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These numbers are completely ignoring a massive mental health crisis. I have multiple psychologist friends who are beyond booked solid for the next while and ha

by kjrose 5y ago

These numbers are completely ignoring a massive mental health crisis. I have multiple psychologist friends who are beyond booked solid for the next while and have never seen this high of demand. As well my ems friends say that suicide ideation and suicide attempts are way way up. As well as alcohol and drug poisoning cases (which are not marked as suicides usually)

whimsicalism 5y ago
Definitely agree that there is a mental health crisis. I wonder if some booking of psychologists & therapists might have to do with people now having liquid cash they can use to address things they couldn't in the past and a relative absence of other things to spend money on.
- hn8788 5y ago
  Anecdotally, it's been much easier for me to see my therapist since covid started. Instead of having to take time off work to go to their office, everything is done over the phone.
  - pmiller2 5y ago
    I do my sessions over Zoom. Although I don't like the lower bandwidth of remote sessions vs in person, I can't say I miss the 70 miles round trip.
Oras 5y ago
I personally think we haven't seen the aftermath of the pandemic yet when it comes to mental health.
- pmiller2 5y ago
  We almost certainly have not. I would expect at the very least an increase in PTSD cases. I might speculate there could be an increase in other anxiety disorders, for instance, social anxiety or mild agoraphobia. Although it isn't totally clear, there is some suggestion from the research that the number of prior depressive episodes is a risk factor for having another one [0]. --- [0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169519/
- kjrose 5y ago
  On the other side of things. If you invested in a brewery or distillery, you are making good money these days.

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These numbers are completely ignoring a massive mental health crisis. I have multiple psychologist friends who are beyond booked solid for the next while and ha

by kjrose 5y ago

whimsicalism 5y ago
Definitely agree that there is a mental health crisis. I wonder if some booking of psychologists & therapists might have to do with people now having liquid cash they can use to address things they couldn't in the past and a relative absence of other things to spend money on.
- hn8788 5y ago
  Anecdotally, it's been much easier for me to see my therapist since covid started. Instead of having to take time off work to go to their office, everything is done over the phone.
  - pmiller2 5y ago
    I do my sessions over Zoom. Although I don't like the lower bandwidth of remote sessions vs in person, I can't say I miss the 70 miles round trip.
Oras 5y ago
I personally think we haven't seen the aftermath of the pandemic yet when it comes to mental health.
- pmiller2 5y ago
  We almost certainly have not. I would expect at the very least an increase in PTSD cases. I might speculate there could be an increase in other anxiety disorders, for instance, social anxiety or mild agoraphobia. Although it isn't totally clear, there is some suggestion from the research that the number of prior depressive episodes is a risk factor for having another one [0]. --- [0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169519/
- kjrose 5y ago
  On the other side of things. If you invested in a brewery or distillery, you are making good money these days.