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Mindfulness could undermine whole consultation process
Dear Editor, Mindfulness is a new relaxation technique currently being endorsed by the ICGP and promoted as a stress reduction method to avoid burnout in general practice. Whilst the altruism and...
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Doctors need the skills to just walk away from work
Dear Editor, In a recent letter from Dr Richard Gavin (‘Mindfulness could undermine whole consultation process’, IMT, February 24, 2012, http://bit.ly/xqd43c), the author writes: “Mindfulness, in my...
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Need to be mindful of evidence base
Dear Editor, I very much welcome Dr Richard Gavin’s questioning of the use of mindfulness as a stress reduction method (IMT, Feb 24, 2012, http://bit.ly/xqd43c), but there are some clear...
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Dialogue, holism and the need to treat
Dear Editor, A series of letters in Irish Medical Times over recent weeks has demonstrated the healthy state of dialogue about evolving models of mental healthcare in Ireland, touching on the...
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Thinking our way to societal transformation
Dr Brendan Kelly explores the power of mindfulness, a concept rooted in Hindu and Buddhist psychology that can help in certain cases of depression, substance misuse and anxiety, among others....
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Being mindful of mindfulness for stress
Liz O’Gorman, UCC graduate Catherine Reilly looks at research showing that despite the potential mental health benefits, there is a lack of awareness of the practise of mindfulness among primary care...
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Mindfulness is cornerstone of a doctor’s ability to engage
Image: Getty Dear Editor, I would like to reassure your readers following the letter some time ago from Dr Richard Gavin, in which he raised the concern that mindfulness could undermine the whole...
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Heal with a human touch, not protocols
Image: Getty Dear Editor, Thank you for allowing me to make a response to the astounding letter recently written by Dr Shane Corr, who is based in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan (‘Government cannot be...
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Alternative ‘possible’ to antidepressants
Mindfulness-based therapy could offer an alternative to antidepressants for preventing depression relapse, a study has found. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could provide an alternative...
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Can art therapy succeed with flying colours?
Colouring books may seem like the mainstay of the young, but their popularity among adults has increased in recent years. An official Game of Thrones colouring book, for example, is hardly appropriate...
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Stress-proofing your practice
Principal Clinical Psychologist at Beaumont Hospital Dr Jennifer Wilson O’Raghallaigh tells Dara Gantly, ahead of the Irish Medical Careers Fair next month, how mindfulness-based stress reduction can...
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