Many people with depression do not receive effective treatment, these three groups of people are more noteworthy.

Interviewed Experts: Lu Lin, Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dean of the Sixth Hospital of Peking University/Director of the Institute of Mental Health, Peking University: Sleep Disorders, Depression, Adolescent Internet Addiction and Psychological Problems, Alcohol and Drug Dependence Visit Time: Tuesday Morning (Specialist Clinic) Wednesday afternoon (Sleep Professional Clinic) October 10, World Mental Health Day, by People's Daily Health Client, Health Times co-sponsored, JD.com Health Co-sponsored, Lingbei China-supported "Mental Health People's Well-being - 2020 World Mental Health Day Green Ribbon Theme Science Event" was launched on October 10, the event invited experts in the field of mental illness to visit the People's Daily Health Client, for netizens to bring the most authoritative knowledge of mental illness science.
, about 70 percent of people with depression go untreated.
" Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University Sixth Hospital President Lu Lin in an interview with the Health Times, said that through standardized treatment, many patients with depression can fully return to normal life, and the depression diagnosis rate and treatment rate is low status quo led to many people in the pain of depression for a long time without knowing.
Lu Lin said that one of the main reasons for the low rate of depression diagnosis is the insufficient understanding of the disease, many people think that only a bad mood can be depression, but depression is actually including emotional, physical and cognitive symptoms, including multi-dimensional disorders.
Depression has three main types of symptoms, the first is emotional symptoms, such as low mood, lack of motivation, loss of interest, etc. ;
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University Sixth Hospital President Lu Lin three groups of people more worthy of attention everyone may have depression, Lu Lin academician reminded some people more need attention, including women, adolescents, the elderly and so on.
young people in the physical and mental not fully mature process, may face learning pressure, growth confusion and so on, but has not found a suitable way to solve, leading to a high rate of depression.
and women are particularly vulnerable to depression during pregnancy and after child-rearing due to the effects of hormones and changes in their living conditions.
the elderly due to changes in the social environment, such as leaving work after retirement, loss of spiritual support, family changes such as the death of a spouse, their own diseases such as cancer, legs and feet, etc. , are also prone to depression.
September 11, the General Office of the National Health And Wellness Commission issued the Work Programme for Exploring Special Services for the Prevention and Control of Depression, which provides a comprehensive set of solutions, from screening and prevention to treatment.
the prevention and treatment of depression in key groups such as adolescents, pregnant women and the elderly, and gave specific targets.
Lu Lin said that through the Program can strengthen the focus on the population, to help them reduce the occurrence of depression, depression can be treated as soon as possible, as soon as possible to recover, reduce the harm to individuals, society.
restoring social function is the goal of treatment "Depression is not only an external emotional symptom, but also an internal biological change, that is, a change in neurotransmitter."
to improve neurotransmitter changes, antidepressants are needed to regulate them, especially in moderate to severe depression treatment, which play an important role.
" Lu Lin stressed that the standard of treatment for depression is to reduce symptoms and be able to return to normal life and work.
Sometimes a patient may feel that his mood has improved and his symptoms are gone, he or she wants to stop taking medication, but the doctor evaluates that some of his symptoms may still exist and need to be treated for a period of time, in terms of the specific objectives of treatment, to trust the advice of a professional doctor.
also in the treatment process, the need for drugs, but also need care and companionship, people around the patient's correct understanding and treatment is also very important.
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