Why don t people with mental illness take the initiative to seek a doctor?

—Hu Xianzhang.

In the real world, seeking medical attention is a common event. Some diseases (eg, trauma, acute poisoning) require immediate medical attention, the sooner the better, and both the patient and family members believe that they should seek medical attention; Some people with medical conditions (such as high blood pressure) are not in a hurry to seek medical attention, but most people receive medical attention; In other cases, such as mental illness, which can also be called a psychological disorder, most patients or family members are reluctant or delay seeking medical care. The main reasons for this are:

1. Lack of understanding of mental illness, and the pathological manifestations of many patients are considered to be "personality problems" rather than psychological disorders.

2. Shame, feeling ashamed to go to the psychiatric department. People can accept medical care with a physical illness, but they cannot accept a medical visit with a mental disorder.

3. Social prejudice, the prejudice or discrimination of mental illness left over from our culture, we often use the term "neurosis.""(i.e. psychotic) to insult people.

4. It is difficult for patients who do not fight or make trouble to seek medical treatment. In most cases, "I can't do it at home" is the reason to seek medical attention.

5. Prejudice against hospitals. If you are locked up in a ward, you will be shut down if you are not sick.

6. Prejudice against **. If you take medicine, you will be stupid.

7. There is a bias against psychological disorders in the workplace, which makes it impossible for patients to take time off or take leave for medical treatment for legitimate reasons.

8. Fees. Some patients can't afford it.

9. Interaction with relatives and friends. Some psychological problems can be somewhat improved with the persuasion of relatives and friends, but because this persuasion is inefficient and unprofessional, it often leads to delays**.

Finally, it is hoped that patients with mental illness and their families can be treated correctly and seek medical treatment in a timely manner.

Xianzhang Hu, M.D., graduated from Xinxiang Medical College in 1984, M.D. from West China Medical University, and M.D. from Peking University. He is now a scholar in the United States).

Why are people with mental illness reluctant to see a doctor?

First of all, intuitively, I feel that this person's behavior is simply inexplicable, and it is purely the kind that has nothing to look for.

Secondly, intuitively, there is a great deal of doubt about the authenticity of its self-proclaimed "psychiatrist".

1. Lack of the necessary skills to be a qualified doctor – listen patiently

I remember reading psychology books and medical books and seeing that one of the necessary skills to be a qualified doctor is to listen patiently.

It is very curious that such a person who does not even have the patience to communicate with normal people will have the patience to communicate with mentally ill people.

2. Lack of objective diagnosis ability as a qualified doctor.

Later, it was found that the "psychiatrist" (who seriously doubted the authenticity) directly labeled me as a suspect of histrionic personality disorder without any face-to-face communication with me!

But even I, a layman, know that when communicating with people, words only account for 7% of all information conveyed! 38% comes from voice, and the remaining 55% comes from silent body language!

Therefore, the probability that this so-called "doctor" can get accurate information only through my words, no, to be precise, just through my fragments, will be far less than 7%, maybe not even 1%.

If it's just an ordinary person, but as a "doctor", if you use less than 1% of the information accuracy to make a random diagnosis, it may cause death!

Summary. Hello, dear, because mainly this condition is very difficult to **, and it is only controlled in the hospital. Mental illness is a heart disease, so in addition to herself, you can care for and help her with your heart, and long-term persistence may have an effect!

It is better to keep it in the hospital for a long time. The public is always full of negative images of people with mental illness: strange behavior, inability to communicate and understand normally, mental instability, and the possibility of outbursts and injuries at any time.

He had a serious mental illness and couldn't get better, and the people in the hospital didn't let him die but kept locked up in the hospital all the time.

Hello pants Jane Spine, dear, I can't get better if I have a serious mental illness, the people in the hospital don't let him die but keep him in the hospital, it's the doctor who has no power over life and death. For patients with more serious conditions, they have no self-awareness, no understanding of their own Hu Osmosis, and if the disease is severe, they will be affected by nuclear auditory hallucinations and delusions, and there is the possibility of hurting others and themselves, so they should be given drugs first**.

Hello, dear, because mainly speaking, many of these diseases are difficult to **, and they are only controlled in the hospital. Mental illness is a heart disease, so in addition to herself, you can care about and help her with your heart, and long-term persistence may have an effect! It is better to keep it in the hospital for a long time.

The public is always full of negative images of people with mental illness: strange behavior, inability to communicate and understand normally, mental instability, and the possibility of outbursts and injuries at any time.

Summary. Dear, psychiatrists can go to a regular hospital to become a doctor. However, there are many people who go to regular hospitals, and there is a lot of competition pressure.

Can psychiatric doctors go to a regular hospital to be a doctor, but not to a psychiatric hospital?

If I go to a regular hospital, which department will I be assigned to become a doctor?

Dear, you can go to the neurology department, the psychology department, these.

Can I go to the brain department?

Going to the brain department is also dealing with neurological problems.

You mean, you can go to the brain department too, right?

Yes, work on the nerves.

Generally speaking, the current medical treatment of mentally ill patients is mainly decided by the family. There are also local ** departments that can intervene and persuade their families. dao

Mentally ill patients do not consider themselves sick because they do not have the ability to recognize their own mental symptoms, and in medical terms, they are called "lack of self-awareness". As a result, patients often refuse to seek medical attention and take medications. For patients who refuse to receive medical treatment, we should first take appropriate measures to persuade the patients and have a kind attitude to avoid causing patients' resistance.

You can start with some physical discomforts of the patient, such as headache, dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath, insomnia, etc., to illustrate the importance of **, such as delaying the condition, it will lead to serious consequences. Patients are usually able to accept medical treatment after patient persuasion. For patients who refuse to seek medical treatment, family members can use some coercive means to send them to the hospital.

or forcibly admitting to a hospital with the assistance of the hospital. Generally speaking, after the patient has a certain ability to understand his disease through the system, he will cooperate with the patient and take the medicine on time.

Now there are compulsory measures for the admission of severe mental illness, and you can carry out compulsory admission through the , civil affairs and other departments**.