Executive summary Around the world, populations are ageing at a faster pace than in the
past and this demographic transition will have effects on all aspects of societies. In May …

Background Mental health problems are a crucial global public health concern. Owing to
their cost-effectiveness and accessibility, conversational agent interventions (CAIs) are …

Background Depression has a high prevalence among young adults, especially during the
COVID-19 pandemic. However, mental health services remain scarce and underutilized …

Background New research supports an integrated approach to treating depression, and
lifestyle modifications should be a regular component of both preventative and treatment …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic, generally episodic and debilitating disease
that affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide, but its pathogenesis is poorly …

Depression has become one of the most common mental illnesses in the world. For better
prediction and diagnosis, methods of automatic depression recognition based on speech …

Background There is growing evidence that the internet has beneficial effects on the mental
health of middle-aged and older people (≥ 45 years), but the evidence is inconclusive, and …

Over the past 2 decades, China has made remarkable progress in health-care service
coverage, especially in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health …

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric conditions, characterized by significant
and persistent depressed mood and diminished interest, and often coexists with various …

Recently, depression research has received considerable attention and there is an urgent
need for objective and validated methods to detect depression. Depression detection based …