Anxiety, sleep disorders: The Ministry of Health on the most frequent appeals to hotlines and doctors regarding mental health

Anxiety, sleep disorders: The Ministry of Health on the most frequent appeals to hotlines and doctors regarding mental health

Kyiv  •  UNN

October 10 2024, 09:55 AM  •  5487 views

The Minister of Health spoke about the most common mental health concerns of Ukrainians. These include anxiety, sleep disorders, depressed mood, and memory problems.

The most frequent mental health issues that Ukrainians call hotlines and see family doctors about are  anxiety, sleep disturbances, depressed mood, and memory problems.

This was announced by the Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko during a telethon, a correspondent of UNN reports

Compared to the beginning of the war, we are now seeing a decline in phone calls to our hotlines related to mental health or psycho-emotional disorders. We understand why this is happening. Because Ukraine has launched an all-Ukrainian mental health program “Are you okay?”, which is being implemented on the initiative of First Lady Olena Zelenska, and within this program there is a hotline launched by the National Psychological Association, which is specialized

- Lyashko said. 

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He noted that calls on psycho-emotional issues are directed to the hotline of the National Psychological Association. 

Separately, we already understand that there is a result of its work, the implementation of this program... The most frequent appeals, both to hotlines and to family doctors, are feelings of anxiety, sleep disturbances, depressed mood, and memory impairment. These are triggers that you need to pay attention to, my advice is not to be shy, come to your family doctor, or dial the hotline of the National Psychological Association

- Lyashko said. 

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HelpHelp

The line of the National Psychological Association is 0 800 100 102.

Contact center of the Ministry of Health - 0 800 60 20 19.

Crisis assistance and support hotline of the Ukrainian Veterans Fund under the Ministry of Veterans for veterans and their families - 0 800 332 029.   

Addendum Addendum

The All-Ukrainian mental health program “Are You OK?” has provided Ukrainians with adviceon how to cope with anxiety and similar stress attacks.