Unemployment rate will affect the mental health of the people in China, the Academia Sinica analyzed the prevalence rate of "common mental illnesses" from 1990 to 2010, and found that the proportion of depression patients in Taiwan has doubled in the past 20 years, from 11.5% to 23.8%, and this trend is highly correlated with the change of the national unemployment rate in the same period, and the research paper was published in the top international medical journal, "Tickling Tickle" on the 12th of this month.

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The Academia Sinica analyzed the prevalence of "common mental illnesses" in Taiwan from 1990 to 2010, and found that the proportion of depressed patients in Taiwan has doubled over the past 20 years, from 11.5% to 23.8%, and that this trend is highly correlated with changes in the national unemployment rate over the same period. (Photo/Huang Chi-Wen)

The study was conducted by Taean Cheng, a special researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, who said that "common mental illnesses" refer to depression and anxiety disorders, which account for more than 90% of all mental illnesses. The research team analyzed the 9079 interviews collected over the past 20 years by using a variety of statistical methods, and found that the risk factors for common mental illnesses include women, unemployment, low education, and a significant impact on daily activities.

After controlling for these factors, the trend of increasing common mental disorders remained significant, from 11.5% in 1990 to 23.8% in 2010, a trend that is consistent with the long-term trends in national unemployment, divorce, and suicide rates over the same time period.

Researcher T.A. Cheng points out that these data suggest that the deterioration in the mental health of Taiwan's population is largely related to changes in the macro-social environment over the past two decades, including the fact that Taiwan has gone through a rapid economic restructuring, the outward migration of labor-intensive industries to China and Southeast Asia, the beginning of a shrinking domestic job market, and the impact of the global recession in recent years, which has led to a The job market has continued to be sluggish in recent years due to the impact of the global economic downturn.

That is to say, the extent to which personal risk factors such as unemployment affect mental health has remained constant over the past 20 years, but the increase in unemployment in the broader environment has led to a year-on-year increase in the prevalence of common mental disorders. Researcher Cheng Tai-an said that this study reflects the insecurity brought about by industrialization and unemployment, the possible impact on mental health, and hopes that *** the relevant departments in the pursuit of economic growth at the same time, can consider the importance of psychological well-being of the people.