Tuesday 22 July 2008

News: National schizophrenia awareness week launched - Irish Times

Access to talking therapies should be improved in Ireland, says John Saunders, director of Schizophrenia Ireland.

He tells the Irish Times (22/7/08) that provision for counselling and psychotherapy across the country is inconsistent.

Launching National Schizophrenia Awareness Week, John Saunders comments: "The demand for psychological and social therapies and the evidence for their effectiveness has been growing in recent years, and the consensus among users and service providers is that they should be regarded as a routine component of basic mental healthcare services."

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