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Khaled Abdel Ghaffar explained that this initiative comes "As part of the state’s efforts to take care of the public health of citizens".
Why does Egypt accept this initiative?
To answer this question, says a consultant Psychological health And behavior change, very good faith, for the site "Sky News Arabia":
- "He has come to alleviate the suffering of many, support their mental health and reduce the repercussions of many diseases, especially as the current phase requires attention to mental health and the development of an integrated plan that contributes to its development.".
- "It is very important to change the culture of mental health through this initiative and to remove the stigma of mental illness, through awareness and special programs that will be worked on, and to raise the level of mental health services in various parts of Egypt.".
- "The great importance of mental health is that it cultivates happiness, stability and integration between individuals, ensures stability, positivity, and creates stable and normal individuals, as well as enhancing family stability and increasing the strength and cohesion of society.".
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- According to the latest national mental health survey conducted by The Egyptian Ministry of HealthAbout 24.7% of Egyptians suffer from psychological symptoms and 7% have psychological disorders.
- The national survey was conducted on a random sample of about 22 thousand Egyptian families distributed in all the governorates of the Republic, in collaboration with the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
- According to the geographic survey data, the most prevalent mental disorders were "Depressive disorders" With 43.7%, drug use disorders are in second place with 30.1%.
Pandemic corona effect
The mental health and behavior modification counselor confirms this "The impact of a pandemic has been observed in the past two years crown On mental health, and there have been notable increases in the incidence of anxiety and depression around the world, which has led to an increase in individual and institutional awareness of the need to address these challenges through such important initiatives.".
And on the reduction of proportions suicide Which has become a concern for Egyptian society, he says: "Community awareness and the spread of the culture of prevention will be better than cure. In feeling despair and a sense of suicide, the young person will be aware of his or her destination to receive help, together with parents who will have sufficient awareness and awareness to help their children in this difficult time, and to go to mental health hospitals and receive adequate care for any problem.".
How will the mental health of the Egyptians be supported?
- The axes and action mechanisms of the initiative are concentrated "The axis of research, the axis of awareness, the axis of services in health facilities and services provided at a distance".
- Egypt is working to update the working tools of the National Survey of Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse, Disability, and the Impact of the Corona Pandemic on the Mental Health of Citizens.
- We will work on updating the treatment map of patients with addiction, on the correct planning of mental health services, on the analysis of the behavior of people with mental disorders, on the provision of psychological services and on facilitating the integration of patients into society. ..
Depression is the world’s leading disease
In turn, the mental health consultant, Walid Hindi, believes the initiative "It has great value in quantity and quality"he told the website "Sky News Arabia":
- "Recently, rates of mental disorders have increased dramatically: the World Health Organization has confirmed that depression will be the number one disease in the world in 2030.".
- "The relapse rate after hospitalization is very high, around 5% in obsessive-compulsive diseases, up to 80% in depression and 90% in drug addicts, so the initiative is very useful for all Egyptian families, and is arrived at an ideal time.".
- "We will work to develop our standard skills and tools in psychiatric diseases, because many psychiatric clinics have no standard for identifying various diseases, developing the human element and rehabilitating places for patients, providing follow-up services to patients and communicating with them for psychological and behavioral support and for those around them.".
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Khaled Abdel Ghaffar explained that this initiative falls “within the state’s efforts to take care of the public health of citizens”..
Why does Egypt accept this initiative?
To answer this question, says a consultant Psychological health And the behavior change, Iman Mumtaz told Sky News Arabia:
- “He has come to alleviate the suffering of many, support their mental health and reduce the repercussions of many diseases, especially as the current stage requires attention to mental health and the development of an integrated plan that contributes to its development.”“.
- “It is very important to change the mental health culture through this initiative, to remove the stigma on mental illness, through awareness and special programs that will be worked on and to raise the level of mental health services in various parts of Egypt.”
- “The great importance of mental health is that it cultivates happiness, stability and integration between individuals, ensures stability, positivity and creates stable and normal individuals, as well as improving family stability and increasing the strength and cohesion of society” .
numbers
- According to the latest national mental health survey conducted by The Egyptian Ministry of HealthAbout 24.7% of Egyptians suffer from psychological symptoms and 7% have psychological disorders.
- The national survey was conducted on a random sample of about 22 thousand Egyptian families distributed in all the governorates of the Republic, in collaboration with the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
- According to the geographic survey data, the most common mental disorders were “depressive disorders” with a rate of 43.7 percent, while drug-related disorders ranks second with a rate of 30.1 percent.
Pandemic corona effect
And the mental health and behavior modification consultant confirms that “the impact of a pandemic has been observed in the past two years. crown on mental health, and there have been notable increases in the incidence of anxiety and depression worldwide, which have led to an increase in individual and institutional awareness of the need to address these challenges through such important initiatives ”.
And on the reduction of proportions suicide Which has become a concern for Egyptian society, he says: “Community awareness and the spread of the culture of prevention will be better than cure. When you feel desperate and feel the sense of taking the step of suicide, the young person will be aware of the his destination to receive help, together with parents who will have sufficient awareness and awareness to help their children in this difficult time, Go to mental health hospitals and receive adequate help for every problem“.
How will the mental health of the Egyptians be supported?
- The axes and work mechanisms of the initiative focus on the axis “research, awareness raising, service in health facilities and services provided at a distance”.“.
- Egypt is working to update the working tools of the National Survey of Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse, Disability, and the Impact of the Corona Pandemic on the Mental Health of Citizens.
- We will work on updating the treatment map of patients with addiction, on the correct planning of mental health services, on the analysis of the behavior of people with mental disorders, on the provision of psychological services and on facilitating the integration of patients into society. ..
Depression is the world’s leading disease
In turn, mental health consultant Walid Hindi believes the initiative “has great value in terms of quantity and quality,” he told Sky News Arabia:
- “Recently, rates of mental disorders have increased dramatically. The World Health Organization has confirmed that depression will be the number one disease in the world in 2030.”“.
- “The relapse rate after hospitalization is very high, around 5% in obsessive-compulsive diseases, up to 80% in depression and 90% in drug addicts, so the initiative is very useful for all Egyptian families, and it came at an ideal time. “
- “We will work to develop our standard skills and tools in psychiatric diseases, because many psychiatric clinics do not have the standards to identify different diseases, while developing the human element and rehabilitating places for patients, providing follow-up services to the patients and communicating with them for psychological and behavioral support and those around them. “
