Patricia Byrne
Dr. Patricia Byrne is a prominent psychiatrist and the chair of the faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry at the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. She has been vocal about the challenges facing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in Ireland, particularly the difficulties in recruitment and the inadequacies in service delivery for young patients suffering from mental illness. As an advocate for reforms, Dr. Byrne emphasizes the need for better governance, specialist training, and increased staffing to address the ongoing issues within the mental health system, which she warns could lead to continued suboptimal care for vulnerable youth.
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Patricia Byrne wrote the entry on Higgins in the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
Brian Maye on prickly Irish chemist William Higgins – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-05-06
Dr Patricia Byrne is the chair of the faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry.
On empathy, mental health reform and the return of Casimir Markievicz – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-27
Dr Patricia Byrne is chair of the CPSychl faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry.
Children experiencing mental illness can’t afford to wait for reform to happen by magic – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-26
Dr Patricia Byrne, chair of the faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry, highlighted the recruitment issues facing mental health services.
Psychiatrists propose Camhs reforms to improve patient care – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-25