Table 1 Public health surveillance systems that collect data on mental health
From: Existing public health surveillance systems for mental health in China
Category | Name and main sponsor | Mental health topics | Data release |
|---|---|---|---|
Mental-health-themed surveillance | National System of Basic Information Collection and Analysis for Psychoses, China CDC | Diagnosis of mental illnesses, family history of mental disorders, medication | No data release by so far |
Public health surveillance collecting data on mental health | BRFSS, China CDC | Health status, health care and services, tobacco use, alcohol consumption | No regular data releasing |
National Injury Surveillance System, China CDC | Activity when injury happening; cause of injury (including intentional), nature and severity of injury | Detailed statistics published through book series: Dataset of National Injury Hospital Surveillance (2007–2012) | |
MOH-VR, China MOH | Facts and causes of the death (including suicide) | Data released within health administrative departments | |
NDSP-MR, China CDC | Facts and causes of the death (including suicide) | Detailed statistics published through book series: Dataset of Mortality Registration in NDSP (2004–2011) | |
Working System for National Health Statistics, China MOH | Mental health resources (e.g. the numbers of institutions, beds and staff), service utilization | Yearbook of China Health Statistics published annually | |
|  | Civil Affairs Statistical Information Management System, China Ministry of Civil Affairs | Mental health services within civil affairs system | Annual reports (1986–2012) available at http://cws.mca.gov.cn/article/tjbg/ |