Acute psychiatric services are under pressure, according to the professor of adultpsychiatry in UCD.
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This situation is due to the lack of clarity over the respective responsibilities of child and adolescent and adultpsychiatry services.
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As a consequence several countries have implemented so-called "early intervention services" at the border of child and adolescent and adultpsychiatry.
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As a consequence several countries have implemented so-called "early intervention services" at the interface of child and adolescent and adultpsychiatry.
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A professor at UCD and a consultant in adultpsychiatry at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, Casey writes a regular column in the Evening Herald.
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By comparison, about 6% of all 16- to 24-year-olds say they have attempted suicide, according to the AdultPsychiatry Morbidity Survey.