More than 76 thousand Ukrainians received mental health care from family doctors in a year - NHSU
Kyiv • UNN
More than 76,000 Ukrainians have received psychological assistance from primary care doctors in the year since the launch of the new package of medical services by the National Health Service of Ukraine.
Since November 2022 when a new package appeared in the program of medical guarantees - "Support and and treatment of adults and children with mental disorders at the primary level of medical care", more than 76 thousand Ukrainians have sought psychological for psychological help. This is reported by UNN with reference to the press service of the National Health Service of Ukraine.
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As of today, 792 institutions in Ukraine have a contract for the relevant package of treatment of mental disorders, since the beginning of which in November last year, 76,278 patients have already have already received mental health care from a primary care physician. care. At the same time, the National Health Service has paid more than UAH 10.68 million to the institutions.
With the outbreak of full-scale war, mental health care has become one of the priorities of the Medical Guarantee Program. Therefore, a new mental health support package was introduced at the primary level. Almost 10,000 family doctors, general practitioners and pediatricians have been trained to identify mental disorders and provide the necessary medical care to patients. In this way, we bring psychological help closer to the individual. So if you experience frequent mood swings, are constantly in a depressed mood, or have any changes in your mental state, please consult your family doctor
According to the of the electronic healthcare system, patients most often visit a primary care doctor primary health care for the following reasons:
- Feeling anxiety/nervousness/tension;
- Sleep disorders;
- Psychological symptoms;
- Depressed mood mood;
- Memory impairment memory disorders;
- Psychological disorders;
- Acute reaction to stress to stress;
- Feelings of irritability, anger.
Important: help in the field of mental health is provided by family doctors, therapists and pediatricians who working in institutions with a contract for the package "Support and treatment of adults and children with mental disorders at the primary level of medical care". You can find the facility using the online map available at the link.
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