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St Patrick's Mental Health Services, in conjunction with the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) School of Psychiatry and the School of Psychology at University College Dublin (UCD), has developed a vigorous and broad-based programme of clinical research.

The Research Department of Psychiatry is headed by Professor Declan McLoughlin, Research Professor of Psychiatry at TCD.

Current Projects

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Logo of the CARE-Dep Study which aims to predict a good therapeutic response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

CARE-Dep Study

The CARE-Dep Study aims to identify clinical characteristics that may predict a good therapeutic response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

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Logo for the KARMA-Dep trial which explores the using ketamine to treat people with severe depression.

KARMA-DEP (2) Trial

The KARMA-DEP (2) Trial explores the use of ketamine as an adjunctive therapy for people with severe depression.

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The research department of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services are currently investigating the effect of eating disorders on the ageing process. The effects of prolonged dietary restriction on the telomeres and mitochondriae within our cells may mediate these adverse outcomes.

Impact of Eating Disorders on Biological Ageing

The research department of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services are currently investigating the effect of eating disorders on the ageing process.

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Recent Publications

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Parenting interventions, ADHD and homework: a systematic review

Blanaid Gavin, Conal Twomey, Elisha Minihan, Gary O'Reilly and Fiona McNicholas

Parenting interventions, ADHD and homework: a systematic review, Irish Educational Studies, doi: 10.1080/03323315.2023.2174572

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A meta-analysis of targeted interventions for reducing suicide-related behaviour and ideation in adolescents: Implications for trial design

Keith Gaynor, Maeve Dwan O'Reilly, David Redmond, Ciara Nealon, Conal Twomey, and Eilis Hennessy

A meta-analysis of targeted interventions for reducing suicide-related behaviour and ideation in adolescents: Implications for trial design. Comprehensive psychiatry, 122, 152374. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152374

See the meta-analysis of interventions around suicidal-related behaviours

A multifamily group for adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties: Adolescent, parent and clinician experiences

Ruth Cleary, Sharon Houghton, Claire O’Driscoll Lawrie, Clodagh Dowling, Kevin O'Hanrahan, and Susan Devoy

A multifamily group for adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties: Adolescent, parent and clinician experiences. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 00, 1–12. doi: 10.1002/capr.12737

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