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What's Irish about psychiatry?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Marcus Webb
Marcus Webb*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College, University of Dublin. A lecture for Founder's Day, St. Patrick's Hospital, Dublin. Friday, 1st December, 1989
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Abstract

This lecture examines issues which have preoccupied psychiatrists in Ireland over nearly 200 years, as recounted in their writings. Some issues: alcoholism, high rates for hospitalised mental illness, and the reported suicide rate, have changed little until the last decade. The valuable contributions of Dr. William Saunders Hallaran, Dr. Connolly Norman and Dr. Dermot Walsh have deserved particular mention.

Keywords

History of Irish Psychiatryepidemiology of alcoholismhospitalised mental illnesssuicide ratecontributions of Dr. William Saunders HallaranDr. Connolly Norman and Dr. Dermot Walsh
Type
Lecture
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 7 - 17
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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