The issue of financial stress is a topic that keeps coming forward in therapy sessions with patients who suffer from moderate to severe depression.
Depression as well as anxiety disorders are the most prevalent amongst adults in our community, according to medical experts.
In Aruba, just like in many other countries, depression and anxiety could be caused by many different factors, but there is clearly a correlation in the increased cases and the current economic crisis. For example, a person who has lost their job or who has been unemployed for a long period of time is more vulnerable to depression, according to experts.
Psikiatra Nathalie Kingsale expressed her worry and stated that a person’s living environment plays a big role in these matters.
