Unskilled workers, divorcees top psychiatric admissions

UNSKILLED workers and divorcees are more likely to end up in psychiatric institutions, the latest statistics released on admissions will reveal today.

The Health Research Board (HRB) found of the 21,253 admissions last year, the highest rate per population types were the unskilled, the divorced and those aged 45 to 54.

Overall, numbers being admitted to psychiatric units and hospitals fell by 5% in 2005, which researchers said was keeping in line with patients living more in community care.