CGCOF Demands in Congress to Consolidate Pharmacy Offices as Key Agents in Mental Health Care

In the framework of the Day of Psychologist, the secretary of health of Guanajuato, Gabriel Cortés Alcalá, acknowledged that mental health care in the state has increased significantly, although the dependence has only a staff of approximately 550 specialists to care for the whole population. “I have always said that it is never enough what we have because the need always exceeds the installed capacity, but with the current resources we achieve …

Read a quick summary generated by IA × Summary of the news: In the Congress of Deputies, Aguilar has asked to integrate the pharmacist into the multidisciplinary teams of prevention and mental health care, highlighting his fundamental role in the community. Parliamentary groups have supported the initiative, interested in the projects that the General Council of Pharmaceutical Colleges develops to train and assist these professionals in mental h…

Mental health disorders are positioned as the pandemic of the 21st century. According to a report by the National Health System (NSS), more than one third of the Spanish population will experience some problem of this type throughout their lives. The incidence will be higher in people over 75 years of age, with more than 50 percent of this affected age group. Figures that are expected to not stop growing in the coming years. Reason why the stren…

The president of the General Council of Official Colleges of Pharmacists of Spain (CGCOF), Jesús Aguilar, called on Tuesday to consolidate the role of pharmacy offices as "key agents" in mental health care, given that the pharmacist acts as "a first listener" to this type of disorder and facilitates access to specialized services.