Mr. Nishikawa's contemporary Japanese problem (http://dept135nmr.weebly.com/problems-in-modern-japan.html)- depression and suicide will be described. In recent Japan, the increase in depressed patients has become a social problem, and over 1 million people are diagnosed with depression. According to one theory, it is said that 3 out of 4 people who suffer from depression are not seeing medical institutions.
According to the WHO survey, the depression rate in Japan is 2.5%, which is lower worldwide. However, Mr. Nishikawa thinks that it should not be judged that the number of depressed patients is safely low from this result. Actually, it is 6.5% in the survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and it is increasing year by year. In addition, it is said that people in the Western Europe and Asian countries tend to have different patterns of symptoms to depression. In general, people in the Western countries tend to have depression as a mental condition, whereas people in Asia are likely to experience physical symptoms such as headaches, lower back pain, or anorexia. For that reason, it is said that in Asian countries there are many cases that they think that they are different diseases, while they are suffering from depression. In addition, it is recently that diagnostic technology for depression has improved, there is also a view that accurate diagnosis has not been made so far. That was true, it was a miscellaneous diagnostic method. Besides that, support in depression is very strong in Europe, America, Australia, South Africa, and others. Therefore, because it is easy to declare depression, the depression rate is considered to be high. On the other hand, in Japan, because understanding of depression is low, it is difficult to declare, and as a result, the depression rate as data is lowered. Mr. Nishikawa believes that recognition of depression has increased considerably in Japan, but I believe that support systems like Western countries are not yet in place. Mr. Nishikawa also believes that it is necessary to understand depression and build a sufficient support system in Japan in the future. Certainly, I think that support system for depression is not prepared, but I think that recognition is still low. I think that it is not correctly recognized correctly. Indeed, in society depression has a strong image of laziness. Therefore, I must correct this wrong knowledge. If it is perceived correctly, will any support system be strengthened?
According to the WHO survey, the depression rate in Japan is 2.5%, which is lower worldwide. However, Mr. Nishikawa thinks that it should not be judged that the number of depressed patients is safely low from this result. Actually, it is 6.5% in the survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and it is increasing year by year. In addition, it is said that people in the Western Europe and Asian countries tend to have different patterns of symptoms to depression. In general, people in the Western countries tend to have depression as a mental condition, whereas people in Asia are likely to experience physical symptoms such as headaches, lower back pain, or anorexia. For that reason, it is said that in Asian countries there are many cases that they think that they are different diseases, while they are suffering from depression. In addition, it is recently that diagnostic technology for depression has improved, there is also a view that accurate diagnosis has not been made so far. That was true, it was a miscellaneous diagnostic method. Besides that, support in depression is very strong in Europe, America, Australia, South Africa, and others. Therefore, because it is easy to declare depression, the depression rate is considered to be high. On the other hand, in Japan, because understanding of depression is low, it is difficult to declare, and as a result, the depression rate as data is lowered. Mr. Nishikawa believes that recognition of depression has increased considerably in Japan, but I believe that support systems like Western countries are not yet in place. Mr. Nishikawa also believes that it is necessary to understand depression and build a sufficient support system in Japan in the future. Certainly, I think that support system for depression is not prepared, but I think that recognition is still low. I think that it is not correctly recognized correctly. Indeed, in society depression has a strong image of laziness. Therefore, I must correct this wrong knowledge. If it is perceived correctly, will any support system be strengthened?