Saturday, July 20, 2019

What Is Included In A Mental Health Directory

By Peter Schmidt


These days, awareness of mental health conditions has been going up due to rising number of suicide, depression, and anxiety cases being publicized. Because of this, there have been organizations that have been reaching out to people who have these conditions. Organizations have made this possible by including their names in a mental health directory.

Of course, there are still many people who are not aware that these directories actually exist because the advocacy is still in its rather early stages of evolution. However, social media has allowed its presence to further flourish allowing more and more people access to contact details of centers and individuals to cater to certain psychological services that one may need during adverse times.

One of the most commonly called numbers that can be found in these directories would be none other than the suicide hotline itself. These hotlines give people access to counselors that specialize in suicidal individuals who, at the moment, feel like killing themselves. This number was given as a sort of emergency number to cater to these people who cannot control their emotions.

Aside from the suicide hotline, there are also some numbers that lead to centers that specialize in certain counseling services. For those listings, one can check online directories of their state to find local counseling centers near his or her area including contact details. The listings would provide the email address, phone numbers, and center addresses of these places.

However, if one would need professional services, psychologists and psychotherapists will also be part of the listings. Psychological clinics will be listed in these directories along with some individual psychologists or therapists. These are the individuals who can administer psychological tests and perform psychotherapy.

Psychiatric services will also be listed in the directories just in case one feels like he or she needs to have some clinical services. However, it is recommended that one does not call up any psychiatrist without a recommendation from a psychologist first. Usually, psychologists would be the one to refer their patients to a psychiatrist that they have worked with before or have met during their practice.

If one finds a psychiatrist that has good reviews in the listing and may want to try out the services, he or she may work together with the psychologist first. One may ask the psychologist if the desired psychiatrist is a licensed one who is well known for treating patients. In any case, do make sure to consult with a psychologist first before going to a psychiatrist.

Mental health is a relatively new advocacy that people are fighting for which is why many people are still not aware of such directories. However, individual countries and states around the world are actually promoting these directories in order to reach out to the people who are suffering from conditions such as depression or anxiety. That way, people will start seeking professional help.




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