Asylum- keeper mentality
27th Sep 2005, 12:47 GMT
Medical Matters: Recent revelations in the report by the Inspector of Mental Health Services, coupled with views expressed by Dr Michael Corry and others in The Irish Times, must leave one in little doubt the abysmal state of psychiatric services here.
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