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Brendan Kelly, M.D., Ph.D.

About

Brendan Kelly, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin. In addition to his medical degree (M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O.), Brendan holds Masters degrees in epidemiology (M.Sc.), healthcare management (M.A.) and Buddhist studies (M.A.); and Doctorates in medicine (M.D.), history (Ph.D.), governance (D.Gov.) and law (Ph.D.). Brendan has authored and co-authored over 250 publications in peer-reviewed journals, over 500 non-peer-reviewed publications, 13 book chapters and other book contributions, and 11 books. His recent books include The Doctor Who Sat For A Year (2019), Hearing Voices: The History of Psychiatry in Ireland (2016), Mental Illness, Human Rights and the Law (2016) and Coping With Coronavirus (2020). Brendan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and Trinity College Dublin. In 2017, Brendan became Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. He likes cats.

The views expressed on this blog are solely his own and do not reflect the views of any of his employers.

Books by Brendan Kelly, M.D., Ph.D.
Recent Posts
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4 Tips for Giving Holiday Gifts

How we give gifts often ignores our own experience of receiving them. You might not give the perfect gift, but you can still give perfectly. Here’s how.

How we give gifts often ignores our own experience of receiving them. You might not give the perfect gift, but you can still give perfectly. Here’s how.

Does the Search for Happiness Make Us Happy? Maybe.

Happiness matters, but finding it can be a challenge. Does it help to take our eyes off the goal and focus on the search? Becoming absorbed in the moment helps.

Happiness matters, but finding it can be a challenge. Does it help to take our eyes off the goal and focus on the search? Becoming absorbed in the moment helps.

Erotomania and Delusional Love

Erotomania is often brought to light when a person engages in disruptive or even criminal acts, such as repeated emailing, persistent telephoning, or other forms of harassment.

Erotomania is often brought to light when a person engages in disruptive or even criminal acts, such as repeated emailing, persistent telephoning, or other forms of harassment.

Can We Prevent Suicide and Self-Harm?

Prediction is essentially impossible, but we can still do much to reduce risk.

Prediction is essentially impossible, but we can still do much to reduce risk.

We Have Forgotten How to Lose Ourselves

How can we become absorbed in an activity and free our minds? Simple strategies have a big impact.

How can we become absorbed in an activity and free our minds? Simple strategies have a big impact.