The Clinic of the Mental Health Program of the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) provides free psychological care by teleconsultation and in person.
Since March 2020, the Mental Health Program Clinic of the UNAM Faculty of Medicine has offered psychological teleconsultations to the university community. and only in his first year managed to offer more than 12,000 mental health services.
Currently, 23 thousand 331 teleconsultations have been registered only by the Mental Health Clinic. In addition, there are other attention centers in the faculties of psychology, and in the Faculties of Higher Studies of Iztacala, Zaragoza, Aragón, Acatlán and Cuautitlán, as well as in the National School of Nursing and Obstetrics and the General Directorate of Health Care.
On the importance of taking care of the mental health of students, the professor emeritus of the Faculty of Psychology, Juan José Sánchez Sosa, explained the following: "It is essential to protect them from adverse experiences and risk factors that can affect their ability to develop all their potential". We must focus more on the issue of health than on illness, because taking care of our mental health will lead us to have a satisfactory life, with good relationships, with a sense of well-being towards others and our lives.
The most frequent problems detected within the Clinic are depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide attempts, violence, alcohol and substance use, borderline personality disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Learn more about this program and how to schedule an appointment by clicking on the following links: http://paginas.facmed.unam.mx/deptos/psi/index.php/2020/09/24/dpsm/
