Schwank Simone Eliane, Zhou Qiongjie, He Yanling, Acharya Ganesh
PhD, MS, MA, Msc, Clinical psychologist, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Email:
MD, Specialist Obstetrician, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
BJPsych Int. 2020 Aug;17(3):50-53. doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.5.
China's healthcare is improving together with rapid economic growth. Yet, mental healthcare is lagging behind. Prevalence of perinatal depression is high among women of the one-child generation, but access to qualified care is limited. Chinese healthcare professionals, policy makers and patients alike express concerns about insufficient knowledge among the public as well as healthcare providers regarding mental disorders. There appears to be a general lack of help-seeking behaviour for mental disorders owing to perceived risk of social stigmatisation. Social support through family and friends, use of online resources and community healthcare services are preferred, rather than seeking help from mental health specialists.
中国的医疗保健事业随着经济的快速增长而不断改善。然而，精神卫生保健却滞后了。在独生子女一代的女性中，围产期抑郁症的患病率很高，但获得合格护理的机会有限。中国的医疗保健专业人员、政策制定者和患者都对公众以及医疗保健提供者对精神障碍的认识不足表示担忧。由于感知到社会污名化的风险，对于精神障碍普遍缺乏寻求帮助的行为。人们更倾向于通过家人和朋友获得社会支持、利用在线资源以及社区医疗服务，而不是向心理健康专家寻求帮助。
