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Research

St Patrick's Mental Health Services, in conjunction with the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) School of Psychiatry, 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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‘Finding my Hard Hat’: Reflections of recovery from a service user and caring professional

Gary Kiernan, Gráinne Donohoe, Shane Kirwan

Gary Kiernan of our Service User and Supporter Council (SUAS) wrote an article published by the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. The article shares Gary's lived experience of mental health recovery. It is hoped that the article sheds light on accessing mental health services, and that some insights shared may help people in the nursing or social care professions consider how they may be affected by their work. Kiernan, G., Donohue, G., and Kirwan, S. (2022). ‘Finding my Hard Hat’: Reflections of recovery from a service user and caring professional. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 00, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12873

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Worth the Weight? Olanzapine Prescribing in Schizophrenia. A Review of Weight Gain and Other Cardiometabolic Side Effects of Olanzapine

Fitzgerald I, O'Dwyer S, Brooks M, Sahm L, Crowley E and Ní Dhubhlaing C

Worth the Weight? Olanzapine Prescribing in Schizophrenia. A Review of Weight Gain and Other Cardiometabolic Side Effects of Olanzapine. Front. Psychiatry 12:730769. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.730769

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Group Radical Openness: A Feasibility Study

Booth R; Egan R; Long E; Mcelvaney J

Group Radical Openness: A Feasibility Study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 2021. 1-12. DOI:10.1002/capr.12480

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