Written by Walid Abdel Salam Sunday, January 28, 2024 01:15 PM She said Ministry of Health and Population More than half of mental disorders appear in childhood and adolescence, so early diagnosis helps speed up treatment.
The Ministry of Health and Population revealed that the number of visitors to the electronic platform of the General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, since its launch on March 16, 2022 until today, has reached 84,269 visitors.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, indicated that the number of electronic questionnaires that were completed by users exceeded 20,000 questionnaires, while the number of “virtual” therapeutic sessions that were provided to visitors to the platform reached more than 6,416 sessions.
For her part, Dr. Manen Abdel Maqsoud, Secretary-General of the Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, said that the percentage of visitors to the platform was 68% of females, compared to 32% of males, confirming that the platform’s visitors included 22% of married people, compared to 78% of unmarried people.
She stressed that the electronic platform for mental health and addiction treatment aims to provide free mental health and addiction treatment services to all age groups, Egyptians and non-Egyptians residing in Egypt, which is the first of its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean region, calling on all citizens to visit the platform and benefit from the various services. Provided by the General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment via the following link:
2024-01-28 11:15:00
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