anxiety

Taking care of the mental health of women during pregnancy is important. The latest studies on the subject have found that suffering from a disorder, such as depression, could have negative consequences for mother and baby, from presenting complications in pregnancy to increasing the risk of certain long-term diseases in the baby.

Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in the world, and it seems that as technology advances, so does anxiety, in many cases positioning itself as a serious public health problem.

Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in the world, and it seems that as technology advances, so does anxiety, in many cases positioning itself as a serious public health problem.

We don't always eat when we are really hungry, but sometimes we do it as a way to "cover up" certain emotions, looking for an escape route from uncomfortable or unpleasant emotions that we don't want to experience.

Mental health problems in adolescents are appearing at younger ages and everything indicates that they have worsened with the pandemic. One of them is eating disorders, a serious pathology that manifests itself essentially through symptoms and obsessions related to food and body image. However, we should not consider these disorders as a product of the superficiality or vanity of those who suffer from them. At the base of EDs are deep psychological problems and relational difficulties.

Raising and educating children requires a significant daily effort that, combined with work stress and the high level of demand that parents sometimes impose on ourselves, ends up leading to what is called 'parental burnout'.

In recent years, mental health problems in pregnancy have been found to increase the risk of certain negative consequences for mothers and children. It is known, for example, that depression during pregnancy can affect the baby's brain and neurological development in infancy, as well as negatively influence the bond between mothers and children during the baby's first year of life.

According to WHO data, 800,000 people commit suicide every year in the world, being the third leading cause of death among young people between 15 and 19 years old. But this harsh reality can also occur in stages of life that are socially considered "the happiest", as is the case of the perinatal period, a stage that ranges from pregnancy to one year after delivery.