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Researchers have discovered that people with depression and anxiety who experienced a traumatic childhood often grow up to be angry adults, and the more severe the trauma, the more furious the adult. In addition to having an impact on social interactions and mental health, this makes treating depression and anxiety more challenging.

This work is presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Paris.

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The increased conflict between parents has led to a rise in the number of children and young people seeking help from Ensi- ja turvakotien liitto's (ETKL) divorce services. According to experts, parents and professionals should pay more attention to young people in divorced families.

In 2022, more than 4,000 people received help from ETKL's 22 member associations' divorce services throughout Finland.

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The use of Finnish electronic prescriptions in Europe is expanding. Spain is the latest country to join the scheme. In the first phase, six regions in Spain will be included in the service.

You can now purchase medicines from pharmacies in six regions in Spain using a Finnish electronic prescription. The regions are:

In Finland, 43 percent of women and 34 percent of men report suffering from prolonged stress.

A recent study by If, a Nordic insurance company, has found that women are more stressed than men across all Nordic countries, with 43% of women in Finland experiencing chronic stress compared to 34% of men. The study surveyed Nordic countries and found several factors that contributed to stress, such as balancing personal and professional life. It also found regional differences within Finland, with women in the capital experiencing more stress than those in the North or East.

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Concerning rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety among social workers have been uncovered in a new study published in the journal International Social Work.

Stressors related to COVID-19 were the strongest factors associated with negative mental health outcomes.

A lonely teen watching the sunset in Tervasaari. LEHTIKUVA

A recent study by the University of Turku's Child Psychiatry Research Center and the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland has found that the number of new psychiatric diagnoses among young people increased by almost a fifth after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The diagnoses increased especially among girls, teenagers, and in the Helsinki metropolitan area, where restrictions and COVID-19 infection rates were higher than in other parts of the country. Eating disorders, depression, and anxiety diagnoses increased the most during the study period.