Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-32

A ‘silent’ political protest by an asylum seeker presenting to an Irish psychiatric service (Article)

Browne D.J.* , Rohllia H. , Gannon M.
  • a Health Service Executive, Connolly Norman House, 224 North Circular Rd, Dublin 7, Ireland
  • b Health Service Executive, Connolly Norman House, 224 North Circular Rd, Dublin 7, Ireland
  • c Health Service Executive, Connolly Norman House, 224 North Circular Rd, Dublin 7, Ireland

Abstract

We report a case of a male asylum seeker, protesting politically, who stitched his lips together, presenting to a psychiatric service for assessment. We review the literature in this area. Funding of psychiatric services to meet the complex needs of immigrants should be an integral part of service development. © 2008, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Mental health Political dissent Migration culture

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DOI: 10.1017/S079096670001082X
ISSN: 07909667
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English