Getting help in the Field of psychiatry is not a weakness.
Nowadays, when economic problems and the points that make life difficult start to increase, urban life appears as a more challenging and stressful living space. Specialist Dr. Who emphasizes that we should not hesitate to get psychiatric support to make our life easier. Yaprak Arslan said, ”We socially do not show the acceptance and support that we show to other systemic diseases in psychiatric diseases."
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The negative effects of recent events, especially in everyday life, on our lives have also been proven in research that applications to psychiatry and drug use have increased due to us going through a process such as an earthquake and COVID.
Unfortunately, the person who tries to struggle with the difficulties of social life is also faced with 'social labeling'. Specialist Dr. Yaprak Arslan, while evaluating the issue to Ben Haber, said, "Unfortunately, this is one of the most difficult points for our patients. If you get support at a point when you need it, the worry that you will be labeled and stigmatized makes it more difficult for you to reach treatment. In fact, the basis of this is a lack of social information and a concern about stigma. We do not show the acceptance and support that we show socially to other systemic diseases in psychiatric diseases. This, of course, can push the person who needs help into difficult situations such as not being understood, avoiding self-expression, avoiding seeking support, and becoming even more lonely." he expressed it in the form of.
PREJUDICE AGAINST PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS SHOULD DISAPPEAR!
Specialist Dr. Yaprak Arslan explained that it is necessary to explain the lack of knowledge about psychiatric diseases, why psychiatric treatment was started and what the treatment corrected as follows; “Psychiatric drugs regulate some chemical imbalances in our brain and help the brain restore normal function. Our main goal here is not to change or suppress the patient's personality, but on the contrary, it is aimed to restore his functionality, restore and reach his own self-potential. When the disease is treated, the individual can return to his own state. Just as we use drugs to treat diabetes or hypertension, drugs are also a means of treatment for psychiatric diseases. To illustrate this with another system, the pancreas in a diabetic patient cannot secrete enough insulin. That's why we give medications that regulate insulin secretion or insulin directly. In psychiatric diseases, there is also a deficiency in brain cells that secrete chemicals that regulate emotions, thoughts and behaviors, and we provide cellular healing with drugs." said.
YOUR ”YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, THERE'S NO NEED FOR MEDICATION" APPROACH PUTS ANOTHER BURDEN ON THE PATIENT!
Arslan stated that the rhetoric of ”you'll take care of it, no need for medication“ in society is also the wrong approach, “In other systemic diseases, we can't say ”you're fine, you'll take care of it yourself“, we don't see it as a symbol of weakness, in the same way, we don't have a chance to say ”you'll take care of it yourself" when the cells that affect our emotions, thoughts and behaviors in our brain get sick. From the outside, not looking like a patient, explaining how you feel and trying to prove it adds another burden to the patient's current problem. This, of course, can result in situations such as not applying for treatment, not taking medication, or stopping treatment early. All this actually causes the process to be interrupted, the disease to continue, to become complicated. Ignoring the symptoms of a psychiatric illness is the same as saying, “you'll figure it out for yourself,” and causing it to become complicated, resulting in other things. “ he stressed.
POSTPONING TREATMENT MEANS THAT THE PATIENT GOES INTO A COMA!
Arslan, who said that one of the main reasons for the spiral of violence in the country is the refusal to receive psychiatric support, said, “Unfortunately, do not bring insanity, suicide incidents are things that we have heard a lot lately. The points that I was trying to explain just now are getting complicated and we can't get ahead of it, this is exactly the situation. We can evaluate the point at which the person has arrived as a coma of psychiatry. Actually, there are a lot of things we can avoid before we get to this point. Therefore, when you realize that we or a relative of ours feels this way, as with other patients, it is necessary to take him to the competent person, to take him to his doctor, where he can get help without judgment." said.
GETTING HELP IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF WEAKNESS
Specialist Dr. Yaprak Arslan stated that prejudices about drugs are one of the reasons that make it difficult to get support, “People may have a number of concerns, such as whether it is addictive, whether we have started drinking for life now. No, there is no such thing. By asking the specialist for the right treatment, sharing our concerns and problems with our doctor, we can find the chance to achieve the most positive result and treatment. Therefore, my suggestion may be that they should not hesitate, even if it is just to consult, getting help is not an indicator of weakness,”he said.
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Psikiyatrist & Psikoterapist