The prevalence and the correlates of mental disorders among the elderly population: results from China Mental Health Survey
Mental disorders are highly prevalent among Chinese adults aged 55 years and above, with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and substance use disorders being the most common. Chronic disease, chronic pain and sleep disturbances played an important role in the risk of mental disorders mental disorders.
Authors
- Guangming Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5116-9656)
- Huifang Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3788-4252)
- Lingjiang Li
- Tingting Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1919-1471)
- Jingjuan Pang
- Yueqin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-2921)
- Guoli Yan
- Xiaofei Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-6466)
- Zhaorui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6536-7503)
- Limin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6344-0738)
- Zhizhong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0612-3218)
- Tao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1360-1396)
- Xiangdong Xu
- Yifeng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-1141)
- Shuiyuan Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2046-5564)
- Xiufeng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-3271)
- Minghui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-6260)
- Yongping Yan
- Yaqin Yu
- Jie Yan
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Jilin University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Shanghai Mental Health Center (CN)
- The Fourth People's Hospital (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Urumqi 4th People's Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Anding Hospital (CN)
- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Ningxia Medical University (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
- Peking University Sixth Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23993-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China