Mental health pilot focus of Finnish film 'Open Dialogue'

A psychiatrist, a psychologist, and a GP will form a special panel to discuss the screening of an award-winning film about an innovative mental health approach introduced in West Cork less than a year ago.

The documentary Open Dialogue is due to be screened in the region early next month.

It focuses on an innovative Finnish mental health programme, currently being piloted under consultant psychiatrist Dr Pat Bracken in the Bantry-based Centre for Mental Health Care and Recovery.