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ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DEPRESSION IN CHINA IS SECOND HIGHEST WORLDWIDE.
Publication: AsiaPulse News Publication Date: 29-OCT-04 |
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HONG KONG, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Annual Costs at Least RMB30 Billion (US$3.5 Billion)
SEBoD Publishes Supplement on Reducing the Social and Economic Burdens of Depression in Asia
Researchers from the SEBoD (Social and Economic Burden of Depression) Initiative will present preliminary results of the first study ever to evaluate the costs of depression in China on October 30. Preliminary results from the SEBoD Economic Cost of Depression in China study found that the economic burden from depression was at least RMB30 billion (US$3.5 billion) annually in China. This data, as well as progress reports from eight SEBoD country chapters, was presented at SEBoD's annual symposium and announced at an international psychiatry meeting in Hong Kong this weekend.
"Working with Chinese officials in the Ministry of Health and regional mental health clinics, SEBoD has...
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