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.
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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.
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.
