Neurological and mental diseases, often related to our relatives – family, colleagues or neighbors, are still a taboo subject in Poland, and patients arouse fear and aversion in society. Let’s overcome fear and prejudices, because any of us can get sick, regardless of age, gender or social status. Dear sick people! Don’t lock yourself in four walls.
«The aim of the campaign ‘Overcome anxiety – neurological and mental diseases’ is to educate readers about neurological and mental diseases – causes, diagnosis and treatment options. We want to pay special attention to the subject of access to innovative treatment methods in Poland. We take up the issue of daily sacrifices and problems that patients face. We would also like to point out that these diseases are not a reason to be ashamed, and early diagnosis more and more often enables the patient to function normally. » Warsaw Press.
The campaign opens with a statement by Professor Jarosław Sławek, President of the Polish Neurological Society, on the challenges of modern neurology and Poles’ awareness in the context of brain diseases. The chairman of the Polish Multiple Sclerosis Society, Tomasz Połeć, presents the situation of MS patients in Poland, and dr hab. Monika Adamczyk-Sowa talks about the second line of treatment of patients with more severe disease. Kamila Banaszkiewicz, the founder of a group of young people with SM “Twardyle”, talks about the diagnosis, treatment and parenthood.
The theme of this issue is the Multiple Sclerosis Coordinated Care Project. The authors of the project – Urszula Jaworska, President of the Urszula Jaworska Foundation and Andrzej Śliwczyński, representative of the National Health Fund – speak about it. Through the eyes of a neurologist, Dr. Lidia Darda-Ledzion talks about the assumptions of the project.
The situation of women suffering from MS is also an important topic in the campaign. Treatment, depression and fear of motherhood are described by Dr. Aleksandra Podlecka-Piętowska, and Milena Trojanowska proves that suffering from multiple sclerosis does not have to give up the realization of your passions and dreams.
The President of the Main Board of the Polish Psychiatric Association, Professor Agata Szulc talks about mental illnesses and encourages people to overcome fear and accept sick people. Joanna Chatizow from the Association Actively Against Depression raises the problem of neglecting the topic of psychiatry in Poland.
The press release ends with a statement by Professor Monika Rudzińska, President of the Polish Society of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders, about Parkinson’s disease – the first symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and care of the patient.
In the online version of the campaign, we will also read, inter alia, about the activities of the Neuropozytywni Foundation, the Urszula Jaworska Foundation, the Polish Society of Multiple Sclerosis, and we will also get to know the “Ten Commandments of the Hole’s Head” prepared by the authors of the blog dżuraweglowy.pl.
All articles can be read at www.chorobymozgu.warsawpress.com. We invite!