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"The global incidence of mental and mental illness has been increasing in the past few decades. By this year, the global mental illness (coverage) has exceeded 1 billion people." Recently, at the second World Health Forum , Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dean of the Sixth Hospital of Peking University Lu Lin gave such a set of numbers.
's shocking data quickly "sinks" on social media, behind which is the social reality of increasingly common mental health problems.
Many people may think that mental illness is still far from themselves, and only a few people are troubled, but in fact they are not. In the daily life of social competition, fast pace and high pressure, the suppressed emotions are like "time bombs", laying the "roots" in the hearts of some people. According to the World Mental Health Report released by the World Health Organization , one out of every eight people worldwide may suffer from mental disorder . In China, this probability is one in six. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China also proposed that we should pay attention to mental health and mental health.
In the context of frequent mental illnesses, the problem of "talent shortage" in the field of mental health is becoming increasingly prominent. According to statistics from the National Health Commission, as of the end of 2021, the number of psychiatrists in my country was 64,000, accounting for only 1.49% of the number of doctors in the country. There are a large population of people suffering from mental disorders, but there is a huge gap in mental health talents.
Make up for the "talent shortage" problem in the field of mental health, and first break down the social prejudice faced by the profession. It is undeniable that many people still regard mental disorders as "neurotic" and "crazy", and have a deep secret about psychiatric specialists, departments, and hospitals, and have many misunderstandings. Low social recognition and high career bias affect some people's career choice considerations. Resolving this depends on the continued deepening of mental health publicity. We should realize that mental health diseases are as normal as other diseases, and mental health talents are also "angels in white" who save lives and help the wounded. Only by replacing prejudice and discrimination with understanding and respect can more talents be motivated to devote themselves to treating "invisible trauma".
Compensating for the talent gap is a systematic project, and it is necessary to work together in all aspects of "recruiting and retaining". National People's Congress representative Lei Dongzhu mentioned at this year's National People's Congress that there are about 28 medical schools in my country that have "mental health majors", but the enrollment volume is very small. As a talent reserve, strengthening mental health education and talent training in colleges and universities is the "first kilometer" to open up the delivery of mental health talents. However, the deputy director of the Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Yao Zhijian, , admitted that the performance bonus of many young doctors is only more than 2,000 yuan per month. Low income hinders the growth of the talent team. Relevant departments should increase financial investment, increase employment benefits for mental health talents, improve the training system and growth path, and use "real money" to allow talents to come in and stay.
Many people describe emotional problems as "falling into the water" when they come, and psychiatrists are the ones that hold them. Guterres once said, "We are experiencing a global mental health crisis." Compensating for the "talent shortage" in the field of mental health is the problem we have overcome.
