With the acceleration of the modernization process, society competition and increasing pressure, in children and adolescents in such an environment, psychological and social factors have more effect on their mental health. Today, held at the National Ministry of health of \"psychological sunshine project\" on the startup ceremony, mental health center in CDC Dr Liu Jin China disclosed the information to the participants: there is an increasing trend of psychological problems among children and adolescents, their mental health issues have been incorporated into public health issues, is aroused the concern of Government, academia and society.
Liu Jin said, according to conservative estimates China mainland 367 million minors aged under 18, there are all kinds of learning, emotional, behavioural disorders and 30 million votes. Where prevalence of psychological disorders among students as 21.6--32%, is prominently demonstrated interpersonal relationships, emotional stability and study adaptation problems.
1984 8.3% prevalence of behavior problems in children in Beijing area, per cent in 1993, 1998 the national prevalence of behavior problems of children in 12 cities of 13.4%, in 2002 focused on prevalence of behavior problems of children in primary schools in Beijing Zhongguancun 18.2%, and are mainly to increase in anxiety, depression and other neurotic behaviors. According to the survey in Beijing, Hunan and other places, common children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients rate of 5% per cent of estimated that 30% will grow to development for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; dyslexia is about 3%.
College students \' mental health problems should not be overlooked. Liu Jin said that the survey shows that about 20% there are psychological obstacles of college students, mainly characterized by anxiety, terror, neurasthenia, obsessive-compulsive symptoms and depression. According to the Beijing University Institute of mental health on 16 University students in Beijing in the 10-year analysis of dropping out of the main reasons, 1982 after replaced infectious diseases before factors of mental disorders. And psychological problems there is an upward trend.
\"Psychological sunshine project\" is an initiative to improve people \'s, especially the youth mental health awareness, promote youth mental health and social welfare activities of the work, by the disease control Division of the Ministry of health, education and Social Secretary, the Communist Youth League Central School, China Youth daily and other units, which organized.
