China News Service, Beijing, October 9th (Reporter Wang Zumin) The results of the China Mental Health Survey show that about 16.57% of the population in China suffer from various mental and psychological problems; the results of the second national sample survey of persons with disabilities show that China has There were 8.27 million mentally disabled people, accounting for about 10% of the 85.02 million disabled population.
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation announced the above-mentioned data in a mental disability rehabilitation exchange event held on the 9th.
Jia Yong, vice chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, called on the whole society to have a correct understanding of people with mental disorders, eliminate prejudice and discrimination, create an inclusive and harmonious environment, and guide them to step out of their homes, integrate into the community, and enter society.
Jia Yong said that mental and psychological problems are a major global public health problem and a prominent social problem.
As the process of social transformation in China accelerates, people's life rhythm continues to accelerate, social competition pressure continues to intensify, the number of patients with mental disorders is also increasing, and vicious cases triggered by personal extreme emotions occur from time to time.
The vast majority of patients with severe mental disorders and mentally disabled persons lack the ability to work and need long-term medication treatment and supervision. The current medical security, medical assistance and other related policies cannot completely solve the prominent problems of their family medical treatment and the heavy economic burden of rehabilitation. Become an important factor in poverty due to disability and return to poverty due to disability.
He revealed that among the mentally disabled in China, nearly 80% have rehabilitation needs, the highest among all types of disabled.
The China Disabled Persons’ Federation is studying and drafting the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Work for Disabled Persons", and rehabilitation of mental disabilities is an important part of it.
Jia Yong said that modern medical practice has proved that mental illness can be prevented and treated. Through systematic treatment, most patients can fully return to society.
He believes that to further promote the rehabilitation of mental disabilities, on the one hand, we must move the barrier forward, strengthen the prevention of mental disorders, guide the public to correctly understand mental disorders and mental behavior problems, and improve the ability of self-psychological adjustment; on the other hand, we must strengthen positive publicity and education. The media can objectively report on the emergence and situation of mentally disabled persons, especially to prevent speculation of mentally ill persons causing accidents and other scenes, safeguard human dignity, care for their situation, and cherish the preciousness of life.
It is reported that China is exploring the development of Community Rehabilitation Services for Mental Disorders (User Family Expert, "UFE"). This model is a model of mutual assistance community rehabilitation for people with mental disorders originated from Italy. It is through professional training of people with mental disorders or their families to have the ability to serve other people with mental disorders, so as to achieve self-help, social rehabilitation and expand mental disorders. A social work method of social service. Since 2018, with the support of Peking University Sixth Hospital, the China Disabled Persons’ Federation has launched pilot projects in many places, providing services to more than 2,000 patients with mental disorders. (Finish)