And the head of the Psychology Association continued, that the tests available through social networking sites are inaccurate procedures.
Earlier, the National Center for Mental Health Promotion announced the results of the mental health index in the Kingdom for the year 2022 AD, which showed a slight decrease in the prevalence of depression symptoms, which reached (12.7%) compared to 2020, which reached (13.8%).
The center stated that the risk rate of depression is higher in the age group over 60 years, with a higher probability of infection in females, and the risk rates increase if the income is less than 5 thousand riyals, in addition to the symptoms of depression being slightly higher in unmarried couples, and the possibility increases Infection in people who do not engage in physical activity, and people with less than normal weights suffer from more symptoms of depression than others, and it is interesting that volunteering is associated with alleviating symptoms of depression and smoking increases the risk of infection with it.
And the center stated that the index shows a significant decrease in symptoms of anxiety among those who practice voluntary work or daily hobbies, and smoking was associated with higher rates of anxiety than non-smokers, indicating that the index and through comparison with the countries of the world that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – thank God – achieves lower levels in prevalence rates. Symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety.
