{"id":8033,"date":"2023-04-02T10:18:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T10:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/psihichno-zdrave-za-medicinski-lica-sofiq\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:54:49","slug":"psihichno-zdrave-za-medicinski-lica-sofiq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/en\/psihichno-zdrave-za-medicinski-lica-sofiq\/","title":{"rendered":"MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEDICAL WORKERS: A MEETING WITH STUDENTS FROM SOFIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEDICAL WORKERS: A MEETING WITH STUDENTS FROM SOFIA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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On March 27th<\/sup> we organized a meeting with the students from Medical University \u2013 Sofia. In collaboration with the Association of Medical students in Bulgaria, we raised awareness on the topic of mental health. The event targeted the students, because the early prevention of \u201cburnout\u201d also prevents a pandemic of emotional stress. As future healthcare workers, it is good for the students to know not only the risks of the profession, but also how to recognize and prevent them.<\/p>

Mental health is one of the bigger causes of Astra Forum Foundation and Science in the crisis. Due to the increased number of doctors, suffering from \u201cburnout\u201d, our team organized therapy groups with leading psychotherapists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Professor Monica Bogdanova, psychoanalyst, was one of the lecturers at the event. She paid attention to psychosomatics \u2013 a medical subspecialty. In general terms, psychosomatics (originating from Greek: psyche \u2013 soul, soma \u2013 body) includes the interaction between the behavior (thoughts, feelings, actions) and physical illness. Psychosomatic medicine studies the influence of our emotions and fears over our health.<\/p>

\u201cGenerally speaking \u2013 how to stress reflects our body.\u201d Professor Bogdanova reminded that the primary shows of stress are dandruff, muscle tension and others. She shared her experience in the field of pediatrics and how often she observes children, dealing with mental stress through their bodies. The specialist also reminded that some of the most popular names in psychology were doctors, which confirms that the mental state has a direct relation to the physical state.<\/p>

Bogdanova shared with the students that choosing a psychotherapist is difficult, but very important. \u201cIt is not easy to choose who heals your body, what\u2019s left for choosing the person who heals your soul.\u201d However, in her words, the first steps in psychotherapy are very complex, because it is a process that takes time and the results can not be realized from the first session.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Momchil Baev, MD, founder and chairman of Astra Forum Foundation, was the second lecturer at the event. He presented two topics, one of which was mental health and the Foundation\u2019s initiative.<\/p>

\u201cProfessional burnout is included in the 11th<\/sup> Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon\u201d, Baev said. This has been described in the chapter: \u201cFactors, influencing the health status or contact with healthcare services\u201d \u2013 which includes the reasons why people contact health services, but are not classified as diseases or health conditions. \u201cOccupational burnout was also included in the 10th<\/sup> ICD in the same category as the ICD-11. The World Health Organization is about to undertake the development of primary evidential guidelines for mental well-being at the workplace\u201d, Baev said.<\/p>

He noted that due to the crisis, related to COVID-19, the authorities were unprepared and that was precisely what contributed to the mistrust in the healthcare system. The ones who suffered the most from this evaluation were the medical staff. \u201cThey were burdened with extremely difficult shifts.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cUntil recently, it was believed that \u201cburn-out\u201d is a phenomenon, associated with doctors at the end of their careers. However, research shows that young doctors, including medical students, are twice as threatened by burnout, compared to older medical specialists\u201d, Momchil Baev emphasized.<\/p>

It became apparent, that in the national research for education by General Medical Council for 2021, one third of the interns have reported they felt \u201cburned out\u201d to a high degree, due to their work, more than they did during the pre-pandemic years.<\/p>

In April 2022, 62% of young doctors reported that they suffer from depression, anxiety, stress, burnout, emotional stress or other mental conditions, impaired by their job or education. Half of them believe that their condition deteriorated during the previous month.<\/p>

The results are alarming, because the percentages are higher than the ones, recorded during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic- 53%.<\/p>

\u201cSome of the reasons for burnout among medical students are well-known \u2013 high academic expectations, the demanding nature of the content, high stress levels from exams.\u201d<\/p>

At the end of his presentation, after it became clear that stress prevention for health workers is necessary, Momchil Baev spoke about the therapy groups for medical workers, organized by Astra Forum Foundation. He explained what the steps are for anyone who participates.<\/p>