The status and prospects of psychiatric / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the progresses in psychological medicine made domestically and abroad,especially in PLA,during the period of "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" ,and propose a suggestion for the development of psychological medicine in the period of "Twelfth Five-Year Plan".Methods To retrospectively review and summarize the literature concerning psychological medicine and related subjects published domestically and abroad in past 5years retrieved from PubMed and CNKI.Results During the period of "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" ,researches on psychological medicine and related subjects had become one of the hot topics receiving agreat deal of attention by the governments and academic circles all over the world.New progresses had been achieved in the fields of psychological medicine services,epidemiological researches,networking psychiatry,etiology and pathological mechanism of mental illness,researches in treatment,stress disorder,and mental health in general hospitals,etc.In PLA,the incidence of schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses declined significantly,but the prevalence rate of anxiety and depression showed a rising trendency among servicemen in peacetime. The development of military psychological medicine was affected in some extent by the organizational system and adjustment of organizational structure of the army.There still existed some problems to be improved such as the lack of high-tech personnel and staff training.Conclusions The great changes in socio-economics and culture produced a new demand on mental health services.The hot spots of researches of psychological medicine will still focus on biological psychiatry,the treatment of mental illness,social psychiatry and development of psychology,etc.