Depressing truth about treating depression in the young

Journalism student Niamh Drohan posed as a student at a college in Waterford and visited seven GPs as part of an investigation into the treatment of depression among young people.

I MADE appointments with seven doctors selected at random from the Waterford City area. I had consultations with four male and three female GPs.

I posed as a student from a local college suffering from stress and anxiety problems as a result of a hectic final year in college.