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The need for holistic ‘mental health’ promotion in Ireland.

category mayo | rights, freedoms and repression | opinion/analysis author Saturday November 08, 2008 20:01author by Sean - Soul Freedom Ireland Report this post to the editors

We urgently need a holistic approach to mental health and well being in Ireland. Recent research findings of the Health Research Board revealed that of the almost 2,500 drug related deaths in the past eight years, prescription tranquillisers such as benzodiazepines were involved in more deaths than any other drug, legal or illegal.

We urgently need a holistic approach to mental health and well being in Ireland. Recent research findings of the Health Research Board revealed that of the almost 2,500 drug related deaths in the past eight years, prescription tranquillisers such as benzodiazepines were involved in more deaths than any other drug, legal or illegal. Tragically, these psychiatric drug related deaths will continue because there is as yet no serious commitment to develop and implement genuine forms of care and support for those suffering mental and emotional distress.

Soul Freedom Ireland raises a number of relevant questions about psychiatry and challenges its approach to severe mental and emotional distress. It looks at some of the experiences of psychiatric survivors in Ireland. It argues that psychiatry is doing a great deal more harm than good and that its drug ‘treatments’, especially if prescribed long term, do cause neurological and other serious illnesses. It argues that this should stop and that while it may be in the interests of psychiatrists and their economic survival to prevent real change the present status quo is most definitely not in the interests of their ‘patients’. Orthodox psychiatry has failed in its quest to ‘treat’ ‘mental illness’.

The health and well being of the Irish people and particular the most vulnerable in society must be placed before the economic self-interest of those advocating and prescribing such drugs. The mental heath system’s approach of trying to drug away people’s problems in life has clearly failed and must be replaced with humane, holistic and dignified methods and deal with the root causes of such suffering.

Related Link: http://www.soulfreedom-ireland.org

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   psychiatric drug related death     sean    Mon Nov 10, 2008 14:40 
   And another thing ...     Robert    Thu Nov 13, 2008 08:44 
   "Psychiatrists Top List in Drug Maker Gifts"     Mary    Thu Nov 13, 2008 09:37 
   HRB Research 2500 related drug deaths in the 8 year period. How can this be so?     Michelle Clarke    Sat Nov 15, 2008 19:02 
   A Passing Comment     Mr Man    Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:49 
   Personal experience of health service     anonymous me    Mon Nov 17, 2008 22:24 
   ending psychiatric fraud     Sean    Wed Nov 19, 2008 18:36 


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