{"id":4651,"date":"2021-05-31T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinneretdl.co.il\/?page_id=4651"},"modified":"2023-03-16T23:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T21:22:29","slug":"health-crises","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinneretdl.co.il\/en\/health-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Crises"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Mind-Body Connection: Psychotherapy during a Health Crisis<\/h2>

The diagnosis of a serious, chronic, or life threatening illness is a difficult life event and is often traumatic for the patients and their families. The road to diagnosis usually involves countless tests, bureaucratic procedures, bouncing from one medical center to the next, and terrible uncertainty; but even after all this, the diagnosis often fails to provide relief, as it brings with it many implications to be processed. Content found on Google and Facebook can provide information and other people\u2019s experiences, but it is also often frightening and not relevant to the specific situation of the individual.<\/p>

Though many tend to focus only on the physical impact of illness, we must keep in mind that this is a personal and familial crisis in every way. The connection between mind and body is two-way: illness can cause deterioration in mental health, while a troubled mental state can lead to the development of an illness.<\/p>

Health problems can also result in impaired daily functioning and sometimes inevitably result in dependence on someone else. In the absence of counseling, these problems can lead to emotional and family crises, depression, feelings of helplessness, a loss of self-worth, and existential anxieties. The world of a person who has always been independent but now depends on someone else and needs help performing basic activities has been fundamentally undermined, and likewise the world of the loved ones who must now become caregivers.<\/p>

Life changes dramatically after such a diagnosis, and patients and their families need to muster the strength to cope with the new situation on both an emotional and practical level, build a quality life that is full of meaning, and learn to live in peace with the illness.<\/p>

Which diseases present a high risk for mental health problems?<\/h2>