Pandemic increases cases of depression and anxiety in Panama
A statistical report from the Psychology service of the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention (Capps) in Capira revealed that cases of anxiety and depression in Panama are on the rise.
The report details that in June at least 11 patients have been treated with severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder.
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes depression as a frequent mental disorder, characterized by the presence of sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or lack of self-esteem, sleep or appetite disorders, feeling of tiredness and lack of concentration; while anxiety is defined as an unpleasant emotional state that is accompanied by somatic and psychic changes.
According to the psychologist, Carmen Ariza, the COVID-19 crisis exacerbates the onset of mental health diseases due to the way the virus evolves, she also noted that the cases she has received in recent months have reflected more serious, so he has referred them to psychiatry, due to gravity.
Some triggers have been economic pressures, social isolation, and concern about getting sick.
According to the Social Security Fund (CSS), before the pandemic, figures revealed that 30% of the country's population faces some condition related to mental health.
According to the entity, 3% of the child-youth population suffers from depression. In adolescents it is greater with 4 or 8%; being lower in school children and lower in preschoolers.
Faced with this reality, the Government established Service Line 147 for calls of a social, psychological and legal nature, and among the most frequent reasons for the calls have been due to: anxiety, anguish, panic attacks, stress, depression and bereavement.
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes depression as a frequent mental disorder, characterized by the presence of sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or lack of self-esteem, sleep or appetite disorders, feeling of tiredness and lack of concentration; while anxiety is defined as an unpleasant emotional state that is accompanied by somatic and psychic changes.
According to the psychologist, Carmen Ariza, the COVID-19 crisis exacerbates the onset of mental health diseases due to the way the virus evolves, she also noted that the cases she has received in recent months have reflected more serious, so he has referred them to psychiatry, due to gravity.
Some triggers have been economic pressures, social isolation, and concern about getting sick.
According to the Social Security Fund (CSS), before the pandemic, figures revealed that 30% of the country's population faces some condition related to mental health.
According to the entity, 3% of the child-youth population suffers from depression. In adolescents it is greater with 4 or 8%; being lower in school children and lower in preschoolers.
Faced with this reality, the Government established Service Line 147 for calls of a social, psychological and legal nature, and among the most frequent reasons for the calls have been due to: anxiety, anguish, panic attacks, stress, depression and bereavement.
