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Experts share top tips to maintain mental health during pandemic
Clinical psychologists share tips following a rise in demand for mental health services, as many Indonesians suffer from depression, anxiety and other issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mental issues: Demotivation is one of the issues that many patients are struggling with amid the pandemic, according to Hani Kumala. (Unsplash/Anh Nguyen) (Unsplash/Anh Nguyen)
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linical psychologists share tips following a rise in demand for mental health services, as many Indonesians suffer from depression, anxiety and other issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit globally about two years ago, 35-year-old clinical psychologist Hani Kumala from Satu Persen-Indonesian Life School in Jakarta noticed a significant increase in clients seeking mental health services. The number continued to increase to the point that even Hani herself had to take some measures to protect her own mental health.
“In the early months of the pandemic, I usually handled around 20 sessions in one month. Nowadays, I’m expected to handle six times that,” said Hani, adding that talking with fellow colleagues and having enough rest had helped her a lot.
Hani’s colleague, Muhammad Syibbli, 29, a psychologist based in Depok, West Java, said he now had twice as many patients as before the pandemic.
“But this might also be because most sessions are now online,” he said.
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