Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Joint Committee On Health

Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion

Photo of John LahartJohn Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I might have been long-winded. I was trying to say that, regardless of specialists or otherwise, we know that with the system, you go to a doctor, tell them you are suffering from depression and you may be prescribed medication. If he or she has time, a good GP might delve into that and discover that you lost your partner or your job in the previous six months and that one is connected to the other. Sometimes GPs do not have the time or the training to do that. What they focus and home in on is like the red light that comes up on the dashboard in the car as opposed to lifting the bonnet and having a good look at the engine. That may be a better way of explaining what I was trying to say.

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