Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

This has been a really interesting session. I was listening in but had to leave briefly.

Dr. Brides talked about prescribing and mentioned a colleague who was prescribing to about 30% of patients in Australia and nearly 100% here. Does that mean we are overprescribing? My comments are not intended to take from and do not reflect on the quality of medication for mental health issues.

Does Dr. Brides think we are, therefore, over-prescribing or that GPs are forced into over-prescribing or becoming overly reliant on medication because they simply do not have access to talk therapies or the other supports we would ideally be offering patients?