Viewpoint: Depression is not scary, the end point of depression is not suicide, the end point of depression is the rebirth of the phoenix and rebirth from the fire.
In everyone's impression, depression seems to be quite terrible, especially when news reports that a certain celebrity commits suicide due to depression will bring great impact to everyone. In fact, this is a cognitive stereotyped effect . We often make some judgments or judgments based on the frequency of information we receive. For example, some people are stolen by thieves three times in a row, which is because there are many thieves in the local area. In fact, what we really need to look at is statistics rather than personal feelings. Personal feelings are often subjective, while the data is objective.
How many people with depression have committed suicide? A 10-year prospective follow-up study confirmed that the lifelong suicide rate of depression disorder is 4%-10.6, and the Meta analysis of data showed that the lifelong suicide risk of depression disorder is 6%. Obviously, the risk of suicide in depression is overestimated by everyone. Moreover, suicide in depression does not only depend on the depression itself, but also related to the patient's age, gender, social environment and other factors. For example, , who is also a depression, may have different environments and may have different outcomes. Those who are in high-pressure environments, tense interpersonal relationships, financial difficulties, and conflicts are more likely to have suicidal tendencies.
World Health Organization released the suicide mortality rate of Chinese people in 2019 was 6.7 per 100,000, with a total of 116,324 suicides, including the number of deaths from suicide due to depression. The number of suicide deaths in patients with depression is far less than 110,000. In 2019, the number of deaths from traffic accidents nationwide was 62,000. So, there are very few people who really commit suicide due to depression. So what happened to most people who suffer from depression?
In the previous article, I have cited some authoritative data. After systematic clinical treatment, 85% of patients with depression can achieve clinical cure. Even if there is a recurrence, they can be ideally controlled after effective treatment. Of course, the news media will naturally not focus on how many people have been cured, and those news that commit suicide due to depression will be more attractive, especially for celebrities or public figures. This will lead to a deviation in people's perception of depression. Most of the depression patients who have received treatment in my outpatient clinic can survive the trough and live a stable life.
At the end of the article, I once again presented my point of view: the end of depression is not suicide, but the rebirth of the phoenix and rebirth from the fire.
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