Italy meritocracy: ‘the health crisis is not just an economic crisis’

“The health crisis is not just an economic crisis”. This was stated by Manuela Lampitella, national coordinator of Meritocrazia Italia. “The discomfort caused by the uncertainties and worries brought about by the health crisis affects in a certain way the psychological equilibrium, especially of young people. The depressive phenomenon is amplified – he explains – and the novelty of the so-called languishing is added. Every recovery plan must aim for the restoration of social equilibrium starting from individual well-being. Meritocrazia Italia proposes to focus, among other things, on the implementation of a national plan to fight depression and on the promotion of pharmacogenetics. Also necessary – concludes Lampitella – new awareness campaigns on the issue of health emotional and behavioral “.