Title |
Existing public health surveillance systems for mental health in China
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Published in |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-4458-9-3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Wei Zhou, Shuiyuan Xiao |
Abstract |
Mental health is a challenging public health issue worldwide and surveillance is crucial for it. However, mental health surveillance has not been developed until recently in certain developed countries; many other countries, especially developing countries, have poor or even no health information systems. This paper presents surveillance related to mental health in China, a developing country with a large population of patients with mental disorders. Detailed information of seven relevant surveillance systems is introduced respectively. From the perspective of utilization, problems including accessibility, comprehensiveness and data quality are discussed. Suggestions for future development are proposed. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 3 | 33% |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
Scientists | 2 | 22% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 51 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 12 | 24% |
Researcher | 8 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 8% |
Lecturer | 2 | 4% |
Other | 4 | 8% |
Unknown | 16 | 31% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 18% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 8% |
Psychology | 4 | 8% |
Computer Science | 3 | 6% |
Other | 10 | 20% |
Unknown | 16 | 31% |