Disturbed Mental Health Can Trigger Physical Diseases

Mental health illustration is disturbed (Freepic)

JAKARTA - Mental health plays an important role in maintaining overall body balance. When a person experiences severe psychological stress, this can have an impact on physical conditions, including weakening the immune system, increasing the risk of inflammation, and affecting hormonal balance.

Therefore, maintaining mental health is as important as maintaining physical health so that both of them can support each other.

Clinical psychologist at the Wangaya Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Denpasar City, Bali, Nena Mawar Sari explained that unstable mental conditions can directly affect physical health.

"If a person experiences high mental stress, it can trigger stress. Prolonged stress can damage healthy cells in the body, increase inflammation, and interfere with hormonal balance, which in turn can cause various physical disorders," Nena said, as quoted by ANTARA.

On the other hand, if the body is not treated properly, various chronic diseases can appear and ultimately affect mental health. Therefore, Nena appealed to the public to maintain a balance between mental and physical health.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian government has presented a free health check program that includes mental examinations. The psychologist who is also active at the Bali Psychology Clinic welcomed the initiative and considered that mental health checks are a very important step. "This step is very crucial because many diseases are closely related to high levels of stress," he explained.

He also highlighted the increase in the number of cases of depression and suicide in the community. With mental health checks that can be carried out by psychologists in health facilities such as health centers, it is hoped that this step can help prevent an increase in the number of cases of mental health disorders every year.

In addition, assistance for the elderly and individuals with chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer is also considered very important in easing the psychological impact of the disease.