Depression is a common mental disorder, mainly characterized by symptoms such as low mood, reduced interest, slow thinking, poor diet and sleep. Depression is also associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. is associated with an increased incidence rate and a higher mortality rate.
So far, the cause of depression is not clear.
1 Is depression among teenagers really that serious?
The depression rate among teenagers is as high as 24.6%
my country's 2020 Mental Health Blue Book "China National Mental Health Development Report (2019~2020)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report")
4.6% of teenagers are depressed, of which 7.4% are severely depressed.
The report pointed out that the detection rate of depression among teenagers in 2020 was 24.6%, of which the detection rate of mild depression was 17.2%, which was 0.4 percentage points higher than in 2009. Severe depression was 7.4%, unchanged from 2009.
▲Detection rate of depression in each sample (%)
2 Depression increases with grade
As grade increases, the detection rate of depression shows an upward trend.
The detection rate of depression in primary school is about 10%, of which the detection rate of severe depression is about 1.9-3.3%
The detection rate of depression in junior high school is about 30%, of which the detection rate of severe depression is about 30% The detection rate of depression in high school is close to 40%, among which the detection rate of severe depression is 10.9%-12.5%
. One-way analysis of variance was performed on the depression scores. The results showed that the average level of depression increased with grade (F (8,15161) = 105.13, p0.00l, ηp2 = 0.05)
There was no significant difference in the primary school stage. The first and second grade junior high schools were significantly higher than the primary school stage, significantly It is lower than the third grade of junior high school and high school, and significantly higher than that of elementary school and junior high school, but there is no significant difference among the three grades.
▲Development trend of depression detection rates and scores in various age groups
3 Depression is a common disease in life, but the treatment rate is extremely low
Nowadays, many people will ignore their own or the depression of those around them, and many people will Think of this disease as fragile, pretentious, and unthinkable, but this is not the case.
At present, the detection rate of depression in our country is not high and is estimated to be less than 20%. Widespread stigma is one reason.
First of all, in traditional cognition, "illness" is probably a closely guarded topic, especially mental illness, which most people are reluctant to mention.
Second, poor awareness of the disease hinders effective screening. Some teenagers lack a correct understanding of mental illness, and it often happens that they deal with the measurement scale hastily.
Third, there is a shortage of teachers with professional psychological services, which is also an important reason why students are not enthusiastic about participating.
4 4 early signs of depression, you need to know these
If you have the following four points, and the symptoms last for more than two weeks, normal life, work, study and social interactions are significantly affected, it is recommended to go to a specialized psychiatric hospital or Go to the psychiatry department of a general hospital for treatment.
Sign 1: Always not happy
If you find that your child is always not happy, this sadness is not only reflected in the expression, but also in the movements and postures.
Sign 2: Loss of interest
Patients may become bored and apathetic in social interactions, and begin to lose interest in things around them.
Sign 3: Cognitive function impairment
Mainly manifested as memory loss , inattention or slow reaction, etc. The brain feels like a rusty machine, and creativity is also declining.
Sign 4: Long-term insomnia
accompanied by insomnia without clear reasons, loss of time, weight loss, always feeling tired, and this situation lasted for more than 2 weeks, normal work study machine social interaction was obviously affected If it is affected, you should be more vigilant and go to a psychiatric department in time.
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There is a lot to be done to educate teenagers to prevent depression. As long as schools and families pay sufficient attention to it, strictly abide by the screening of mental illness, and do a good job in supporting the prevention and treatment of depression throughout the process, in addition to issuing regulations, they must also "implement" it and take multiple measures to jointly protect the healthy growth of young people.
