The World Health Organisation defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community". So what would we say about the current level of mental well-being of the Hong Kong population? The government-funded Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey, which was completed in 2013, found that about one in six Hong Kong people suffers from anxiety and depression. The WHO suggests that depression will inflict the largest burden of all diseases in the...
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