A health service in Dublin offers support to people who have been victims of crime.
The number of burglaries, muggings, and physical assaults is on the rise nationwide. In a move to support victims, the Eastern Health Board has set up a clinic providing psychological help to people affected by crime.
The clinic on Usher's Island opened two months ago, and psychiatrists are surprised by the slow uptake of the service.
Victims of crime can suffer from a predictable range of symptoms, says Dr Charles Smith, which include
Sleep disturbance, appetite disturbance, startling responses.
Dr Charles Smith hopes that he and his colleagues will in time learn more about how victims of crime respond to traumatic events, and
We’ll be closer to helping those who are having a lot of trouble.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 7 December 1984. The reporter is George Devlin.
