Patrick Ryan


Contact Details

Assoc Vice President Student Engagement
Office of the President
University of Limerick
Limerick
Ireland
T: 00353 61 202539
E: patrick.ryan@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

                       I have been practising as a clinical psychologist for twenty seven years with my current practice oriented towards adult mental health, clinical supervision and  trauma in the area of sexual trauma and offending in youth and adult populations.   My current research is focused on exploring causes of sexual abuse from a qualitative perspective as well as understanding the factors that contribute to the profiles of youth offenders.                 

Books

  Year Publication
2010 You Can't Make Me: How to get the best out of your teenager.
Ryan, P (2010) You Can't Make Me: How to get the best out of your teenager. Dublin Ireland: NewLeaf. [Details]
2011 Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice.
Ryan, P; Coughlan, B (2011) Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2011 'Depression and Ageing - Assessment and Intervention'
O'Donoghue, M; Ryan, P (2011) 'Depression and Ageing - Assessment and Intervention' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'The Paradox of Ageing: Why do Older People Look so Happy when they have Nothing to look Forward to?'
Greve, J; Ryan, P; Aherne, C (2011) 'The Paradox of Ageing: Why do Older People Look so Happy when they have Nothing to look Forward to?' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'Caring for Older Adults: Who Cares and Does not Care?'
Ryan, P; Wroblewska, A (2011) 'Caring for Older Adults: Who Cares and Does not Care?' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'Ageing, Relationships and Sexuality'
Ryan, P; Dudley, J; MacMahon,C; Feeney, L; Bonham, A (2011) 'Ageing, Relationships and Sexuality' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'Older Adults - Key to the Success of Younger Generations'
Ryan, P; O Sullivan, C; Smyth, M (2011) 'Older Adults - Key to the Success of Younger Generations' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'Older Adults Experience of Loss, Bereavement and Grief'
Ryan, P; Couglan, B; Shahid, Z; Aherne, C (2011) 'Older Adults Experience of Loss, Bereavement and Grief' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'Ageism - Myth or Fact'
Lalor, J; Ryan, P (2011) 'Ageism - Myth or Fact' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'The Biology of Ageing: What Works, What Slows and What Stops'
Flynn, E; Ryan, P (2011) 'The Biology of Ageing: What Works, What Slows and What Stops' In: Ageing and Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
2011 'Ageing - Historical and Current Perspectives'
Ryan, P; O'Rourke, l; Ward, M; Aherne, C (2011) 'Ageing - Historical and Current Perspectives' In: Ageing and Older Adult Mental Health Issues and Implications for Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2009 ''Not of this world': The subjective experience of late-onset psychosis'
Quin, RC; Clare, L; Ryan, P; Jackson, M (2009) ''Not of this world': The subjective experience of late-onset psychosis'. AGING & MENTAL HEALTH, 13 (6):779-787 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Design and evaluation of an internet-mediated coping skills resource for young people adjusting to romantic relationship dissolution: `Project Break-Up''
Mc Kiernan, A; Ryan, P (2010) 'Design and evaluation of an internet-mediated coping skills resource for young people adjusting to romantic relationship dissolution: `Project Break-Up''. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH BULLETIN, 5 (3):32-32 [Details]
2012 'Using quantitative research to measure recovery outcomes and correlates'
Lavin, D. & Ryan, P. (2012) 'Using quantitative research to measure recovery outcomes and correlates'. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine, [Details]
2013 'Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: qualitative study in deprived urban areas'
Leahy, D,Schaffalitzky, E,Armstrong, C,Bury, G,Cussen-Murphy, P,Davis, R,Dooley, B,Gavin, B,Keane, R,Keenan, E,Latham, L,Meagher, D,McGorry, P,McNicholas, F,O'Connor, R,O'Dea, E,O'Keane, V,O'Toole, TP,Reilly, E,Ryan, P,Sanci, L,Smyth, BP,Cullen, W (2013) 'Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: qualitative study in deprived urban areas'. BMC family practice, 14 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: Qualitative study in deprived urban areas'
Leahy, D., Schaffalitzky, E., Armstrong, C.,Bury, G., Cussen-Murphy, P., Davis, R., Dooley, B., Gavin, B., Keane, R., Keenan, E., Latham, L., Meagher, D., McGorry, P., McNicholas, F., O'Connor, R., O'Dea, E., O'Keane, V., O'Toole, T., Reilly, E., Ryan, P., Sanci, L., Smyth, B.P. and Cullen, W. (2013) 'Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: Qualitative study in deprived urban areas'. Bmc Family Practice, 14 (194) [ULIR Link] [Details]
2015 'Team-Based Approaches in Early Intervention Services for Children With Disabilities: Irish Parents' Experiences'
Fitzgerald, N,Ryan, P,Fitzgerald, A (2015) 'Team-Based Approaches in Early Intervention Services for Children With Disabilities: Irish Parents' Experiences'. Journal Of Policy And Practice In Intellectual Disabilities, 12 :199-209 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'How social context impacts on the development, identification and treatment of mental and substance use disorders among young people - a qualitative study of health care workers'
D Leahy 1, E Schaffalitzky 1, C Armstrong 1, L Latham 2, F McNicholas 3, D Meagher 1, Y Nathan 1, R O'Connor 1, V O'Keane 4, P Ryan 5, B P Smyth 6, D Swan 1, W Cullen 3 (2015) 'How social context impacts on the development, identification and treatment of mental and substance use disorders among young people - a qualitative study of health care workers'. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2006 'Evaluation of the Parent Plus Early Years Programme'
Ryan, P; Brain, K; Ward, M; Fitzsimons, S; Shaw, J (2006) 'Evaluation of the Parent Plus Early Years Programme' The Irish Psychologist, . [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2008 THe Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference
Rebecca Quin ; Patrick Ryan ; Linda Clare . (2008) The Subjective Experience of Late Onset Psychosis . In: Editorial Board of The Psychological Society of Ireland eds. THe Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference , 20-NOV-08 - 23-NOV-08 [Details]
2009 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland
Mc Kiernan, A., Ryan, P., Mc Kiernan, R., Dooley, B., & Hodges, H. (2009) It’s Not Me, It’s You: Investigating Young People’s Experience of Romantic Relationship Break-Up 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland [Details]
2009 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland
Mc Kiernan, A., Ryan, P., Fitzsimons, S., Egan, R. & Swann, J (2009) An Evaluation of the Incredible Years Classroom Management Programme in Ireland 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland [Details]
2009 IPA Conference Belfast
Quin, R., Ryan, P., & Clare, L (2009) Late-onset Psychosis - The subjective experience of late-onset psychosis IPA Conference Belfast [Details]
2009 International Attachment Conference, Barcelona
Ryan, P., Mangan, E (2009) Adult Adoptees: Experiences of Dissconection and Negative Identity International Attachment Conference, Barcelona [Details]
2009 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Wexford, November
Mc Kiernan, A., Ryan, P., Fitzsimons, S., Egan, R. & Swann, J (2009) An Evaluation of the Incredible Years Classroom Management Programme in Ireland 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Wexford, November , 05-NOV-09 - 08-NOV-09 [Details]
2009 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Wexford, Ireland
Mc Kiernan, A., Ryan, P., Mc Kiernan, R., Dooley, B., & Hodges, H. (2009) It¿s Not Me It¿sYou: Investigating Young People¿s Experience of Romantic Relationship Break-Up 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Wexford, Ireland , 05-NOV-09 - 08-NOV-09 [Details]
2009 IAC International Attachment Conference
Mangan, E & Ryan P (2009) Adult Adoptee: Sense of Self/Identity. An Exploratory Study Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis IAC International Attachment Conference , 02-OCT-09 - 04-OCT-09 [Details]
2009 Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference
Ryan, P., Parker-Jenkins, M (2009) Under the spotlight - reflective practice reflected on Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference , 22-JUN-09 - 24-JUN-09 [Details]
2009 Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference
Ryan, P (2009) Bringing to life reflective practice for postgraduate health students - an experience of clinical psychology Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference , 20-JUN-09 - 22-JUN-09 [Details]
2009 IPA Conference
Quin, R., Ryan, P., & Clare, L (2009) Late-onset Psychosis - The subjective experience of late-onset psychosis IPA Conference , 09-SEP-09 - 10-SEP-09 [Details]
2009 Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference
Ryan, P., Parker-Jenkins, M (2009) Under the spotlight - reflective practice reflected on Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference [Details]
2009 Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference
Ryan, P (2009) Bringing to life reflective practice for postgraduate health students - an experience of clinical psychology Comhra International Reflective Practice Conference [Details]
2010 Researching Young Lives: Power, representation and the research process
Mc Kiernan, A., Ryan, P., Lindenmuth, E. & Quirke, S (2010) Project Break-Up: A Youth-Led Collaborative Study of Young People¿s Experiences of Romantic Relationship Break-Up Researching Young Lives: Power, representation and the research process , 30-APR-10 - 30-APR-10 [Details]
2010 Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference
Fitzgerald, N. & Ryan, P. (2010) An exploration of the Models of Early Childhood Intervention: A grounded theory approach Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference , 11-NOV-10 - 14-NOV-10 [Details]
2010 Researching Young Lives: Power, representation and the research process
Mc Kiernan, A., Ryan, P., Lindenmuth, E. & Quirke, S. (2010) Project Break-Up: A Youth-Led Collaborative Study of Young People’s Experiences of Romantic Relationship Break-Up Researching Young Lives: Power, representation and the research process [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication

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Abstract

  Year Publication
2006 An Evaluation and Comparison of the Relationship between Olfactory Function and Cognitive Ability: A Pilot Project.
Gillan, D., Ryan, P., Wale, S. (2006) An Evaluation and Comparison of the Relationship between Olfactory Function and Cognitive Ability: A Pilot Project. Abstract [Details]
2006 Bullying experiences of One post-Primary School in a Semi-Rural Location in Ireland.
Mangan, E., Ryan, P., Coleman, D (2006) Bullying experiences of One post-Primary School in a Semi-Rural Location in Ireland. Abstract [Details]
2006 Evaluation of the Parent Plus Early Years Programme.
Brain, K., Ryan, P., Shaw, J., Fitzsimons, S., Ward, M (2006) Evaluation of the Parent Plus Early Years Programme. ireland: Abstract [Details]
2008 Evaluating the effectiveness of the HSE Carlow / Kilkenny Drop In service on terms of Parental Support.
Dempsey, H., Crosbie, G., Ryan P. (2008) Evaluating the effectiveness of the HSE Carlow / Kilkenny Drop In service on terms of Parental Support. Ireland: Abstract [Details]
2008 Not of this world – The subjective experience of late onset psychosis, National Institute of Health Sciences.
Quin, R., Ryan, P., Clare, L., Jackson, M. (2008) Not of this world – The subjective experience of late onset psychosis, National Institute of Health Sciences. Abstract [Details]
2009 An integrative evaluation of the Incredible Years Classroom Management in Ireland. Programme National Institute of Health Sciences, Research Bulletin.
Mc Kiernan, A., Ryan, P., Fitzsimons, S., Egan, R, Swann, J. (2009) An integrative evaluation of the Incredible Years Classroom Management in Ireland. Programme National Institute of Health Sciences, Research Bulletin. ireland: Abstract [Details]
2010 Design and evaluation of an internet-mediated coping skills resource for young people adjusting to romantic relationship dissolution: ‘Project Break-Up’.
Mc Kiernan, A. & Ryan, P. (2010) Design and evaluation of an internet-mediated coping skills resource for young people adjusting to romantic relationship dissolution: ‘Project Break-Up’. Ireland: Abstract [Details]

Article

  Year Publication
2014 A review of Classification Systems for Mental Health Distress.
Pender, T., Watchorn, A., Quigley, S. & Ryan P. (2014) A review of Classification Systems for Mental Health Distress. Dublin: Article [Details]

Non Published Reports

  Year Publication
2008 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the HSE Carlow/Kilkenny Drop-In Service in terms of Parental Support.
Ryan, P; Dempsey, H (2008) Evaluating the Effectiveness of the HSE Carlow/Kilkenny Drop-In Service in terms of Parental Support. Non Published Reports [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2004 Recognition of Service The Psychological Society of Ireland
Recognition of Service Award

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
The Psychological Society of Ireland 05-MAY-98 /

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Membership Qualifications Validation Committee To evaluate, on behalf of The Psychological Society of Ireland, international qualifications 2013 / 2016

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University of Limerick Head of Department 22-AUG-12 /
University of Limerick Director of Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology 18-APR-05 / 30-DEC-99
Mid Western Health Board Clinical Psychologist 01-JUL-98 / 30-JAN-01
Brothers of Charity Services Senior Clinical Psychologist 01-FEB-01 / 01-MAR-03
The Psychological Society of Ireland Director of Training & Accreditation 01-OCT-02 / 17-APR-05

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
1991 Queens University of Belfast B.A.
1996 Queens University of Belfast DPsych

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
French Basic Basic Functional
Gaeilge (Irish) Functional Functional Functional

Consultancy

  Client Description
HSE
Child Protection
Pain Medicine
Youth Offending
Family law
Psychological Consultant to RTE TV & StopWatch Productions "21st CenturyChild" Series
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Employee Assistance Consultant
Psychological Consultant to RTE TV Crime series "Cracking Crime

Reviews

  Journal Role
Irish Journal Of Psychology Reviewer
Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine Reviewer

Teaching Interests

                       I currently teach in the area of mental health management; attachment and relationship factors in clinical formulation; youth offending; and trauma.