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Population With Psychological Depression and Influencing Factors in Taiwan: A Macro-Level Study

臺灣憂鬱症用藥人口及其影響因素:總體層面之研究

Abstracts


This paper investigates the determinants of the prevalence of psychological depression in Taiwan, examining over ten socioeconomic and demographic factors. We collected macro-level data from 2012-2021 across 19 cities and counties, and analyzed it using cross-sectional random effects models. Our findings show a consistent rise in antidepressant usage, exacerbated by local events such as presidential elections and global events such as COVID-19. The analysis of this trend takes into account significant factors from the labor market, population structure, and family-related aggregate variables. Policy recommendations include, on the level of the individual, providing psychological counseling, promoting healthy lifestyles, and implementing stress management strategies. On the societal level, addressing labor market inequalities, supporting unemployed and vulnerable groups, and fostering healthy marital dynamics are also crucial to mitigating depression risks and promoting mental well-being in Taiwan, especially during periods of local and global instability.

Keywords

depression panel data Taiwan

Parallel abstracts


本文探討臺灣憂鬱症用藥人口的影響因素,研究涵蓋超過十個社會經濟與人口相關變量。我們蒐集了2012年至2021年間臺灣19個本島縣市的總體數據,並使用跨區間隨機效果模型進行分析。研究結果顯示,在考慮來自勞動市場、人口結構及家庭相關的綜合變數之顯著影響後,抗鬱藥物的使用人次呈現穩定上升趨勢,且國內如總統大選及全球如新冠疫情事件則進一步加劇此一趨勢。在政策建議方面,本文的結論除了支持各縣市提供心理諮詢、促進健康生活方式及協助民眾進行壓力管理策略外,還包括改善勞動市場的不平等條件、支持失業及弱勢群體,並宣導健康的婚姻關係。在臺灣面對國內及全球不穩定時期,降低各縣市憂鬱症風險並促進心理健康至為重要。

Parallel keywords

憂鬱症 追蹤資料 臺灣

References


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