According to the Encephalitis Society (encephalitis), 77 per cent of people worldwide don’t know what encephalitis is. braininjury_CAN– via healthing_ca depression mentalhealth suicide suicideprevention
surveyed 445 respondents from 31 countries and found that 37.5 per cent of survivors of encephalitis had considered suicide and 4.4 per cent had attempted suicide since their diagnosis.The research papers highlight the mental health implications that often come with encephalitis but haven’t been widely investigated.
“We know that there’s this stigma around mental health problems, so we want people to understand that this is an issue and to get people talking about it,” says Ava Easton, an author on both papers, a health researcher and the CEO of the Encephalitis Society. She’s also a member of the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition.
Treatment can involve talk therapy, medication, physiotherapy, speech therapy and other interventions to help people regain function and live healthy lives. Thefrom the Encephalitis Society shows the debilitating effects faced by survivors and their families. “For anyone affected by encephalitis and any associated mental health problems, including any thoughts of suicide and self-harm, we want them to know that these symptoms are often highly treatable and that help and support is available,” she says. “And if people don’t know where to turn in their communities or health-care circles, they can turn to the Encephalitis Society wherever they live in the world, and my team will help them source the right support and treatment in their own communities.
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