Dr aine tubridy biography of michael

When Dr. Michael Corry died at his home in Co. Wicklow on 24th February 
2010, Ireland lost a gifted psychiatrist and psychotherapist, a fearless 
campaigner for the rights of mental health service users, a fierce opponent
 of, what he saw, as the over reliance on pharmacology in mental health
 treatment, an indefatigable campaigner for the abolition of ECT (Electro 
Convulsive Therapy), a compassionate healer and to those of us privileged
 to work with him in Institute of Psychosocial Medicine (which he co
 founded), a generous and supportive colleague and friend.

Michael’s campaigning work and professional achievements have been 
rightly chronicled in the national media and there is a wonderful tribute to 
him by his good friend Basil Miller on the website of The Wellbeing
 Foundation, set up by Michael in 2006 with a number of mental health
 campaigners ‘who supported his existential approach to the tr