Needs in Mental Health and Research - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Needs in Mental Health and Research |

Psychic suffering is a public health problem in the world because it is strongly related to the loss of functionality, and to the presence of drastic reflexes in personal life and in the social context. Psychic suffering presents as determinants not only the abilities of individuals to deal with thoughts, emotions, behaviors, interactions, but also aspects related to life in society. It should be noted that these determinants are directly influenced by public policies, which are responsible for the conditions for social protection.

Macroeconomic actors are expression factors that determine psychic suffering, since they lead to the reduction of investments in the health sector in spite of the increase of demands. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)⁽⁾, psychic suffering contributes to much of diseases burden to the world, and depression has great expressiveness for years lived in a dysfunctional way. Suicide is today the second leading cause of death in young people, and it is necessary to consider emerging issues such as: the number of unemployed youths with image and esteem changes, highly influenced by perverse media; consequent marginalization and impoverishment of society as a stimulus to domestic violence and abuse; issues of work overload, often informal and to cause worries and stress, in addition to other aspects to be observed from each reality and context.

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