Biography

Prof. Dónal G. Fortune is the Full Professor and Chair of Clinical Psychology at the University of Limerick. He also retains a clinical role with the Health Service Executive. Dónal holds both clinical psychology practitioner doctorate (Clin.PsyD), and a research doctorate in clinical psychology (Ph.D.), and, in keeping with necessary dualities, is both a clinical psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist.


Research Interests

Research interests
The ambit of Dónal's research is informed by his clinical work and his research interests concern the application of psychological knowledge to improve outcomes for people with mental health challenges particularly in the context of an additional enduring medical or surgical condition, social or psychological adversity across the life span. He has an interest in strengths-based interventions and the factors that enable people to construe benefits from adversity in terms of growth experiences. He is also interested in research that aims to enhance how clinicians assess, formulate, intervene, and monitor change with people experiencing stress, distress or other mental health challenges. His research has been cited by researchers in over 5000 individual scientific publications and yields a current H-index of 34.

Current funded projects I manage include:

HRB COVID-19 Pandemic rapid response
An investigation of psychological responses to COVID-19 in health care workers during the delay and mitigation phase of disease management: longitudinal and nested qualitative study.

HSE National Office
National Evaluation of Primary Care Psychology Service Enhancement

Amalgam RX LLC
Usability and Feasibility of an m-Health delivered positive stress management for treatment of Psoriasis..


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Peer Reviewed Journals

2023

Reply by Authors

Ní Néill E.;Richards H.L.;Hennessey D.;Ryan E.M.;Fortune D.G. (2023) Reply by Authors. Journal Of Urology :-70

2023

Post-acute phase and sequelae management of epidermal necrolysis: an international, multidisciplinary DELPHI-based consensus

Ingen-Housz-Oro S.;Schmidt V.;Ameri M.M.;Abe R.;Brassard A.;Mostaghimi A.;Paller A.S.;Romano A.;Didona B.;Kaffenberger B.H.;Ben Said B.;Thong B.Y.H.;Ramsay B.;Brezinova E.;Milpied B.;Mortz C.G.;Chu C.Y.;Sotozono C.;Gueudry J.;Fortune D.G.;Dridi S.M.;Tartar D.;Do-Pham G.;Gabison E.;Phillips E.J.;Lewis F.;Salavastru C.;Horvath B.;Dart J.;Setterfield J.;Newman J.;Schulz J.T.;Delcampe A.;Brockow K.;Seminario-Vidal L.;Jörg L.;Watson M.P.;Gonçalo M.;Lucas M.;Torres M.;Noe M.H.;Hama N.;Shear N.H.;O’Reilly P.;Wolkenstein P.;Romanelli P.;Dodiuk-Gad R.P.;Micheletti R.G.;Tiplica G.S.;Sheridan R.;Rauz S.;Ahmad S.;Chua S.L.;Flynn T.H.;Pichler W.;Le S.T.;Maverakis E.;Walsh S.;French L.E.;Brüggen M.C. (2023) Post-acute phase and sequelae management of epidermal necrolysis: an international, multidisciplinary DELPHI-based consensus. Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases

2021

Patients', family members' and healthcare practitioners' experiences of Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a qualitative descriptive study using emotional touchpoints

O'Reilly P.;Whelan B.;Ramsay B.;Kennedy C.;Meskell P.;Coffey A.;Wilson D.M.;Fortune D.G.;Ryan S. (2021) Patients', family members' and healthcare practitioners' experiences of Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a qualitative descriptive study using emotional touchpoints. Journal Of The European Academy Of Dermatology And Venereology

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