Children could be prescribed unnecessary medication due to gaps in mental health services

Dr Patricia Byrne, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Chair of the Faculty of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the College of Psychiatrists. Picture: Chris Bellew

Gaps in mental health services could lead to children being prescribed unnecessary medication, the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland has warned.

The college recommended a “major overhaul” of the child & adolescent mental health services (Camhs) in a paper published on Tuesday.