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Hong Kong's depression index hits a new high

2021-01-21T06:37:33.711Z


The Hong Kong Mental Health Association interviewed the depression status of Hong Kong citizens in the middle of last year. More than 1,300 people were interviewed. The survey found that the depression index of Hong Kong people has reached a new high. The total number of respondents belonging to the clinical group of attention is 23%, which is lower than last time.


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Written by: Chen Jiayi

2021-01-21 14:29

Last update date: 2021-01-21 14:30

In the middle of last year, the Hong Kong Mental Health Association interviewed the depression status of Hong Kong citizens. More than 1,300 people were interviewed. The survey found that the depression index of Hong Kong people reached a new high. There were 23% of the respondents in the clinical groups that should be concerned, an increase from the previous survey. Up to 27%.

Among them, women and 18 to 44 years old have obvious symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Only about 10% of people suffering from emotional distress are willing to seek professional assistance.

Respondents said that the pressure mainly stems from the political and social environment and the epidemic, which are more than 60% each.

Associate Professor Zhao Yulong of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at CityU said that multiple incidents at the same time made citizens feel more powerless.

The "Hong Kong Depression Index Survey 2020" was conducted through online questionnaires and telephone interviews. A total of 1,336 valid questionnaires were collected. The association and CityU's Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences associate professor Zhao Yulong analyzed the questionnaires.

Since 2012, the association has surveyed the depression of Hong Kong citizens every two years. In the past four surveys, the overall depression index of respondents has continued to increase steadily, and this time it has increased significantly.

Respondents belonging to the should be concerned and clinical groups increased to 14.6% and 8.4% respectively from the previous survey, a total of 23%, an increase of 27%.

In the middle of last year, the Hong Kong Mental Health Association interviewed the depression of Hong Kong citizens and interviewed more than 1,300 people. The survey found that the depression index of Hong Kong people reached a new high.

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Compared with men, women bear more pressure from the epidemic, family, health, and friends, and have more depression and anxiety symptoms. They are more troubled than men during the epidemic.

At the moment of the epidemic, respondents aged 18 to 44 feel more threatened, with symptoms of depression and anxiety appearing obvious.

On the whole, the respondents said that the main source of stress is the political and social environment and the epidemic, with 65% and 62% respectively.

Zhao Yulong pointed out that a variety of events and different aspects of the pressure came at the same time, the epidemic situation and social incidents, coupled with the family's political conflicts, etc., made the depression serious.

Lai Shouxin, a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Mental Health Association and a psychiatrist, said that common symptoms of depression include depression and anger.

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Member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Mental Health Association and psychiatrist Lai Shouxin said that common symptoms of depression include depression, anger, loss of happiness, negative and pessimistic thoughts, feeling guilty and self-blame, slow thoughts and actions, and suicidal thoughts. .

The survey showed that about 5 adults said they knew how to seek professional assistance, only 10% were willing to seek professional assistance when they were emotionally troubled, and 2 adults did not know how to seek help.

Cheng Zhigang, director-general of the Hong Kong Mental Health Association, encourages the public to pay attention to their emotional health and actively seek relevant information from Xiehe, "Illness to shallow Chinese medicine."

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