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Posted on: 01/07/2020 10:30
Thousands of Italians they ‘challenge’ the coronavirus with unreasonable behavior, violating all rules and avoiding any Covid anti-infection precautions: no masks, home parties and happy hours, nightlife and social contacts, as if the risks did not exist. And all this “does not happen out of simple imprudence or ignorance, but it is linked to a so-called reactive depressive anxiety disorder: a ‘response’ to fear that leads to a reversal of the mood, which rises too much, to the point of denying reality “. With all that follows in terms of the risk of contagion. Yet another psychological trawl caused by coronavirus and its restrictions, in step 3, is Adelia Lucattini, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and expert in homeopathy and non-conventional medicines, which suggests the ‘therapies integrated’ ad hoc to overcome this and other disorders’ Covid-induced ‘(VIDEO).
“The first reopenings of phase 2 – caused Lucattini to Adnkronos Salute – have caused a range of pure anxiety disorders, the one that remained ‘frozen’ during the closure and exploded on recovery with panic, agoraphobia or claustrophobia attacks, luckily regressed shortly with the return to the open air and to daily habits “. Now, in phase 3, to be the master is therefore thereactive depressive anxiety that is affecting thousands of people in two ways: “There are those who are totally inhibited by the fear of contagion, therefore they take excessive precautions, from the fixed mask to avoiding contact with people – reports the psychiatrist – and those on the contrary ‘challenge the virus’, denying reality and above all underestimating the risks for himself for others“.
“The most affected by this depressive-reactive anxiety are young people in two age groups: under 18 years and between 26 and 37 years. Fortunately, this does not apply to millions of people, otherwise it would be a disaster – reflects the expert – but for thousands of young people who run the risk of infecting their friends and family. “
To this disorder, however, others are added, such as those of sleep, who have accompanied many Italians since the beginning of the epidemic: “There are two types of insomnia – explains Lucattini – the anxious type with difficulty falling asleep and the depressive type, in which people collapse in the evening, but have early awakenings early in the morning without being able to sleep. They are symptoms that should never be underestimated – warns expert – because sleep deprivation because of depressive symptoms per se on an organic basis. “
To this they also add food disorders: “Anxiety can in fact cause, on the one hand, an increase in the need to eat food, especially sweets to calm down, but also a total loss of appetite. So even depression, in severe cases, can lead to lack of appetite until total forgetfulness of eating, as well as the abuse of food, without being bulimia, as a form of consolation, to fill a void or a moment of sadness. The latter phenomenon – alert Lucattini – is also observed in children and this is dangerous because there is a risk of a lack of fundamental nutrients with deterioration or on the contrary an excessive weight gain “.
And again: phase 3, which faces the summer, “also brings with it a certain melancholy, because it is for all to see that the holidays will certainly not be like those of previous years. For example, the students – the expert observes – closed the school year and did the exams in a different way, forced to skip those rituals with friends, the New Year’s Eve dinner or the high school trip, and in any case to take different holidays . This also applies to adults, many of whom have not even organized holidays. In fact, every summer invests many expectations, while this year is likely to be a period that everyone fears will go unnoticed, as happened for last winter which was a kind of blackout, something certainly not to be remembered. It would instead be important – Lucattini underlines – to think that it is only a transitory period destined to end, and that next summer will not be like this. If we believe that we can enjoy the present, otherwise there we panic and we are prey to uncontrollable negative fantasies. “
So what are i remedies to overcome these anxiety disorders and anxiety-depressive syndromes? “I recommend one so-called focal psychotherapy – explains Lucattini – or a short analytical psychotherapy, in 12 meetings, in which we work on the specific problem “, in this case the one caused by the coronavirus and its restrictions, lockdown in the head.” But I think it is fundamental and very useful to combine the different therapies : psychotherapy (which in any case has long response times), traditional drugs (necessary in some cases) and, in combination or not, phytotherapy, nutraceutical supplements, some physical disciplines ‘sweets’ that have an excellent effect on mood (from yoga to pilates, to Tai Chi), and homeopathy “.
“Homeopathy – explains the psychiatrist – has an added value because it goes to act not directly on the symptoms, but allows an action on the immune system, on the response of the organism, and in some cases it works as an adjuvant, having a positive interaction with traditional medicines, without interfering pharmacologically, favoring a more rapid and lasting healing. we must also consider – underlines Lucattini – that many disorders, such as those we have described, go to much lower the immune system because they act on the cortisol, and help the system the patient’s immune system with unconventional medicines helps them a lot. ” And again: “Since the treatment of psychological disorders is extremely personalized, just think of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis or drugs – he continues – homeopathy naturally fits into this type of treatment precisely because it is highly personalized. So it goes to integrate the treatment, and in some cases even relapse prevention, in a completely natural and scientifically documented way “.
“For me – adds the psychiatrist – there is no contrast, medicine is unique, and to use all the tools we have available to help the patient get better, heal earlier and draw on his resources, I think it is ethically correct. They are tools more therapeutic for the doctor, but obviously – he warns – you have to know how to use them. The value of this integration – he explains – is to enable people to understand the causes of the disorder through psychotherapy, to have traditional pharmacological help, when necessary but also to have a direct action on the organism that enhances the internal resources, that is the immune system and reactive capacities. For this – he concludes – an integrated medicine is necessary at a time when we face an absolutely extraordinary situation, which had never been seen before and whose symptoms have particular characteristics. In short, we must use all the weapons in our own possession to help people find serenity and well-being “.
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