title: Existing public health surveillance systems for mental health in China.
abstract: Mental health is a challenging public health issue worldwide and surveillance is crucial for it. However, mental health surveillance has not been developed until recently in certain developed countries; many other countries, especially developing countries, have poor or even no health information systems. This paper presents surveillance related to mental health in China, a developing country with a large population of patients with mental disorders. Detailed information of seven relevant surveillance systems is introduced respectively. From the perspective of utilization, problems including accessibility, comprehensiveness and data quality are discussed. Suggestions for future development are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078 China.
authors.forename: Shuiyuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiao
keywords: China; Mental health; Public health surveillance; Review