Question 33230 — health

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Mr. Aurélien Taché alerts the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the health and social risk represented by the emergence of new psychiatric disorders linked to the covid-19 pandemic. If the health crisis has reminded everyone of the importance of physical health, we must not underestimate the psychological impact of such upheaval. It was first of all serious patients, interned in psychiatry, who bore the brunt of the disruption of the hospital system. But the challenge today is to face the emergency represented by the large-scale alteration of the mental health of the French. Stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems... it’s a real “psychiatric wave” that lies in wait! Once again, it is the most vulnerable who are hardest hit. Indeed, as Professor Delphine Capdevielle, head of the psychiatry center at the University Hospital of Montpellier, the link between socio-economic difficulties and psychological disorders is clearly established. In particular, according to the CoviPrev survey by Public Health France, which has been monitoring the evolution of the psychological health of the French since March 23, 2020, the population profiles with poorer mental health include people declaring that they are in a very difficult financial situation, young people aged 18 to 24 and particularly young women, the inactive and lower socio-professional categories (CSP-). Elderly patients who have experienced a radical break from their loved ones have also been victims of significant depressive episodes. However, anxiety, tension, daily difficulties and sleep disorders are major risk factors for the development of more serious psychiatric disorders. Taking into account the mental health must then be an integral part of the national strategy to combat the epidemic. Also, he asks what measures are being considered by the Government to better prevent and better care for people suffering from psychological and psychiatric difficulties due to covid-19 and its socio-economic repercussions.

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