Parents 'tearing their hair out' trying to find answers for severely ill children

Dr Lorcan Martin, president of the College of Psychiatrists, said children waiting to access mental health services include those with psychosis, ADHD, early onset bipolar, and eating disorders.

Child mental health services are “fragmented” and “brittle” leaving parents tearing their hair out trying to find answers for severely ill children, psychiatrists have claimed.

Dr Sarah O’Dwyer spoke at the Irish Medical Organisation’s AGM during a discussion on gaps in care for patients with severe and enduring mental illness.