The anxiety was during 2021the most common cause to search assistance (43%) as well as about one in two people who contacted Day Center for People with Mental Disorders of the Society of Social Psychiatry P. Sakellaropoulos, reported experiencing anxiety. Also, compared to the period before pandemic, in 2021, the number of young people aged 18-34 who sought support from the Day Center increased significantly. This significant increase may be related to the period of the pandemic, during which this age group has been particularly affected on a psychological level.
Note that Day Center for People with Mental Disorders of the Society of Social Psychiatry P. Sakellaropoulos, operates with the funding of the Ministry of Health and has been providing free psychosocial support services to adults with mental disorders living in the municipalities of Kallithea, Nea Smyrou-Nea Smyrou for nine years.
As Mr. Nikos Romanakis, a psychologist – scientifically in charge of the Day Center, emphasizes, “his appeal World Health Organization to strengthen community mental health structures is indicative of the need for psychosocial support of citizens. “The role of community mental and social support structures is crucial in tackling the negative emotions caused by the pandemic, such as anxiety and depression.”
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