{"id":26745,"date":"2021-06-18T12:57:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T10:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/?p=26745"},"modified":"2021-06-18T12:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T10:57:17","slug":"chronicle-anticipated-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/en\/chronicle-anticipated-downfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronicle of an anticipated downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psychologists warn of the lack of professionals to face a mental health pandemic, one which they anticipated over a year ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Text: Ra\u00fal Beltr\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, I have less desire to go out and contact with people feels suffocating. I don’t enjoy things like I did before, I’m unmotivated, and since lockdown thinking about the future of my work life makes me feel profoundly anxious.\u201d This is how a patient affected by the Covid-19 crisis describes the general malaise he suffers. His case is that of thousands of Spaniards who are now constantly facing crisis\u2019s of anxiety, uncertainty, financial problems, unresolved grief…<\/p>\n

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The most silent pandemic, at least so far, that of the mental health of citizens, “is already here and won\u2019t be leaving anytime soon.” The words of Javier Torres, dean of the Official College of Psychology of the Balearic Islands (COPIB), are this blunt. As Margalida Gili, professor at the UIB mentioned in the previous issue of Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global, the lack of priority given to psychology in the management of the pandemic, has led to a psychological unease which is at risk of becoming entrenched among the population.<\/p>\n

Children, adolescents and the elderly are those who are suffering the most from the psychological consequences of this crisis, but “no matter the age segment, it has affected everyone.” For this reason, the dean assures that “if you perceive that you have any problem that affects your daily routine, you should not be afraid to ask for help from a psychology professional.”<\/p>\n

The future is uncertain. And although there is no magic formula to appease oneself, Torres advises that, while normality is restored, “perhaps it is necessary to continue with one\u2019s personal development, maybe hold off on new projects, reinvent oneself and, above all, maintain hope”.<\/p>\n

The Balearic Islands are stretched to capacity<\/h2>\n

“The statistics are there. Consultations have increased by 30% and health services are overwhelmed; Appointments are being given for three months\u2019 time and the lack of availability of doctors leads to over-medication of patients, \u201dsays Torres.<\/p>\n

The lack of professionals in the Balearic Islands and in the rest of Spain is evident. “We have between three and four psychologists for every 100,000 inhabitants, while in the European Union the average is eighteen,” explains the dean of the COPIB. \u201cWe are insisting to the Government on the imperative need to increase the number of public placements. Treatment is a right of the citizens, not a privilege\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\t\t