Add mental health to recovery plan: Official

SHANGHAI: Authorities should devise a plan to focus on the mental health of people caught up in the growing financial crisis, a political advisor suggested yesterday.

An alarm system should be created to monitor and track the mental wellbeing of people, said Chang Qing, a delegate to the ongoing annual session of China Political People's Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Shanghai Committee.

"The bad economy, bear market, high property prices, pay cuts and high chance of unemployment are causing people anxiety, insomnia, less interest in social events, reticence or even headache and dizziness," Chang said.