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Reproductive‐related depression in women: A review of two decades of research in China

Reproductive‐related depression in women: A review of two decades of research in China Mental health has become an important issue in China for women who provide the majority of care for children and other dependent family members, consistent with traditional values, while continuing to play a significant role in modern society. In 1995, the establishment of the Sub‐society of Women's Mental Health under the umbrella of the Chinese Society of Psychiatry marked the beginning of the recognition of gender issues in mental health. In the National Mental Health Work Plan for 2002–2010, it is emphasized that women's mental health services will be established as a priority. More and more publications in China have been addressing a broad variety of women's mental health issues, including the common mental, behavioral and social problems by which women are more likely than men to be adversely affected, particularly depression. Studies in the general population suggest that the overall prevalence of mental illness does not differ significantly between women and men. For specific disorders, however, clear gender differences emerge, particularly depression. Most Western studies suggest women constitute two‐thirds of patients suffering from common depressive disorders ( Kessler 1994 ). Western studies indicate that sex differences in the rates of depression begin to appear in adolescence, a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia-Pacific Psychiatry Wiley

Reproductive‐related depression in women: A review of two decades of research in China

Qiu, Jianyin; Xiao, Zeping
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry , Volume 2 (1) – Mar 1, 2010
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© 2009 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
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1758-5864
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Mental health has become an important issue in China for women who provide the majority of care for children and other dependent family members, consistent with traditional values, while continuing to play a significant role in modern society. In 1995, the establishment of the Sub‐society of Women's Mental Health under the umbrella of the Chinese Society of Psychiatry marked the beginning of the recognition of gender issues in mental health. In the National Mental Health Work Plan for 2002–2010, it is emphasized that women's mental health services will be established as a priority. More and more publications in China have been addressing a broad variety of women's mental health issues, including the common mental, behavioral and social problems by which women are more likely than men to be adversely affected, particularly depression. Studies in the general population suggest that the overall prevalence of mental illness does not differ significantly between women and men. For specific disorders, however, clear gender differences emerge, particularly depression. Most Western studies suggest women constitute two‐thirds of patients suffering from common depressive disorders ( Kessler 1994 ). Western studies indicate that sex differences in the rates of depression begin to appear in adolescence, a

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