Research on mental disorders in China: a view from the perspective of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
10.3760/cma.j.cn113661-20221230-00359
- VernacularTitle:国家自然科学基金视角下我国精神疾病研究现况及展望
- Author:
Ning SUN
1
;
Yanbing SU
;
Lin JING
;
Jun YANG
;
Gang YAO
;
Yuangui ZHU
Author Information
1. 国家自然科学基金委员会医学科学部，北京 100085
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mental disorders;
National Natural Science Foundation of China;
Fundamental research;
Project funding
- From:
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry
2023;56(3):184-192
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:By analyzing the funded projects in the field of mental disorders of the National Natural Science Foundation of China from 1987 to 2022, the study aimed to provide a reference for related research.Methods:The study accessed the website of the National Natural Science Foundation of China to search the approved projects by the Foundation with subject code H10 from 1987 to 2022, and analysed the essentia information and keywords of the projects by Excel, Origin and VOSviewer software.Results:From 1987 to 2022, 1 882 National Natural Science Foundation projects were approved for mental disorder research, with a total funding amount of 1.018076500 billion China yuan, involving 16 study categories, and 182 research centers. A total of 182 research centers were guaranteed the projects. Peking University, Central South University, Shanghai Mental Health Center and Sichuan University were the top four research centers. More than 100 projects were approved for study in Beijing, Shanghai, Hunan, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Sichuan and Zhejiang each. The projects approved in other provinces increased gradually after 2001, taking a share of 36% in 2016-2022. The researchers primarily focused on mood disorders, schizophrenia, addiction disorders, anxiety disorders and adolescent psychiatric disorders, mainly targeting genetics, neurobiochemistry, immunity, neural circuits and brain imaging. The gut flora, neuromodulation, and machine learning, have attracted significant attention in the past five years.Conclusion:The research on mental disorders in China has substantially increased and diversified. The research centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Hunan, and Sichuan have been the leading centers in China. The interest disorders in their studies reflect the prevalent features of mental conditions in China. A comprehensive research power from genetic molecules to neural networks, engaging anatomic and functioning studies, has been well established.
