October 10 is World Mental Health Day. On this day, worldwide attention is paid to mental health. Unfortunately, mental health problems are still taboo.<\/p>\n\n
Over 191,000 people in the Netherlands experience a mental illness for the first time each year, and about 4 in 10 people<\/a> meet the criteria for one or more psychiatric diagnoses at some point in their lives. Worldwide, some 1 trillion<\/a> people live with a mental disorder and 3 million people die as a result of alcohol addiction<\/a>. There are several reasons why the subject is still taboo worldwide. For example, some mental health symptoms are less well known, so people with these symptoms mostly face misunderstanding. There are also many misconceptions surrounding certain issues, such as addictions<\/a> and personality disorders<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n The degree of familiarity with the psychological complaint often increases understanding and empathy. Personal stories also help normalize mental issues, because often the person behind the diagnosis is forgotten. Therefore, good education about psychological problems and being able to talk about them is very important to break the taboo.<\/p>\n\nUnderstanding the person behind the diagnosis<\/h2>\n\n
At U-center, we treat the person, not the diagnosis<\/h2>\n\n