BANYUWANGI – Handling cases of patients with mental disorders who have often been hidden, can actually be handled easily. Head of Health Service (Kadinkes) Banyuwangi, dr. Widji Lestariono says, in some cases, Mentally impaired patients are adequately handled at the Puskesmas level.
This man who is familiarly called doctor Rio explained, If patients with mental disorders can be divided into two types:. The first one is neu rosa, which is a symptom of mild mental illness that usually arises because of the burden of the mind. The second is the more severe or called psychotic.
These symptoms are often called people with crazy disorders. For cases of neurosis, the facilities at the Puskesmas are sufficient to handle. Even, many cases based on data from the Banyuwangi Health Office that recovered were only handled at the Puskesmas level. "We also experience this symptom sometimes.
If you stay silent for a long time because of heavy thoughts, it's already included in the neurosis category. Usually the Puskesmas can handle both outpatient and inpatient,Rio explained. As for the psychotic case, Rio suggested that patients can be immediately taken to an adequate mental disorder treatment facility.
Inside the city of Banyuwangi, there is a Licin Health Center and Blambangan Hospital which have adequate facilities to handle mental patients. Health center too, continued Rio, can handle it if the patient's condition is calmer. "In Licin, there are limited rooms and beds.".
But the handling is good enough. For example, full, patients can be referred to mental hospitals at the provincial level,” he added. In the case of finding people with mental disorders in the Songgon area who reached 30 more people, Rio needs to straighten out.
Of that number, only 10 are said to be insane or psychotic, with one patient being shackled. While the rest are people with mild mental disorders who can be handled directly by the Puskesmas. For the payment of mental patient fees, Rio reaffirmed, For mental patients who have Jamkesmas or BPJS, they can get free treatment at the nearest Puskesmas,
Licin Health Center, or Blambangan Hospital. Meanwhile, those who do not have will be covered by the Jamkesda program from East Java Province. "So if there are patients, they should be immediately taken to the nearest health center". Those who do not have BPJS will be covered by the province in regional mental hospitals such as in Lawang, Poor, and Menu, Surabaya," he said.
Head of Licin Health Center, Khalid added, So far, even patients with severe mental disorders can be treated in place with a time span of three weeks to one month. "On average it can be taken home within one month of treatment. It can't be completely healed, but at least you can be calmer and talk to,"explained Khalid. (radar)
