Thisyear,theWorldMentalHealthDayonOct10wasmarkedbythetheme:“Depression:AGlobalCrisis”.AccordingtotheWorldFederationforMentalHealthandtheWHO,depressionhasmovedbeyondthemedicaldomain(领域)tobecomeasocialproblem.StatisticsfromtheBeijingSuicideResearchandPreventionCentershowthatofthe287,000peoplewhocommitsuicideinChinaeveryyear,70percentarevictimsofdepression.
“Thisequatestoonedepressionvictimtakingtheirlifeeverythreeminutes,”citedCCTVrecently.AccordingtotheBeijing-basedCapitalMedicalUniversity,thenumberofdepressionpatientshasbeenontheriseinthepastyearsandnowaccountsfor5to10percentofthepopulation,morethantheglobalaverageof5percent.
WangShaoli,vice-presidentofBeijingHuilongguanHospital,amedicalcenterspecializinginmentalhealth,saidthatwhatmakesdepressionsowidespreadisthateverybodycangetit.
“Nooneisimmunetodepression,”saidWang.“Ithasbecomeasocialproblembecausedepressionkillsone’ssocialcapabilities,suchascommunication,andleadstoanegativesocialmentality.”
AccordingtoWang,depressioncanbetreatedwithmedicineandearlypsychologicalconsultation.Therealproblemisthelackofawarenesssurroundingtheissue.
“Peoplewithmentalhealthillnessesarediscriminatedagainst,”saidWang.“Sotheyarereluctanttogotohospitalandoftenkeepthepaintothemselves,whichonlymakesmattersworse.”Onlyonein10depressionvictimsareproperlytreatedinChina,accordingtotheBeijingSuicideResearchandPreventionCenter.
“Whenpeoplegetdepressed,itbecomespartoftheirthoughts,makingthemnegative,evendesperate,”saidWang.“Andtheideasaredifficulttochange.”That’swhyWangsuggestsearlyintervention.
“Normallyittakesaboutninemonthstotreatdepression,”saidWang.“Butinmostcases,patientsdroptreatmenthalfwaywhentheyfeelsomeprogress.”
小题1:HowisPara1&2mainlysupportedwhenittellsthatdepressionhasbecomeasocialproblem?