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This article discusses social and legal problems of the mental health of the population of Russia and China using the example of depressive disorders spectrum. The urgency of the problem is due to the wide diffusion of the disease, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the growing risk of suicide; it is of great importance in most countries. A comparative analysis of legal problems in the two countries in the field of mental health prevention, conducted at macrosocial levels through parallel sociological and psychological studies in Khabarovsk Territory (Russia) and Heilongjiang Province (China), shows a significant difference in the state approaches of the adjacent countries of the Far East. In Heilongjiang Province, the adolescent depression prevention model has been implemented and is highly effective.
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