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Mental health in the Republic of Ireland is the subject of state and community sector intervention in Ireland. The Irish state devolves responsibility for mental health to the Department of Health. Community groups and charities also provide support in the prevention and management of mental illness as well as suicide prevention.
The hospital was founded with money bequeathed by the author Jonathan Swift following his death as "St. Patrick's Hospital for Imbeciles". [1]In March 1747, Dr. Steevens' Hospital agreed to provide a small amount of land fronting Bow Lane for the purposes of building St. Patrick's, however it was nearly three years afterwards before construction commenced, as the governors became involved in ...
Health Service Executive, Mental Health Services in Dublin North West in Health Service Executive (HSE) website (Accessed 14.02.2011). Kelly, Brendan D., 'Learning disability and forensic mental healthcare in 19th century Ireland' in Irish Psychological Medicine, 25(3) (2008), pp 116–8.
St. Loman's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Loman) was a psychiatric hospital located in Mullingar, Westmeath in the Midlands of Ireland. The hospital closed on 5 December 2013 following the relocation of St Edna's Ward, which was the only remaining ward in the original Gothic building, to a new building on campus.
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After services transferred to Mercy University Hospital, St. Kevin's hospital closed in 2002. [6] It subsequently became derelict and was badly damaged in a fire in 2017. [ 6 ] In 2021 clearance from An Bord Pleanála allowed the Land Development Agency to move ahead with plans for residential development at the site.
St. Patrick's provides a wide range of treatment programmes. These include programmes for mood disorders (depression and bipolar depression), anxiety disorder, an alcohol dependence / substance abuse programme, eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia, cognitive behavioural therapy, a young adult programme, an adolescent service, a dual diagnosis programme, a memory clinic and general ...
The Mental Health Commission is an independent body formed in 2002. Its functions were established by the Mental Health Act 2001 [1] to regulate and inspect mental health services in Ireland. It is (also set down by the Act) the facilitator of the Mental health tribunal system in Ireland. The Commission appoints the panel members which sit on ...