Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Committee on Drugs Use

Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion

2:00 am

Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Fine Gael)

Thanks very much. I am sorry I was late but I was actually listening in remotely so I heard the opening statements. I will start by picking up on what Dr. O'Shea just said about PTSD and other traumas that are treatable. He also mentioned CBT in his opening statement and I spoke to Mr. Tom Conlon, a psychotherapist in Cork, about CBT recently. I understand it can be used to effectively treat people with a dual diagnosis, that is, those with both mental health and addiction issues. I ask Dr. O'Shea to give us an insight into how that works because we do not hear enough about it, frankly.

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