More than 2 million patients with depression and anxiety disorders...Mental Health Emergency for Children and Adolescents
Oct 16, 2025
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In the case of depression, the number of people with depression exceeded 1.1 million in 2024. The number of people treated for depression increased by 274,175 (32.9%) from 832,483 in 2020 to 1,106,658 in 2024. In terms of gender, 743,622 were women, more than twice as many as men (363,036).
Looking at the growth rate by age group, under teens ranked first with 118.2%. The jump more than doubled from 991 in 2020 to 2162 in 2024.
In terms of detailed gender by age group, ▲143.1% (591 people → 1437 people) ▲ 88.8% (25,435 people → 48,018 people) ▲ 81.3% (400 people → 725 people) of women under the age of 10, indicating that the problem of depression among children and adolescents is growing.
The number of people treated for anxiety disorders increased by 151,058 (20.3%) from 745,198 in 2020 to 896,256 in 2024. By gender, women numbered 546,167, 1.6 times more than men (350,89).
By age group, the proportion of teenagers with anxiety disorders was remarkable. Teenagers showed the highest growth rate at 73.2%, and 15,259 increased from 28,38 in 2020 to 36,097 in 2024. Less than teens followed with a 66.3% increase from 2,366 in 2020 to 3,934 in 2024.
In particular, the number of teenage men increased by 59.9% (9021 → 14,425) in 2024 compared to 2020, and the number of teenage women increased to 83.4% (11,817 → 21,672) during the same period.
In response, clinic Baek Jong-heon "The number of patients with depression and anxiety disorders has been continuously increasing over the past five years, and the mental health of children and adolescents in particular is deteriorating."It is urgent to come up with mental health support measures to enable early detection and active treatment to solve this problem, he said."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
