H. Universitari General de Catalunya enhances mental health

He General University Hospital of Catalonia has strengthened its service Psychiatry and Psychology with the Integral Mind and Health Instituteaimed at offering comprehensive and personalized care to patients with psychiatric and psychological pathologies.

As detailed by the head of the hospital’s Psychiatry and Psychology Service, Antonio Arumí, The service wants to provide a response adapted to each patient and their family, at a time when mental health has become one of the great challenges of society. “Our purpose is to move towards a closer, multidisciplinary and recovery-oriented care model,” he says in a statement.

In the last three years, the Psychiatry and Psychology area of ​​the Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya has experienced notable growth. From an initial unit with 14 beds it has gone on to have three units and 52 bedsand his team has expanded from 6 to 20 professionals between psychiatrists and psychologists. This has allowed the incorporation of new care programs specialized in eating disorders, perinatal mental health, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and depression, which until now did not have reference units.

In this sense, Arumí explains that with these resources, a more complete approach adapted to each patient can be offered, with differentiated resources for each pathology. “This allows us to move towards more effective and humane care,” he recalls.

The Integral Mind and Health Institute is equipped to treat psychiatric pathologies, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and includes admissions related to insomnia, stress, trauma or associated organic pathologies.

“In certain cases, hospital admission is essential,” explains the head of the Psychiatry and Psychology Service at the Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya. In others, with less serious but equally complex conditions it may be advisable – such as persistent insomnia, prolonged stress or the need for profound changes in lifestyle. “In these contexts, hospitalization offers security, continued medical and psychological support, and a space for recovery that is not always possible in the everyday environment,” adds the specialist.

Coinciding with the celebration of World Mental Health Day, The Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya highlights the importance of continuing to advance in this area, in a context in which social and healthcare demands are increasing.

With the help of the Integral Mind and Health Institute, the hospital indicated that it “strengthens its commitment to mental health and consolidates itself as a reference in the approach to psychiatric and psychological pathologies, offering patients and families a space for care, support and comprehensive recovery.”