Mental health in China was not something you talked about in polite company until after the Sichuan earthquake. The collective outpouring of grief at this time raised the need for a professional approach to countering bipolar disorders, depression and suicide. Today most people I know living in China admit to ‘losing it’ now and again; long working hours including weekends, leaving the support network of friends, family and familiar surroundings, cultural misunderstandings and the rapid pace of change makes many people fairly fraught in Beijing.
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