Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Mental Health, Education and Human Development (MHEHD 2022)

Major Depressive Disorder in China: Prevalence and Societal Factors in Different Age Groups

Authors
Yiwen Chen1, *, , Ziyang Dou2, , Yixuan Zhu3,
1University of California, San Diego, California, U.S.
2University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3Shanghai Guanghua Cambridge International School, Shanghai, China

These authors contributed equally.

*Corresponding author. Email: yic003@ucsd.edu
Corresponding Author
Yiwen Chen
Available Online 11 July 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220704.085How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Depression; Major Depressive Disorder; Adolescents; Adults; Elderly; China
Abstract

The authors reviewed and synthesized literature that reported the prevalence, etiology, and general management of Major Depression Disorder (MDD) in China, ranging from adolescents, adults to the elderly, and explored the specific social implications under each age group. This paper reviewed published studies using search engines PUBMED, American Psychology Association, and the American Journal of Psychiatry database. The review primarily focused on primary studies and meta-analyses of the Chinese population-based in China. Under the impacts of high academic pressure, parents’ control over kids has surprisingly been considered a protective factor for adolescents. Over half of the MDD adolescents have suicidal ideation, with limited evidence showing easing methods. Family and marital status, geographical locations, and gender differences are associated with the MDD prevalence rate for adults. For the elderly, several protective and risk factors associated with the development of MDD, the underlying factors relating to the societal dilemma of empty nesters, and social impacts and implications of elderly MDD were discussed. However, no proper solution to MDD has been discovered, which leads to the investigation of intervention and treatment methods that could be a direction for future studies.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Mental Health, Education and Human Development (MHEHD 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
11 July 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-589-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220704.085How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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