China News Service, Beijing, December 19th (Liu Huan) How much has the three-year epidemic affected people's psychology?
Who is more affected?
How to deal with depression and anxiety?
Recently, in the live broadcast of the life and health sub-forum of the 2023 Global Times Annual Conference, a number of experts in the field of psychology held a round-table dialogue on the topic of mental health after the epidemic.
The past of the epidemic may leave a psychological impact
Lu Lin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and president of Peking University Sixth Hospital, said that after the COVID-19 epidemic, more and more people will be infected, and the infection will soon pass, but for some of them, the psychological impact of the epidemic on them The shock may not pass quickly. "In the history of the world, after the epidemic of infectious diseases, about 20% of people will be left with long-term mental and psychological problems."
He pointed out that the lifetime prevalence of depression in my country has reached 7%.
"The development of society, the pressure of competition in society, the increase in social mobility, and the uncertainty of the world will all bring about a significant increase in mental illness, especially anxiety and depression."
Chen Xuefeng, deputy director of the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Chinese Psychological Society, also said that the epidemic has a great impact on social psychology. Some people may have experienced some traumatic events during the three-year epidemic and may have post-traumatic stress disorder. , sleep disorders, eating disorders, etc.
"The three-year epidemic has affected everyone's economic confidence, consumption behavior, interpersonal relationship, social mentality and other social psychological and behavioral levels, and the impact will be relatively long-term." Chen Xuefeng said.
Teenagers are negatively affected
Qiao Zhihong, secretary of the Party Committee and professor of the Psychology Department of Beijing Normal University, said that the number of students suffering from depression and anxiety, self-injury and suicide have all increased compared to before in the past three years.
"It can be said that the negative effect of the epidemic on the psychological impact of children and adolescents is far greater than the positive effect."
He believes there are three main reasons:
First, adolescence is a critical period for a person to awaken self-awareness, answer who I am, and form a self-identity. Due to various management measures of the epidemic lockdown and the impact of the epidemic itself, many students are confined at home. The communication and contact with society have been greatly reduced, which has seriously delayed the formation of children's psychological self-identity.
The second is that after the normal life is broken, the sense of competence, autonomy and belonging that children's mental health depends on is seriously weakened.
Third, affected by the epidemic, children spend a lot of time in online classes. Whether they are junior high school students or college students, the past three years have brought great damage to their learning effects, abilities, and attitudes, which will inevitably affect their future growth. Have a negative impact.
Research on the impact of the epidemic on social psychology should be strengthened
Chen Xuefeng believes that psychological problems may affect our restoration of production and life order and better and more stable development.
She called for strengthening research on the impact of the epidemic on social psychology, establishing an emergency psychological service system, and helping everyone deal with public health emergencies and other issues.
Yao Hongwen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the National Center for Mental Health and Mental Health Prevention and Control, pointed out that it is necessary to focus on the mental health of different groups of people after the epidemic, promote the establishment and improvement of related management service systems, and carry out research and practical work on the prevention and treatment of psychological problems for key groups. For example, work on mental health of children and adolescents, psychological care for the elderly, etc.
Regarding how to deal with emotional problems such as anxiety and depression, Li Xianyun, director of the third clinical department and chief physician of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, said that if you are affected by anxiety and depression for a long time, you should seek help from people around you in time and keep your three meals a day. Live a regular life, arrange time to do some activities that can make you relax or feel happy, and learn to cheer yourself up.
"Life will encounter depression and anxiety from time to time. Learn to help yourself and help those around you. We will find that after experiencing depression and anxiety, these can become an asset in our life." Li Xianyun said.
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