The Abu Dhabi International Conference on Mental Health, organized by Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, over three days and concluded yesterday, the inclusion of mental illnesses within the scope of coverage of all health insurance companies in the country, and attention to psychological support for the elderly, and provide Rehabilitation centers for their support and care, while a local study reviewed at the conference, showed that 75% of the psychological problems in the country are caused by depression or anxiety.

The recommendations of the conference included the need to unify efforts of the relevant bodies, such as the Ministry of Health and other health bodies and the Ministry of Education, as well as media and social institutions to raise awareness within the community of the development of mental health, to remove the social stigma associated with it, and emphasize the importance of training primary health care doctors and doctors Medical professionals in general, on the early detection of symptoms of mental disorders.

The recommendations included attention to psychological support for the elderly, providing rehabilitation centers and activating the role of social institutions in supporting and caring for this category of society, and the inclusion of mental illness within the coverage of all health insurance companies, to ensure that all individuals receive psychological support, which maintains the balance and stability of the community, in addition To reconsider the classification of psychotropic drugs in terms of their addictive effect, especially since most of the most common antidepressants and psychosis have nothing to do with addiction, but they are currently among the restricted drugs, which complicates the procedures of writing these drugs and dispensing and repetition of patients.

7% of women are anxious

Dr. Kazem Al-Abadi, a public health specialist at the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), revealed a local study conducted in Dubai on 300 women aged 15 to 65 years that showed an anxiety disorder at 7%. In 2014, another study in Dubai showed that 75% of psychological problems in the country are caused by depression or anxiety. The most common disorder, according to the study, is phobia or fear of being in places. Public crowds, followed by social phobia, panic disorder, and obsessive disorder J.