Ireland has only a fifth of specialist teams needed to work with people who have psychosis, doctor says

Daniela Ferro, a German woman living in Ireland for over 15 years, was just 18 she experienced a psychotic episode in Germany. She waited just 24 hours for admission to hospital there. Photo: Izaak Ferro

There are just five specialist teams working with people who have psychosis but the country needs as many as 20 more, according to Dr Karen O’Connor who is national clinical lead for early intervention in psychosis.

Dr O’Connor highlighted critical gaps despite progress since a model of care was published in 2019.