The question is, what part of the current crisis? There are so many.
In listening to people.... Why do medications get prescribed, particularly to young people, who probably don't need the medication? It's because there isn't any counselling. That doesn't require me as a psychiatrist to do that.
I've been struck, since I've been in the north.... I've been in the north for 12 years. When I first arrived, I was getting referrals for grief. I was thinking, “That's not a psychiatric issue. It's a family and social issue.” The tremendous lack of counselling is very significant.
As Dr. Jetly says, we can't keep doing the same thing we've been doing, which is doing one-on-one counselling weekly. The lineup just grows. How do we offer things differently?
I do mindfulness in my clinical practice. I've been running a group for 10 years. When COVID hit, I reluctantly switched to Zoom. I had more people in the group. They stayed longer in the group, and I was able to deliver it virtually. It was an amazing experience.