Trish Byrne
IrelandpsychiatristFemale4.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Trish Byrne is the chair of the faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry at the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. She has recently been in the news for expressing significant concerns regarding the Health Service Executive's new autism protocol, stating that it represents a departure from validated assessment processes and could lead to inaccurate diagnoses.
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Trish Byrne, the college’s chair of its faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry, expressed concerns about the new protocol.
New HSE autism assessments may ‘harm children’ and lengthen wait lists, groups say – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-06-02
Ireland· 2026-06-02
Trish Byrne, the college’s chair of its faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry, expressed significant concerns about the new autism protocol.
Psychiatrists’ body ‘cannot endorse’ new State autism protocol – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-06-02
Ireland· 2026-06-02
