250,000 Chinese commit suicide every year

时间：2007-02-26 03:28:21

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Chinanews, Beijing, Feb. 26 – A recent study shows that in China, about 250,000 people commit suicide every year, and suicide has become the prime cause for the death of young people. In addition, 1.5 million people suffer from emotional trauma1 brought by the death of their friends or relatives, the China Youth Daily reported.

 

Chinese society is in a transitional period when economy is developing fast and social disparity is becoming wider. The rapid changes in society make many people suffer from various kinds of mental illness.

 

An investigation2 shows that in China, the incidence of psychological diseases has surpassed that of cardiovascular diseases to become the most common disease. Another study shows that in China, some 30 million young people suffer from various kinds of mental illness, with 21.6%-32% of them being primary or middle school students and 16%-25.4% being college students. The number of students suffering from mental diseases is still on the rise.

 
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1 trauma TJIzJ     
n.外伤，精神创伤
参考例句：
  • Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
  • The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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