In the Hoi Fu Yuan Lun Chang case in Mong Kok, the source said that the 32-year-old female deceased surnamed Chen suffered from mental illness for many years, could not sleep at night, and sometimes attacked her 70-year-old father.
In the early morning of today (7th), the two had a dispute over trivial matters, during which someone attacked the old father with an umbrella. The seventy-year-old old man was suspicious of being beaten and returned fire, and finally strangled his own daughter with his hands.
Psychologists pointed out that during the epidemic, many emotional patients became more ill. If there are problems such as worse insomnia and poor appetite in mental patients, they should follow up with the doctor as soon as possible, and tell the family members of mental patients to pay more attention to the patient's emotional changes, and seek help as soon as possible in critical situations.
If elders are attacked and abused by their family members, they should not be silent.
Clinical psychologist Kaishi Zou was saddened to learn of the tragedy. She said that during the epidemic, many patients with mood disorders became more ill. When patients with mental disorders feel more depressed, lack of motivation, poor appetite, and severe insomnia, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible. If they commit suicide If you have thoughts, plans to commit suicide, or even emergencies such as violent behavior, you should seek help as soon as possible.
Zou urged the family members of mentally ill patients to pay more attention to the emotional changes of the patients under the epidemic.
Family members or caregivers often "don't know how to help; help is useless; in the end, it's all about accommodating, and it must be pointed out that he's not", so she feels heavy pressure, and she reminds that if there is a conflict, you can call the Samaritan Society and other hotlines Ask for help, or call the management office. The presence of an intermediary may ease the conflict. If the situation is critical, you can go to the room or outside the house and call the police for help.
Elder abuse is usually tolerated
Zou Xu pointed out that when elders encounter abuse, they usually choose to tolerate it. First, they don’t want their children to suffer legal consequences. Second, they don’t want to be exposed to family scandals, especially men who are worried about “no face”.
Although the attacker will regret it later, elder abuse may occur again, because the elder should not be dumb and must seek professional assistance such as a social worker.
In addition, Zou pointed out that there has always been a shortage of manpower in mental health services, coupled with the brain drain caused by the immigration problem, the problem is even more serious. Under the epidemic, patients are afraid to go to the hospital for follow-up consultation, and emotional support has been neglected, such as the treatment of clinical psychologists. The ideal is to see each other every week, but in reality, we only meet once every few months, which delays the disease. She hopes that the government will increase the number of psychiatrists, psychologists and social nurses, improve the quality of service, and reduce the recurrence of tragedies.
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