Lee Joo-young “We need to strengthen our capacity to care for the mentally ill”
The prevalence of depression among women in their teens and 20s was found to have increased about 4.5 times in 10 years.
According to the ’10-year prevalence of depression’ submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 8th, Lee Joo-young, a member of the National Assembly‘s Health and Welfare Committee, showed that the prevalence of depression increased 1.75 times from 1.16% in 2014 to 2.3% last year.
In particular, during the same period, teenage women increased 4.58 times from 0.41% to 1.88%, and those in their 20s increased 4.41 times from 0.90% to 3.97%.
Additionally, the number of people receiving treatment for depression increased by 1.78 times from 584,948 in 2014 to 1,043,141 last year. Among them, the number of women in their teens increased 3.75 times from 11,167 in 2014 to 41,918 last year, and the number of women in their 20s increased 4.28 times from 28,477 in 2014 to 122,035 last year, showing that many young women are suffering from depression. It was analyzed that there was.
National Assembly member Lee Joo-young said, “As of 2021, our country is a disgraceful country with the highest level of depression and the highest suicide rate among OECD countries. Depression among young people is a social disease caused by a mixture of complex factors, and in the future, the government will take measures to prevent depression and other vulnerable mental health groups.” “We need to strengthen our capacity to care,” he emphasized.
(Seoul = News 1)
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