"‘It’s just there on your phone’: Why millions of people are using AI for therapy" is the title of a recent Irish Times article that sets out the current tendency to resort to Chat GBT seeking advice on interpersonal and other difficulties. The most …
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The Life and Living Lady
This radio documentary (July 2021) is about a small cottage in the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth in Ireland. The programme maker and owner of the cottage, Chris Nikkel, tells the story of his home that was once owned by renowned psychiatrist …
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) An Ethical Perspective
The public debate on ECT in Ireland demonstrates little in the way of ethical reflection. 'Is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Ever Ethically Justified? If so, Under What Circumstances.' This is the title of an article I wrote which was …
Virtue Ethics Ireland
President Michael D. Higgins launched a Nationwide Ethics Initiative on 14th February, 2014. The stated aim of the initiative was to develop a public discourse that places human flourishing and an ethic of active citizenship at its heart. This …