Citation

Webb M. Ir. J. Psychol. Med. 1990; 7(1): 7-17.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Irish Institute of Psychological Medicine)

DOI

10.1017/S0790966700016943

PMID

unavailable

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. © 1990, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; epidemiology; alcoholism; psychiatry; hospitalization; article; psychological aspect; rate; ireland; contributions of Dr. William Saunders Hallaran; Dr. Connolly Norman and Dr. Dermot Walsh; History of Irish Psychiatry; hospitalised mental illness; of alcoholism