Social stigma of seeking therapeutic help still prevalent in China, says expert

Record ID: 1857385

  • Title: Social stigma of seeking therapeutic help still prevalent in China, says expert
  • Date: 19th November 2024
  • Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (NOVEMBER 18, 2024) (REUTERS)
 (SOUNDBITE) (English) PSYCHOTHERAPIST, SAMI WONG, SAYING: “I believe that people really need to talk about the impact, you know, that this kind of event that have on them in their daily life, even though they're just watching the news, they're just reading the newspaper, reading the updates about this event, it doesn't mean that they're not being affected. So talk about it with their friends and family and also professional service is very, very important. The second thing is that really start to work on what we can do in order to promote the psychology to people in daily life. So they can start from parents, you know, from kindergartens, from teachers, basically everyone is responsible for this kind of event. No one can escape the obligations for this kind of promotion.“ YIXING, WUXI CITY, JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA (NOVEMBER 17, 2024) (REUTERS)
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  • Embargoed: 3rd December 2024 06:50
  • Keywords: China crime expert rampage stabbing
  • Location: HONG KONG, ZHUHAI, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, YIXING, WUXI CITY, JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA
  • City: HONG KONG, ZHUHAI, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, YIXING, WUXI CITY, JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
  • Reuters ID: LVA007074619112024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: In the wake of a spate of mass attacks in China that saw two car ramming incidents and multiple knife attacks throughout the year, psychotherapist Sami Wong on Monday (November 18) emphasized the complicated challenges people face in the aftermath of such incidents.
    Wong also pointed out the need for greater psycho-education to combat the stigma around seeking mental health support. Despite available resources, many are reluctant to use them due to societal attitudes.
    In the most recent attack, a driver in an SUV ploughed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in southern China on Tuesday (November 19), leaving several people injured, state media said, as worries spread over a spate of violent attacks in the country over the past week.
    The incident happened just over a week after a driver rammed his vehicle into a crowd at a sports centre in Zhuhai in southern China, killing 35 people and severely injuring 43 in the deadliest mass attack in China in a decade.
    (Production: Joyce Zhou, Fabian Hamacher)
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