title: Conversation with Monsignor Ignatius McDermott.
abstract: In this occasional series we record the views and personal experiences of people who have specially contributed to the evolution of ideas in the Journal's field of interest. Monsignor Ignatius McDermott has spent a life in developing help for homeless or disadvantaged people with alcohol or drug problems.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McDermott
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002410:Catholicism; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*