Psychiatrist warns of the risks of the fashionable 'rest' in neurosis clinics

A doctor explained who a neurosis clinic is suitable for

Psychiatrist Nadezhda Solovyova in a conversation with Moscow 24 warned about the risks of the growing trend of taking a 'vacation' in neurosis clinics. According to her, such facilities are intended for patients without severe mental disorders, and staying there helps temporarily step away from a difficult life situation, but may prolong recovery. 'This option suits people who are negatively affected by some social situation: such patients need to step back a little and get out of the problem. Such a stay can be seen as temporary isolation,' Solovyova explained.

Why interest is growing and what prolonging treatment is dangerous for

The specialist linked the growing interest in this kind of help to the spread of anxiety and depressive disorders: uncertainty, rapid changes and difficulties with long-term planning sustain constant stress. A referral to a clinic can be obtained through a psychoneurological dispensary or a mental health center, the care is provided under state guarantees, and recovery takes two to three weeks. However, the doctor warned, the comfort of the hospital ward can reinforce passive behavior: a person gets used to having many things done for them, and a prolonged separation from loved ones and the familiar environment is fraught with hospitalism — a complex of mental and somatic disorders. Psychotherapy and returning to active communication require the patient's own efforts, the expert concluded.

Context: humor as a sign of burnout

In the same piece, Life.ru recalls an earlier publication by the outlet: a psychologist explained that repeated jokes about being fired and the pointlessness of work tasks may indicate burnout — behind the humor there often hide fatigue and grievances that employees are afraid to voice directly.