SHORTAGE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS IN CORDOBA | Shortage of psychologists in Northern Health District affects social groups

He Northern Health District Mental Health Professional Shortage This also directly affects social groups who work with patients with various diseases, as well as their families. Many of these groups They see their activity decreasing because they have to use their resources to hire professionals who guarantee attention to their users.

Pilar Jurado, President Fibromyalgia Associationwhich explains that “before waiting lists“We signed up for two months and decided to hire a psychologist for the association.” He notes that meetings in this area are “of fundamental importance” for patients with fibromyalgia because “you have to accept what your life will be like, they give you recommendations to help you cope with the disease and take action.”

Go private

“We need psychological help,” he defends, condemning “People from the association had to resort to private healthcare services“It hurts.”

Emilio Piedraita, epilepsy associationwhich exposes this disease, in many cases leads to depression and “what happens leads us to the direction of Cordoba or the search for life by private means.”