The untimely death of a media personality has made three words sting deeply in people’s nerves – depression. WHO predicts that by 2020, depression could become the second most common human disease after cardiovascular disease. According to WHO data, the number of deaths by suicide due to depression is as high as 1 million per year worldwide; an epidemiological survey in The Lancet in 2009 estimated that the number of people with depression in China has reached 90 million. What does depression feel like? Many people think it’s just a bad mental state, but there are actually physical pains that normal people can’t imagine: insomnia, dizziness, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and heartburn. Depression is characterized by significant and persistent depressed mood, slowed thinking and debilitating physical fatigue, often accompanied by anxiety and feelings of uselessness and helplessness, and some patients may experience self-injury and suicidal tendencies. Depression is a common disease, regardless of sex, age or status, anyone can get it, it is the “mind cold”. But it is not just a psychological problem, but an organic disease with a certain biological basis, caused by the lack of one or more neurotransmitters in the brain. At present, the recognition rate of depression in China is only 30%, and only 30% of patients are identified and seek medical treatment, which means that the rate of depression seeking medical treatment is less than 10%. Clinical experience shows that 80% of patients can be clinically cured if treated regularly, and all but a very small number of refractory cases will improve. Fan Xiaodong, an associate researcher at the Institute of Mental Health of Peking University, said that many people who have depression are very serious and responsible people, elite backbone of all walks of life, and if they fall down, it not only affects their families, but also causes great loss to society. In recent years, the prevalence of depression in China is constantly rising, two or three decades ago depressed patients in the psychiatric outpatient clinics accounted for only 10%, but now has more than 50%. Fan Xiaodong said, “The loss of life should make us wake up.” Compared with strengthening education and improving medical treatment, it is more important to create a harmonious social environment to treat depression. Society is under pressure of competition, interpersonal trust, tolerance and mutual support are not as good as before. In society, there is discrimination and prejudice against depression and other mental illnesses, and many patients are afraid to let people know that they are ill, and have been carrying the burden with “wounds” to aggravate their condition. After some people are cured, it is difficult for them to return to social life, and relapse occurs again.