Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Joint Committee On Health
General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Anne Doherty:
It is funny because we have all changed how we work. In the setting I work in, online services are probably not as appropriate because we see people who are extremely unwell who really need face-to-face assessment. However, there is evidence that services such as talk therapy can be helpful online but a certain proportion of people will need face-to-face therapy. Once things open up and we are able to allow people to have more face-to-face therapies, they will opt for them a little more.
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