Objective Although poor mental health is associated with significant personal and societal
burden, it is rarely reported in older Chinese populations. This study examined the mental …

Objective: Poor mental health is associated with impaired social functioning, lower quality of
life, and increased risk of suicide and mortality. This study examined the prevalence of poor …

Objective: Population aging is accelerating across the world, and older people have a
higher risk of mental disorders. Most studies focus on one mental disorder, and only report …

Studies on psychological problems among the elderly were mainly conducted in developed
countries, which may not fit China under the context of the dramatic changes of social …

Depression and anxiety, as the two most prevalent psychiatric disorders, pose a huge
challenge to the quality of life of the elderly. Using a sample of 7,721 elderly from the latest …

Background While community care services have been developing rapidly as a new way to
meet the growing demands of elderly individuals in China, their health benefits are virtually …

Background China has the largest elderly population in the world; little attention has been
paid to the mental health of elderly in areas of extreme poverty. This is the first study to …

There is little information on gender differences in general mental health, smoking, drinking
and chronic diseases in Chinese elderly. We examined the gender differences in general …

Objectives: To establish a structural equation model for exploring the direct and indirect
relationships of depressive symptoms and their associated factors among the Chinese …

Objective To describe the current prevalence and distribution of all types of mental disorders
in Zhejiang Province and use this data to develop a provincial mental health plan. Methods …