By Peter Schmidt These days, awareness of mental health conditions has been going up due to rising number of suicide, depression, and anxi...

The Contents Of 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.

As the mental health advocacy is still pretty young, there are still many people who are not aware of these directories. Just to give an idea, it is pretty much like a very big phone book that is most likely found online already. It would contain the information of organizations and individuals that work in the psychological field including their contact information such as phone number, email address, and more.

If one is familiar with the suicide hotline, then he or she will probably be quite familiar with these directories since suicide hotlines are found there. The suicide hotline usually has counselors on the other line to listen to people who feel like killing themselves or have urges to commit suicide. These hotlines are listed as some of the high priority numbers in these listings in the event that there are people who are suicidal.

Of course, the suicide hotline is just one line available for those who need to avail of certain counseling services in the area. There are also listings of actual counseling offices that can be found in the state so that one can set an appointment. Of course, all the necessary details are there such as the contact number, email, and maybe even the website of the counseling center.

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.

If ever one already needs psychiatric help such as medicine or other forms of medical therapy, then there are also psychiatric clinics that are listed. Of course, it is still highly recommended first to go through a psychologist before seeking psychiatric help. Usually, the psychologist will be the one to refer a psychiatrist that he or she has worked with.

Psychiatrists are actually already listed in directories so their contact details can easily be accessed. If one is interested in seeing a psychiatrist, one may ask a psychologist if the potential psychiatrist that he or she sees in the listings is good or not. In any case, it is best to work the psychologist first before going to that stage.

Many are still not very aware of the dangers that mental conditions pose to a lot of people because awareness is actually an advocacy that is still quite young in most societies. However, social media has already made people aware that there are many harmful effects that come with it, especially for those who are biologically lacking certain nutrients in their brain to function on everyday tasks. That is why there are many countries and even specific states that have their own respective directories catering to people who have these adverse conditions wherein they cannot seem to control their emotional state.




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