{"id":16814,"date":"2023-10-10T11:17:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neurologiaclinica.es\/october-10-world-mental-health-day\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:19:03","slug":"october-10-world-mental-health-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neurologiaclinica.es\/en\/october-10-world-mental-health-day\/","title":{"rendered":"October 10 World Mental Health Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Neurological diseases also affect mental health<\/b><\/h5>

(Madrid. Lucila Rodr\u00edguez)<\/p>

Mental health is, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with stressful times, to develop their activities and, most importantly, is a fundamental human right and an essential element for personal, community and socioeconomic development<\/strong>. However, more and more people are suffering from a mental problem, especially in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>

“With the pandemic, there has been a population-wide increase in the need for mental health treatment.<\/strong> There are several reasons for this increase in needs: on the one hand, the high stress generated during months, the losses derived, both personal and economic, and the loss of social contact; and, on the other hand, the stigma regarding people who present any type of psychiatric pathology is beginning to disappear”, commented Marta Bravo S\u00e1nchez<\/a>, assistant psychiatrist at the Psychiatry Unit<\/a> of the Neurology Service of the Ruber Internacional Hospital<\/a>.<\/p>

However, and beyond the problems generated by the pandemic, mental health can be affected by the presence of various pathologies<\/strong> (non-psychological or psychiatric) such as, for example, neurological ones. Sometimes the fact of having a diagnosis of a chronic disease<\/strong>, such as many neurological diseases, can generate a process of mourning and adaptation to the new reality, favoring the appearance of anxiety or affective disorders.<\/strong> <\/p>

Similarly, there are pathologies such as epilepsy or Parkinson’s<\/a> disease in which, in addition to the aforementioned, there is the use of drugs which, although they are very effective for these diseases, sometimes generate side effects such as increased impulsivity and even depressive or psychotic symptoms. “In addition, there are neuropsychiatric diseases in which the symptoms overlap, sharing pathophysiological mechanisms, so the multidisciplinary approach is essential,” said Dr. Bravo Sanchez, on the occasion of World Mental Health Day. <\/p>

Multidisciplinary approach in the Psychiatry Unit<\/b><\/p>

Precisely in the Psychiatry Unit<\/a> of the Neurology Service of the Ruber Internacional Hospital, created in 2014, patients are offered a multidisciplinary evaluation of the emotional variables and psychopathological alterations that accompany, facilitate or complexify the different somatic problems that are treated.<\/p>

In fact, we work closely with other specialties such as Internal Medicine, Gynecology, Neurosurgery and Oncology.<\/p>

“It is essential to take an adequate approach to mental health problems. Multiple studies show that not paying attention to these disorders leads to poorer adherence and a worse response to treatment,” added the psychiatrist.<\/p><\/blockquote>

The most common problems seen in the Psychiatry Unit are adaptive disorders, affective polarity disorders (mainly depressive) and obsessive-compulsive disorders.<\/p>

“The approach depends on the patient, and it is essential to use personalized medicine, that is, to see the patient as a whole, with an integrated approach (psychopharmacological, psychotherapeutic, supportive and rehabilitative) according to their individual characteristics. In addition, there is a multidisciplinary functional movement disorder unit where the neurology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychiatry and psychology teams work together,” concluded Dr. Bravo Sanchez.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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