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.
Details
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.