World Mental Health Day | How many of these common rumors about mental illness do you believe?

World Mental Health Day | How many of these common rumors about mental illness do you believe?

Are mental illnesses just pretentiousness? Are people with mental illnesses caused by stimulation? Are mental illnesses contagious? Are mental illnesses just "overthinking"? People with cheerful personalities who love to laugh won't suffer from depression? ...How many of these rumors about mental illness have you heard? Are these statements true? October 10 is World Mental Health Day. Let's hear what the experts have to say.

Author: Song Chongsheng, deputy chief physician of the Department of Psychiatry, Beijing Huilongguan Hospital

Review丨Fu Sufen, Vice President and Secretary General of Zhejiang Mental Health Association

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