In order to live a balanced and healthy life, one must not only take care of one’s physical health but also of one’s mental health. The problem in our society is that mental health is still a taboo subject and therefore too few people receive or claim the help they need.
A topic that has received more and more attention in the last few years, at least in my generation, but is still not talked about enough is Mental Health. The Awareness for mental health grew over all but during the corona crises, mental health issues in young adults grew as well.
My motivation stems from having taken therapeutic support myself, which has helped me in many areas and improved my quality of life overall. I believe that many people would feel the same way and that they would benefit from getting help. I have been an advocate for mental health since I started claiming mental health services myself and try to incorporate this into my community. However, I noticed in the discourse with my friends and family that even though they also suffered mentally, they did not want to seek the necessary support.
In my following research, I would like to prove the relevance of this topic, find out what reasons prevent people from seeking the help they need, where the biggest hurdles lie, and look into mental health Apps and services. I also would like to take a look at the possible solutions like destigmatizing mental health issues.
Quellen
Jacobi, F., Höfler, M., Strehle, J., Mack, S., Gerschler, A., Scholl, L., … Wittchen, H.-U. (2014). Psychische Störungen in der Allgemeinbevölkerung. Der Nervenarzt, 85(1), 77–87. doi:10.1007/s00115-013-3961-y
Richter, D., & Berger, K. (2013). Nehmen psychische Störungen zu? Psychiatrische Praxis, 40(04), 176–182. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1333060
Hofmann, FH., Sperth, M. & Holm-Hadulla, R.M. Psychische Belastungen und Probleme Studierender. Psychotherapeut 62, 395–402 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007
