Psychiatrist denied prescription drugs to alleged abuse victim

The man who claimed that a priest sexually abused him threatened to report a leading psychiatrist to the Irish Medical Council for refusing to prescribe a specific drug to treat his self-diagnosed 'bipolar disorder'.

Psychiatrist denied prescription drugs to alleged abuse victim

The man who claimed that a priest sexually abused him threatened to report a leading psychiatrist to the Irish Medical Council for refusing to prescribe a specific drug to treat his self-diagnosed 'bipolar disorder'.

Dr Anthony McCarthy told gardaí that given his "previous knowledge of the accused" he discounted his claims of sexual abuse and of being suicidal.

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