A Clare psychiatrist believes a tsunami of mental health issues may be on the horizon due to the mental health impacts of COVID-19.
It’s been revealed that the number of antidepressant tablets dispensed in the first nine months of last year was 4 percent more than the same period in 2019.
GPs are warning they have been unable to refer patients with anxiety and depression to psychology services as workers have been redeployed to help with COVID-19 testing.
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President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and Clare psychiatrist John Hillery says the mental health sector will need more support than it’s currently getting from government.
