Page 1 - 2021 MARCH ISSUE MSF MENTAL HEALTH ARTICLE

Issue

(OCG)Dagahaley Mental health Two
Department

Call us today Nala soo hadal
+254790205727

An Insight into the Current Mental Health and Psychiatric issues in Dagahaley Refugee camp.

MENTAL HEALTH

Maskaxda

Caafimaadka

Understanding “Mental Illness”. Fahamka “cudurka maskaxda”

What is mental illness?What are the causes of mental illness? How can one know if someone has mental illness and how
can it affect me as a young person? Are there things that can trigger mental illness in our lives?
Waa maxay cudurka dhimirka? Sidee qofku ku ogaan karaa in qof uu qabo cudurka dhimirka sidee se saameyn ku yeelan
karaa aniga oo dhalinyaro ah? ? Ma jiraan waxyaabo kicin kara cudurka ..dhimirka nolosheena?

a) What is Mental Illness? Use of mood and behavior altering substances Cudurka maskaxda aaa laga dhaxli karaa
Waa maxay Cudurka Maskaxda? can cause one to develope mental illness. qoyska. Dadka ka soo jeeda qoysaska xubinta
Is a term that describes a group of conditions that Drugs e.g. Khat(Miraa), Cannabis(Bhang) ka ah cudurada maskaxda waxay halis sare ugu
affect a person’s thinking,feeling,behavior or mood and prescription drugs e.g. “Red Robot”, jiraan inuu ku dhaco cudurka dhimirka.
and ultimately hinders how one relates with others “Cozepam” can cause mental illness.
and their daily activities. Isticmaalka mandoriyaha niyadda iyo iii) Life Stresses (Culeyska nolosha)
Waa eray qeexaya koox xaalado ah oo saameeya dabeecadaha beddelaya ayaa qofka u horseedi Accumulated life challeges can have direct

fikirka, dareemka, dabeecadda ama niyadda qofka kara inuu ka jaro cudurka maskaxda. impact on ones mental well being. Life
ugu dambayntiina caqabad ku noqota sida qofku ula Dawooyinka tusaale ahaan Qaadka (Miraa), challenges like food supplies, death of a loved
xiriiro dadka kale iyo hawl maalmeedkooda. Cannabis (Bhang), Tubaakada (Kuber) iyo one, traumatic experience e.g. war and
dawooyinka dhakhtarku qoro sida; "Red conflicts causing one to seek help in another
b) What are the causes of Mental Illness? Robot", "Cozepam" waxay sababi kartaa jirro country.
Maxay yihiin sababaha cudurka dhimirka? maskaxeed. Caqabadaha nololeed ee urursan waxay
Several things can contribute to one developing saamayn toos ah ku yeelan karaan caafimaadka
mental illness. These include:- i) Genetics (Dhaxal) maskaxda qofka. Caqabadaha nolosha sida
Dhowr waxyaalood ayaa wax ka tari kara hal cudur Mental illness can be inherited from the sahayda cuntada, geerida qof aad jeceshahay,
maskaxeed oo soo kordha. Kuwaas waxaa ka mid family. People from families who have a dhacdin naxadin leh sida dagaal sokeeye iyo
ah: - member with mental illness have a higher rsik isku dhacyada ka jira waddan oo keenaya inuu
i) Substance Use of developing mental illness. qofku caawimaad ka raadsado dal kale.
(Isticmaalka Maandooriyaha) Mental illness is treatable,if one is seen by a
doctor and follows what the doctor instructs.
Cudurka maskaxda waa la daaweyn
karaa,haddii qofku arko dhakhtarka oo uu
raaco tilmaamaha dhakhtarka