The UAE celebrates World Mental Health Day

Hoda Al Taniji (Abu Dhabi)
The UAE celebrates World Mental Health Day, which falls on October 10 every year, to raise awareness of its importance, to shed light on its concept, and to present various experiences in this field, a as well as providing the various services deemed necessary. as part of the public health system.

Afnan Al Ameri, a clinical psychologist in the rehabilitation department of Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, emphasized the importance of taking mental health care as an integral part of public health, expressing his commitment to ‘ town to provide the best levels of mental health care. patients, and provides the necessary support when needed through his team Consultant in psychiatry, and an elite group of highly trained and qualified clinical psychologists, as well as a strong commitment to support to local and global efforts to raise awareness of the importance of mental health. . She said that maintaining mental health starts with following a healthy and balanced lifestyle that will ensure that she reduces the causes of stress, stressing the need to organize time between work and rest, get enough sleep and regular exercise, eating healthy food and building strong social relationships with family. and friends, as well as exercising.
She pointed out that recent years have seen significant progress in mental health treatment methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is considered one of the most effective forms of psychological treatment, as it helps a person to identify and reframe negative thoughts and to create positive feelings and behaviors, and acceptance and commitment therapy (DBT), this therapy focuses on taking action on painful feelings and behaviors , helps the person to stop avoidance, denial and internal conflict and thus strengthens psychological resilience.
She said: Dialectical behavior therapy (ACT) is a treatment that helps teach the skills that will help him find a motivated lifestyle. She said that the prevalence rates of mental disorders and recovery rates vary between countries and societies, and according to World Health Organization statistics, around 1 in 8 people in the world suffer from with mental disorders, and depression and anxiety disorders. considered among the most common illnesses.

Psychological balance
Dr. Mahmoud Najm, consultant psychiatrist at Burjeel Medical City in Abu Dhabi, emphasized that the celebration of World Mental Health Day aims to promote the concept of mental health in societies, raise awareness, and emphasize the right of all a person to support mental health, such as a psychiatrist. health and psychological balance supports physical health and achieves mental health prevention Many physical diseases occur as a result of stress and mental illnesses.
He pointed out several important issues related to mental health that ensure the achievement of a balanced psychological state, the most important of which is staying away from negative people in the surrounding environment, which cause mental tension when which they deal with, as well as removing relationships. which affects mental health, and getting close to people who are mentally supportive.
He said that pleasurable activities are related to mental health, even if they are simple in content, such as going to places where one feels happy, or eating one’s favorite foods or drinks, and going to nature and green areas such as gardens and seas. , and at the end the man is able to make himself happy by himself, without getting help in happiness from other people.
He emphasized the importance of managing sleep hours and time, which is considered an essential factor in achieving balance, as it has been scientifically proven that sleep is healthy at night, and his enough hours, certainly help to stabilize the psychological state, improve mood, and increase the level of ability to think deeply, so it is also linked to physical health because an adequate amount of sleep and rest keeps the body alert and able to perform all daily tasks efficiently and successfully.