China News Service Shanghai News, October 11 (Reporter Chen Jing) October 10 this year is the 31st "World Mental Health Day". The reporter learned on the 11th that the Minhang District Mental Health Center in Shanghai officially launched the theme public welfare painting exhibiti

China News Service Shanghai News, October 11 (Reporter Chen Jing) October 10 this year is the 31st " World Mental Health Day ". The reporter learned on the 11th that Shanghai Minhang District Mental Health Center officially launched the theme public welfare painting exhibition and a series of disease popularization activities. By showing the resonance and co-creation of paintings by patients with schizophrenia, doctors and artists, the public can enter the inner world of patients, break cognitive barriers, broaden the whole society's understanding and acceptance of sperm patients, and help patients return to society.

is difficult to monitor, is prone to recurrence, and is misunderstood. Patients return to society and have long severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia are one of the major public health challenges facing China. As of 2020, there were about 6.8 million schizophrenia patients in China. Low compliance with medication, weak monitoring and high recurrence are several major problems in the management of schizophrenia patients. Although evidence shows that at least one-third of patients can fully recover after standardized treatment, due to the lack of scientific understanding of schizophrenia and discrimination and prejudice against patients, patients still find it difficult to understand and accept even after recovery, and even limit their access to education and employment, and the road to returning to society is faced with many obstacles.

Innovative treatment plans and scientific management models, long-term protection of patients' recovery and return to

The early death of schizophrenia patients is 2-3 times higher than that of ordinary people. Once the disease occurs, it will destroy the original living order of the patient and the family. In response to the challenges of patients such as "poor compliance" and "weak family monitoring ability", in recent years, the schizophrenia community management model based on long-acting injection treatment plans has been actively explored and practiced in many cities in China. Through the trinity of government, society and family care and help system, the application of the sequential community management model is playing an active and effective role in scientific management of diseases, providing emotional support, and helping to restore social functions.

Cross-border cooperation between medicine and art, allowing patients to regain their "voice" to regain their "rebirth"

"Painting as voice, love has echoes" theme public welfare activity has realized the cross-border cooperation between medical professionals and art practitioners for the first time, and will lead the audience to feel the desire of schizophrenia patients to be listened to and accepted, and show the patients' expectations and desire to restore social functions and reintegrate into society, thereby breaking the communication barrier between sequential patients and the public.

"Drawing as the voice of the heart, love echoes", the ultimate goal of treatment for schizophrenia patients is to recover and return, so that the "voice of the heart" can reap "rebirth". This World Mental Health Day public welfare publicity project will further improve the public's awareness of mental illness, eliminate public misunderstandings and prejudice, warm patients' path to return to society, and help "Healthy China 2030".

Edited by: Chen Jing