Mental diseases cost Chinese dearly

时间：2007-10-31 03:14:37

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Chinanews, Shanghai, October 30 – Nowadays, Chinese spend more money on the treatment of mental disease than on cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases and cancers, making it the No.1 burden.

 

Currently there are 16 million Chinese suffering from severe mental diseases, and 30 million adolescents afflicted1 by emotional disorders2. Only 20% of them have received proper treatment. Statistics show that there are about 6 million schizophrenia patients in China at present, and the number is increasing by 100,000 every year.

 

Shanghai has started a program to offer professional training to nurses and doctors on how to look after mental patients. By the end of this year, such courses will be available in 52 cities. In 2008, the program will extend to 102 cities, and the family members of mental patients and even patients themselves will be included.

 

The program will also help to build a complete network that will enable nurses to contact patients directly. With the network, nurses will be able to understand their patients better, thus to offer them continuous and more effective treatment.

 
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1 afflicted aaf4adfe86f9ab55b4275dae2a2e305a     
使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
  • A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。
2 disorders 6e49dcafe3638183c823d3aa5b12b010     
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调
参考例句：
  • Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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