This year, the World Mental Health Day on Oct 10 was marked by the theme: “Depression: A Global Crisis”. According to the World Federation for Mental Health and the WHO, depression has moved beyond the medical domain(领域) to become a social problem. Statistics from the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center show that of the 287,000 people who commit suicide in China every year, 70 percent are victims of depression.
“This equates to one depression victim taking their life every three minutes,” cited CCTV recently. According to the Beijing-based Capital Medical University, the number of depression patients has been on the rise in the past years and now accounts for 5 to 10 percent of the population, more than the global average of 5 percent.
Wang Shaoli, vice-president of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, a medical center specializing in mental health, said that what makes depression so widespread is that everybody can get it.
“No one is immune to depression,” said Wang. “It has become a social problem because depression kills one’s social capabilities, such as communication, and leads to a negative social mentality.”
According to Wang, depression can be treated with medicine and early psychological consultation. The real problem is the lack of awareness surrounding the issue.
“People with mental health illnesses are discriminated against,” said Wang. “So they are reluctant to go to hospital and often keep the pain to themselves, which only makes matters worse.” Only one in 10 depression victims are properly treated in China, according to the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center.
“When people get depressed, it becomes part of their thoughts, making them negative, even desperate,” said Wang. “And the ideas are difficult to change.” That’s why Wang suggests early intervention.
“Normally it takes about nine months to treat depression,” said Wang. “But in most cases, patients drop treatment half way when they feel some progress.”
小题1:How is Para1& 2 mainly supported when it tells that depression has become a social problem?
A．By giving data
B．By making definition
C．By analyzing causes
D．By making comparisons小题2:According to the passage, which of the following are true EXCEPT________ ?
A．people with depression are more likely to commit suicide.
B．the percentage of depression patients is larger in China than that in the world.
C．more and more people have been suffering from depression.
D．depression can destroy people’s immune system and social capabilities小题3:People with mental illnesses are unwilling to go to hospital because __________.
A．the victims think that they will get well soon
B．they are discriminated against and don’t want others to know their illnesses
C．there are few medical centers specializing in mental health
D．there is no way to treat them小题4:In Wang Shaoli’s opinion, the better way to deal with mental problem is to _________.
A．force the victims to go to hospital
B．keep their pain to themselves when it appears
C．keep positive and get early psychological consultation
D．more medical centers should be set up