Mental health is only for the rich| Clinic prices are “fire” that burn patients’ pockets
«Originally A psychopath“.. these words have become the common justification for any unnatural act, which starts from deliberate embarrassment to murder, in addition to suffering with the details of psychological ailments and stigmatizing their owners, the cost of treatment is very high, perhaps exceeding the ability of the rich sometimes.
Continue with Psychiatrist or a sanatorium, is something considered luxury by me in Egypt; Psychotherapy is still not available to keep pace with what is happening in society, especially in developing countries and eastern societies, most of which consider mental illness a stigma that should not be revealed or attempted to be cured.
billion mental patients
According to the World Health Organization and globally, regarding one billion people suffer from mental disorders, and the organization confirmed that anyone anywhere can be affected by them, an estimated 400 million people of all ages suffer from depression, and more women are affected by depression than men. While bipolar affective disorder affects regarding 60 million people globally, schizophrenia affects regarding 21 million people globally, and dementia affects more than 35 million people globally.
Health systems have not yet responded adequately to the burden mental disordersTherefore, there is a large gap between the need for treatment and its provision worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, there are between 76% to 85% of people with mental disorders who do not receive any treatment for their condition in low- and middle-income countries, and between 35% suffer from Up to 50% of people with mental disorders are the same in high-income countries.
According to the World Health Organization, people with severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, often die 10 or 20 years before the general population. On average, countries spend less than 2% of their national health budgets on mental health, and in low- and middle-income countries, no More than 75% of people with mental illness receive any treatment for their condition at all.
Doctors Prices
Although psychotherapy is not less than, or more important than, organic therapy in many cases, the exaggeration in the prices of psychiatrists’ vezeta increases the difficulty of searching for psychological treatment, and it usually stands as an obstacle to those who can transcend and overcome society’s view of Psychotherapy،
“Akhbar Al-Youm Gate” surveyed the prices of some psychiatric clinics to find out their average prices.
Prices vary psychiatrists Depending on the location of the clinic, the experience and competence of the treating doctor, and his scientific degrees, the examination prices range from 200 to nearly 2000 pounds. The examination prices for most of them range from 800 to 500 pounds, and some are less than that between 450 and 200 pounds for examination, other than the price of the consultation, as most doctors have prices for consultation following the examination.
Read also: Mental health: Social media is a major factor in the spread of depression | video
short link
https://m.akhbarelyom/s/3820890
