Recently, at the two sessions of the National People's Congress, several representatives called for attention to the people's mental health problems, especially the proposal of Ran Ran, a deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of the Chongqing Writers' Association, "to include depression in the medical insurance list", which quickly made a hot search and received support and resonance from many netizens.

Depression, a seemingly invisible disease, has left countless people living in "darkness". According to WHO estimates, the number of patients with depression in China exceeds 95 million, but only 9.5% of patients diagnosed with depression within one year have received treatment from health service institutions.

It can be seen that depression is not far away from us, let alone ignored. With the development of economy and society and the acceleration of work pace, the psychological pressure of the public has generally increased, leading to the corresponding increase in the risk of depression. However, due to various practical factors, depression has not been sufficiently faced up to, leading some people to avoid treatment because of "shame", while others cannot get treatment because their families do not understand and do not support them

In order to make psychotherapy no longer a "mental illness" of patients, the voice of "including depression in the medical insurance catalogue" is growing in the public opinion. Because this suggestion not only helps to reduce the economic burden of patients, but also helps to change the public's awareness and attitude towards such mental health problems, thus creating a more inclusive and understanding social environment. In addition, if depression can be included in medical insurance, it will also help to promote the investment of related medical resources, so as to attract and train more professionals to specialize in it, and promote the continuous innovation and development in the field of mental health.

It is gratifying to see that more and more places have begun to attach importance to this issue. Previously, Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangsu and other places carried out the exploration of incorporating psychotherapy related services into medical insurance. It is both necessary and necessary for local governments to take the lead and try hard to meet the growing health security needs of the people.

There is no trivial matter in people's livelihood. Mental health is not only a personal "small matter" and "private matter", but also a "big matter" and "business" related to social harmony and stability. It is expected that with the improvement of the medical insurance system, more patients with depression will be able to "spend less and look forward to the disease" and get out of the haze as soon as possible.