February 11 is World Day of the Sick. Psychotherapist at JSC "Medicina" (clinic of Academician Roitberg), member of the Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League Mikhail Kumov said that during the pandemic, this date is especially important.

“The pandemic has demonstrated to all of humanity that each of us can be vulnerable, and that there are people who need our help. And not only material or physical, but simply manifested in communication, ”he said.

According to Kumov, psychological help is necessary for everyone who suffers from any disease. It is support that affects the treatment and well-being of the patient. At the same time, patients with oncological diseases and relatives of patients suffering from alcohol dependence most often seek psychological support, the physician added.

“The meaning of help is to provide a person with psychological support at different stages of the disease, to overcome despondency, depression, pain syndrome, to form a mood for recovery. Often, general strengthening drugs are additionally used, and if necessary, antidepressants and sedatives can be prescribed. The psychotherapist will teach you how to accept what happened with the least loss of social contacts and the opportunity to continue your personal life. The psychologist will explain what the help of loved ones is in this particular disease, how to behave in certain situations, and will help you learn how to behave in such a way that you do not burn out emotionally when communicating with the patient, ”Kumov said.

Earlier, Zhanna Dorosh, the director of the medical service of Medicina JSC, gave advice on how to protect yourself from coronavirus infection.

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