Mental health abuse - Better care needed

THE lack of sensitivity in how people suffering from mental health problems are sometimes treated by the Irish health system is a matter of the utmost concern.

Any lingering doubts on this point are dispelled by today’s scathing criticism of the way people are detained against their will in this country.

According to the retired head of the Mental Health Commission, Hugh Kane, it is far from ideal to incarcerate a person against his or her will.