Depression and eating problems, for the Italian, not decreasing, especially among teenagers and the abuse of alcohol and drugs are a direct consequence.
And 'This is the picture that emerges from the second edition of the White Paper ONDA . (National Observatory on Women's Health).
numbers of hospitalization for these disorders are clear: we have passed from 47 to 50% of shelters for women and 49 to 52% for men, although these numbers are understated.
The most worrying about eating disorders, affecting 5% of the population, 3 million of Italians well with bulimia, anorexia or obesity psychogenic.
96.2% are women, but they are currently witnessing an alarming increase among men.
Francesca Merzagora , president of WAVE says
"The increase in neuroses among Italian women is truly alarming, head find depression and mental disorders food, cause of death among adolescents.
E, neurosis is a result of the increase in the use-abuse of alcohol and antidepressants.
The problem is the lifestyle that women, especially, can not adapt; happens, especially to those who have a social and cultural placed to manage the change, which is often related to levels of schooling.
Women have had to deal with contemporary changes in their lifestyle, have won the respect at work, even at very high levels, but they are still the guardians of the home and family.
reconcile the two different worlds is not easy, given that the services provided by the institutions are still inadequate, and psychological stress is lurking.
Professor Walter Ricciardi explains
"Women became aware of the problem and that needs to be addressed, therefore, increased the demand for help, that is, there lies more than faced with a hardship, but to fight.
Unfortunately, the women of the South in this area of \u200b\u200bhealth are disadvantaged because both deal with a problem is to know and have the information (which are often missing in the southern regions) and the lack of organized structures, and finally, the socio-cultural level of education lower than in the North. "
Source: True Health - Elisa Baldaccini