Frequent elections affect our mental health, says psychologist

Ilir Havolli of the Association of Psychologists of Kosovo has said that frequent elections and promises directly affect mental health.

In an interview for Eyes 7 in Klan Kosova, Havolli said that when there are frequent elections, mental and physical health, it is put on the second plan.

Frequent elections have negative effects on the population, empty promises not fulfilled, the individual can be frustrated, so every time we see that there are as few participants as possible. Promises directly affect mental health”, he said.

Tutje Havol also spoke of the conference, which will be held Sunday under World Mental Health Day, where representatives from Albanian - speaking countries and mental - health professionals will participate.

He said it will discuss key mental health points.

We will identify the challenges of mental health and then find modalities and hope for conclusions that will be addressed to the ministries or the relevant cla institutions will work best in these” areas.

Among other things, Havol said that as a result of COVID-19, mental health has been neglected, becoming more physical.

The physical health will be the cure, but mental health is getting out of sight for neglect, and the situation is very heavy. The population needs not only physical well-being, but also psychoemorial”, he said, Klankosova.tv reports.

Follow up on Havol's full interview.