01:11 PM
Wednesday 27 May 2020
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Books – Muhammad Khamis:
Dr. Menen Abdel Maqsoud, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of Mental Health at the Ministry of Health, said that amplifying people to the problem makes them stigmatize and fear the patient, noting that Corona virus is like any disease that has its weaknesses and strengths and we deal with it with due precautions and precautionary measures that should not be violated in any way Shapes.
“Menen” added in her interview with “First Egypt” satellite today, Wednesday, that the community’s intense fear of the patient caused the so-called stigma of the Corona virus, and a large part of the problem for the patient with Corona virus is a psychological problem.
She pointed out that the primary role of the secretariat is to take care of the patient psychologically as soon as he suffers from symptoms and until his recovery is final, pointing out that there are 19 psychiatric hospitals in 13 governorates nationwide, pointing out that there is a hotline to support patients and receive their psychological complaints.
She continued, the Secretary-General of the General Secretariat of Mental Health at the Ministry of Health, that psychiatric treatment for patients was initially done traditionally in clinics and hospitals, but developed over time, explaining that work in the hotline was on official working hours, but after the emergence of the Corona virus, appointments became over 24 An hour a day after citizens received psychological complaints after the Corona crisis, which in turn reverted to completely changing the narrow view of mental illness as a disgrace.
“Menen” confirmed that the number of telephone conversations received by the General Secretariat for Mental Health Hotline at the Ministry of Health doubled greatly after the Corona crisis in particular, and that after receiving 680 calls per year, the number doubled to 1073 calls in April only.
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