World Mental Health Day.. Work exacerbates social problems

Under the theme “Make mental health and well-being for all a global priority,” the World Health Organization celebratesWorld Mental Health Day 2022, Monday, October 10, 2022, to make this day a fresh start to an inspiring vision.

Experts, specialists and organizations specialized in the field of mental health hope to make mental health and the well-being of community members a high-value priority marketed and protected by all individuals and organizations.

Mental health includes the protection and treatment of the individual from mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and others, and the World Mental Health Day expands the term well-being, a term that expresses the individual’s feeling of satisfaction and happiness regarding the quality of life.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has chosen one of the axes of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to be “quality of life”, and has dedicated an entire program to it.

Millions of people around the world suffer from psychological and mental stress

World Mental Health Day seeks to help a person lead a normal life, especially following millions of people around the world were exposed to psychological and mental stress as a result of the outbreak of the Corona pandemic following 2019, and for this reason, the most prominent details regarding World Mental Health Day will be presented, especially the slogan of World Mental Health Day 2022.

This mental health disorder is characterized by loss of interest in activities, restlessness, irritability, anger, feeling sluggish, lack of energy, changes in appetite and weight, digestive problems, sleep problems, etc. Other symptoms include chronic fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and thoughts of suicide or death.

About 12 billion work days are lost due to depression and anxiety

The World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization have called for concrete measures to address the mental health problems of workers, as it is estimated that regarding 12 billion days of work are lost, annually, due to depression and anxiety, which costs the global economy nearly a trillion dollars.

According to the World Mental Health Report issued by WHO and published in June 2022, 15% of adults of working age suffered from a mental disorder, out of a billion people who were suffering from mental disorders in 2019.

“Work exacerbates and spreads social problems on a large scale, negatively affecting mental health, including discrimination and wages,” the report said.

Bullying and psychological violence (also known as “harassment”) are major complaints regarding harassment at work and have a negative impact on mental health, but discussing or exposing mental health remains a taboo in workplaces worldwide.

The organization recommends better ways to meet the needs of workers suffering from mental health problems and to propose the implementation of interventions to help them return to work, and to take measures to engage those with severe mental health problems in paid work.