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The Pandemic Has Led to an Increase in Mental Health Problems in the USA

About a billion people in the world have neurological problems or suffer from mental health problems. Among children and adolescents, one in five suffers from mental disorders. These figures were recalled by the World Health Organization (WHO) and urged to urgently support psychological services. Even before COVID-19, mental health programs averaged about 2 percent of the health budget, which the WHO claims is very small. The organization warns that as the pandemic continues, so will the number of mental disorders, so urgent financial support for mental health is needed more than ever.

Art Projects To Overcome Agression

The increased aggression of children is one of the most acute problems not only for doctors, teachers and psychologists, but also for society as a whole. The relevance of the topic is undoubted, since the number of children with such behavior is growing rapidly. This is caused by the merge of a number of unfavorable factors: deterioration of the social conditions of children; the crisis of family education; inattention of the school to the neuropsychic state of children; an increase in the proportion of pathological births that leave consequences in the form of damage to the child’s brain. The media, film and video industries, which regularly promote violence, also contribute to their share. In recent years, scientific interest in the problems of young aggression has increased significantly. But, unfortunately, the most part of therapy includes theoretical considerations about its mechanisms and manifestations. At the same time, there are relatively few…

How to Know if You Need to Consult a Psychologist

Many people think that psychological help is needed as a last resort and prefer to cope with their problems on their own. At the same time, the work of a psychologist is not much different from the work of an ENT doctor – this is a way to fix or at least improve your life quality. Today, we will talk about signs that will help you understand that you may need to see a psychologist. 10 Signs You Need Mental Health Treatment It seems to you that you are walking in a circle You have a problem that cannot be solved, although you seem to have tried all the methods. For example, no matter where you get to work, after six months or a year you begin to feel grief and discontent, you feel that life is passing by, the boss is a fool, and your colleagues are boring. You…

Who Are Samaritans?

Samaritans is the charity organization founded in 1953 by the vicar and part-time cartoonist Chad Varah. He was motivated to offer informal counseling to his parishioners after he held a funeral for a 14-year-old girl who commited suicide. Eighteen years later, he founded the Samaritans to try to save the lives of more people including children who were about to commit suicide. The charity currently has 20,000 volunteers in the UK and Ireland and responds to a request for help every six seconds on average. More than 6,000 suicides were reported in the UK and Ireland in 2017, according to the charity, while the World Health Organization (WHO) found that suicide is the second leading cause of death for people aged 15-29 worldwide in 2016 year. Along with a Samaritan hotline (number) that people can call to speak to a volunteer listener 24 hours a day, the charity offers services…

Lifeline: 24/7 Crisis Support Service

Lifeline is the Northern Ireland crisis response helpline service for people who are experiencing distress or despair. People living in Northern Ireland can call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000. Deaf and hard of hearing Textphone users can call Lifeline on 18001 0808 808 8000. Calls to this line are free. Lifeline is an extremely important social service. No one is immune from a negative psychological or a stressful situation, during which there is no way to get outpatient psychological assistance. At such moments, the hotline is the only way to get help and support in order to overcome difficulties. Who may need emergency psychological counseling by phone? People who experience a very strong emotional experience of an unbearable nature, which requires the help of a specialist; People who have received psychological trauma; People who are experiencing severe stress and want to find a way out of this condition; People who have suffered the…

What Is The Best Over The Counter Sleep Aid?

Insomnia can stop spoiling your life if you choose the best sleeping pill available in the pharmacy without a prescription. For this purpose, we have made up this rating, which contains the most effective and safest pills for treating sleep disorders. Their intake will allow you to stop feeling depressed in the morning and thereby return the joy of life. 4 Best Sleeping Pills You Can Buy Without A Prescription Diphenhydramine (Benadryl, Aleve PM, others) Diphenhydramine is used in the treatment of urticaria, vasomotor rhinitis, pollinosis, pruritic dermatoses, acute iridocyclitis, allergic conjunctivitis, angioedema, capillary toxicosis, parkinsonism, chorea, kinetosis, serum sickness, and allergic medicine. The drug is also used to prevent the development of allergic reactions during a blood transfusion, in the complex treatment of bronchial asthma, anaphylactic shock, gastric ulcer, gastritis, provoked by the intensive production of hydrochloric acid. In addition, Diphenhydramine is prescribed for the treatment of sleep disorders,…

What Are The 3 Types of Antidepressants?

Recently, the number of people suffering from depression has increased significantly. This is largely facilitated by the frantic rhythm of modern life, an increased level of stress, economic and social problems. All of this cant affect the mental health of people. People feel changes in the psyche when they are reflected in their performance and social relationships. They go to a doctor for advice are often diagnosed them depression. What is depression and why is it dangerous? First of all, it should be noted that one should not be afraid of this diagnosis. The disease does not indicate that the person is mentally disabled. It does not affect the cognitive functions of the brain and in most cases it can be cured. However, depression is not just a bad mood or sadness that can be experienced from time to time by healthy people. With depression, a person loses all interest…

The Consultation Institute Review

The Consultation Institute is a not-for-profit organisation located in the UK. It is established in 2003. This institute is acknowledged as one of the best facilities managed to support the controversial programmes to change and to cope with difficult situations. Consultation Institute is capable to ensure an expert advice and recommendations worldwide. This guide is extensively applied by consultors that provide advisory services, training, risk evaluations, briefings and quality assurance of their consultations. The UK Institute collects the best consultation expertise used by highly experienced Associates. It picks up together professional practitioners to form ideas that assist to create the resources the Institute is renowned for; ensuring solutions and confidence for consultors. This organization offer a wide range of expert services that have confirmed extremely popularity among customers. Using these professional services, the aim of the institution is to keep every person safe, making sure your projects run surely, avoiding…

World Suicide Prevention Day

Every year on September 10, the World Health Organization (WHO), with the support of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, holds the World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is an act with a fatal result, which was intentionally started and performed by the deceased in the knowledge and expectation of a fatal result. The global goal of the World Suicide Prevention Day is to reduce the level of suicides and suicidal attempts among the population in all countries through the implementation of measures aimed at preventing suicidal behavior of the population, uniting the efforts of many ministries, departments, local executive and regulatory bodies, public associations, and religious confessions.

Suicide Prevention What Works

Suicidal behavior is behavior that manifests itself in the form of fantasies, thoughts or actions aimed at self-harm or self-destruction. Internal forms of suicidal behavior include reflections on the lack of value in life, fantasies about one’s own death, developing a plan for suicide and making a decision to implement it (suicidal tendencies). External forms of suicidal behavior include: Suicide – intentional, deliberate and rapid deprivation of life; A suicide attempt (parasuicide) is intentional self-injury or self-poisoning that did not end in death. Parasuicides also include acts undertaken with the intention of self-harm or suicide, but not resulting in physical injury. For example, interference by outsiders prevented self-hanging; the person was “removed” from the rails before the train aisle, etc.