Financial stress and lack of access to care are driving up suicide rates in the country
Shame and stigma, as well as the lack of facilities, are barriers to healing, experts say
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Itis normal that people will feel anxious and scared because it is difficult to escape what is happening in the country and globally relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
"Substance abuse is higher, depression is wider, exhaustion is deeper. We’ve tapped out, we’re tuned out, we’ve emotionally flat-lined."
Depression among the elderly is largely overlooked, but exercise can help to counter it.
Mental health patients in Johannesburg’s East Rand are hard hit by the unavailability of medication.
The country has a high suicide rate, psychiatric illnesses are on the rise and stress has become normalised.
Patients are subject to wild mood swings and costly spending sprees,but they can be treated with the right medicine – and a lot of money.
One in four South African teens have attempted suicide and one in three hospital admissions for suicide involve youth.
The condition is widely misunderstood but it can be treated successfully with the right medication.
