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

Yiwen Chen; Ziyang Dou; Yixuan Zhu

doi:10.2991/assehr.k.220704.085

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

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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

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These authors contributed equally.

^*Corresponding author. Email: yic003@ucsd.edu

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Yiwen Chen

Available Online 11 July 2022.

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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: 10.2991/assehr.k.220704.085
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/assehr.k.220704.085 How to use a DOI?
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