Psychiatrists need to listen to their critics

I CHALLENGE Dr Aisling Campbell (Irish Examiner letters, February 21) to point out to me the inaccuracies I wrote about (‘Its time to give the mentally ill their dignity,’ Irish Examiner, February 7).

Had Dr Campbell attended the recent Cork Advocacy Network (CAN) conference she would have heard the sentiments I expressed echoed by dozens of other users of the mental health services.

She expressed a need to protect those patients who function well on medication. Well done. We, on the other hand, have a duty to speak out on behalf of those who have had their voices stolen by medication, as mine was, and do not function well on it.