– We have two months under quarantine as an institution, – has told on a press-conferences the chief physician of the regional psychiatric hospital Oleg Serdyuk. – Since March 19 we are working in the new regime. The number of physical complaints reduced, but instead, we started online work. All psychiatric clinics in the region have provided assistance to over 700 patients during these two months. Appeals there were a few more, but not always, said earlier people come to a video consultation. Also began to consult for children.
He noted that the capacity of the helpline has been increased a year ago – turned out to anticipate the demand. Thanks to this we managed to serve 7149 calls. Experts have reason to believe that if you attract even more specialists, it will increase the number of calls.
Oleg Serdyuk said that the theme of the coronavirus that sounds not so often – only 7 percent of the calls. Experience is often caused by restrictions. Increased number of complaints from the elderly is associated with isolation, loneliness those who are left without the usual contact with his family. Frequent complaints of anxiety, fear, family conflicts, feelings about money and work.
– family Quarrels are normal, because few of us were with your loved ones at full strength for such a long time. And it’s a challenge, test of strength, but also the opportunity to resolve previously unresolved conflicts and to reach a new level of family relations, – said Serdyuk.
To psychologists and psychotherapists are applying and physicians who experience the stress of working with patients who have the coronavirus, and the risk of infection in the workplace.
– Me as a physician is concerned that such appeals are not very many, I have the feeling that the population belongs to the pandemic, a few lightly, but perhaps part of the population it causes protective a negative reaction. I would prefer people to be more constructive attention to methods of preventing the spread of infection. But panic and suffering is not observed, – added the colleague of the main psychotherapist of Sverdlovsk region Mikhail Perczel.
Now many are in a state of emotional tension, mobilization, readiness of combating stress. After such situations when the person begins to relax, can manifest psychosomatic diseases and neuroses. Somatic from psychosomatic violation can be established by the doctor (usually the first is a clear symptoms). According to Perczel, the number of people who applied, for example, to a cardiologist or neurologist, and then these experts was sent to the therapists, is growing, but it’s a small number of the total number of cases. The doctor is sure that psychological assistance t��will buetsya five percent of the population.
– Psychological stress is an important stress factor, it may accumulate. It is important to pay attention to health. Prevention is associated with a healthy lifestyle, says Perczel. – If you feel something, you need to understand the reasons, to find inner resources. Physical exercises, walking, exercises – essential tools for maintaining good health. This will help reduce emotional stress. Should be excluded harmful factors: Smoking, psychoactive substances. When this is all over, again there is a change of rhythm, then you need to pay attention to your reaction. Increase fatigue, impaired attention, irritation – a reason to see the beginning of the problem and to consult a specialist. Most importantly, to restore the usual life, the usual connection is to be in good shape to person feel fine.
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