Thursday marks the World Mental Health Day. A new study from the famous medical journal Lancet shows that the prevalence of adult mental disorders in China is 16.6%, and the prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders has increased significantly. Experts point out that insomnia, anxiety, and personality changes are all "alarm signals" from the body.
According to the international disease diagnosis standards, there are 400 kinds of mental diseases. Serious mental disorders include schizophrenia and paranoid psychosis. Common anxiety disorders and sleep disorders are actually in the category of mental disorders.
Experts said that if you are in low mood, losing confidence in the future life, have low self-evaluation, or insomnia for more than half a month, suffer from anorexia, you need to go to the hospital in time. With early identification therapy, more than 70% of patients can recover completely.
In addition, experts caution that various stresses are prevalent, and some mild mental illnesses such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, etc. can be cured by proper physical exercise, regular work and sleep.
World Mental Health Day, which is supported by the United Nations, is annually held on October 10 to raise public awareness about mental health issues worldwide. This event promotes open discussions on illnesses, as well as investments in prevention and treatment services.
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.
The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.
