WHO. COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey
WHO. COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey
World Mental Health Day on 10 October to highlight urgent need to increase investment in chronically underfunded sector.
(…) Countries reported widespread disruption of many kinds of critical mental health services:
(…) 67% saw disruptions to counseling and psychotherapy; 65% to critical harm reduction services; and 45% to opioid agonist maintenance treatment for opioid dependence.
More than a third (35%) reported disruptions to emergency interventions, including those for people experiencing prolonged seizures; severe substance use withdrawal syndromes; and delirium, often a sign of a serious underlying medical condition.
30% reported disruptions to access for medications for mental, neurological and substance use disorders. (WHO, 05.10.2020)
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/05-10-2020-covid-19-disrupting-mental-health-services-in-most-countries-who-survey