daily Mirror this Sunday, 01 August 2010 about Trichotillomania(TTM).

     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!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.

      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.

      Acceptence and OCD.

"Change is a fact of life. We all are in some state of change at any given time, whether we realize it or not. In many treatments for OCD, there is also a constant emphasis upon change. With all this changing or thoughts about changing going on, it would be very easy to overlook something equally important and without which change would not and could not happen. This is something called acceptance." by Fred Penzel, Ph.D. Read more about this article here),

      Lecture Notes on Mindfulness.

On the 22nd of April 2009, Debbie Van Tonder, BA ed, admin, RN, RCN, RPN, RM provided a public lecture introducing Mindfulness and its application to OCD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Trichotillomania (TTM/Trich) at St Patrick's Hospital on behalf of OCD Ireland. The lecture notes can be downloaded here (Word Doc),

      Watch! Ireland AM discusses Trichotillomania...

On Friday April 17th, Ireland AM TV3, aired a segment on Trichotillomania(TTM). The segment featured, Tracey Mooney a person with Trich discussing her story and the impact it has on her life. Our very own Leslie Shoemaker looks at TTM from a psychological point ov view, providing some background information on the disorder, treatment options and how it affects sufferers and their families.

Watch here Ireland AM

      Media updates and associated articles

OCD Ireland has been active in conveying a positive message about OCD and related disorders to the media.

The following is information and, where possible, links to news articles from papers and radio interviews.

      Watch! Ireland AM discusses Trichotillomania...

On Friday April 17th, Ireland AM TV3, aired a segment on Trichotillomania(TTM). The segment featured, Tracey Mooney a person with Trich discussing her story and the impact it has on her life. Our very own Leslie Shoemaker looks at TTM from a psychological point ov view, providing some background information on the disorder, treatment options and how it affects sufferers and their families.

Watch here Ireland AM

      Watch...

On Friday Janurary 16th, at 9.30pm, the Late Late Show on RTE 1 aired a segment on OCD.

The segment featured, Maxine Robinson a person with OCD, discussing her story and the impact it has on her life. Our very own Leslie Shoemaker looked at OCD from a psychological point of view and also providing some background information on the disorder, the different types of OCD, where to get help, and how it affects sufferers and their families.

Watch here The Late Late Show

      TV3 - upcoming segment on OCD...

On July 25th TV3 will air a segment on OCD (sometime between 7.40am and 8am). The segment will feature a person with OCD, discussing their story and the impact it has on their life. Our very own Leslie Shoemaker will be looking at OCD from a psychological point of view and also providing some background information on the disorder, the different types of OCD, where to get help, and how it affects sufferers and their families.

      OCD on TV...

This is Me, is an eight part observational documentary series telling the stories of eight exceptional people. An episode with someone who has OCD was transmitted on 14th July 2008.

      Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz Special Guest Lecture ...

St Patrick's Hospital presented a special guest lecture 'The Mind and The Brain - How are they related?' from Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz M.D. Jeffrey M. Schwartz, a leading neuroscientist and Research Psychiatrist at UCLA School of Medicine, is a seminal thinker and researcher in the field of self-directed neuroplasticity. One of the most famous books he has authored is "Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Behavior" (1997).

His major interest over the past two decades has been brain imaging/functional neuroanatomy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, with a focus on the pathological mechanisms and psychological treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD).

This lecture took place on Thursday July 10th at 7pm in the Dean Swift Lecture Theatre, St Patrick's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8. [more information]

      Brief, Intensive Therapy for OCD, Improved Symptoms...

In a small study of 10 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), just 4 weeks of intensive cognitive behavioral therapy resulted in significant changes in activity in certain regions of the brain... more

      Irishhealth.com...

Deborah Condon has just published a piece on our new Support Group for Family and Friends on the Irishhealth.com website (more information on this group can be found in the Support Groups section of our website).

"A new support group for the families of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has been established. According to counselling psychologist, Leslie Shoemaker, OCD not only affects the sufferer, but also family members and friends. However these people are often overlooked because the focus is usually on the person with the condition"...more

      Daily Ireland newspaper...

Please follow the link below to an article on OCD that appeared in the Irish Mirror in March 2005.
Irish Mirror article

      Listen to...

On the 15th of April 2005 Leslie Shoemaker was on the Gerry Ryan show to discuss Trichotillomania. Please click on the following here to hear a segment of this show.