More than 30 million Chinese youngsters under 17 years old have psychological problems, but this hasn't drawn widespread attention from their parents, an official of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said on Monday.

Beijing Evening News reported that spokeswoman for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau Deng Xiaohong said their mental problems lead to difficulties in interpersonal relationships, emotional stability and school.
Deng said according to a study conducted in the capital, 32% of Beijing primary and middle school students have mental problems; but 80% of them were overlooked by schools and their parents.

Deng noted the best way to prevent psychological problems amongst teenagers lies with the family. The same survey showed that 50% of children have psychological obstruction due to their family situation, while 70% of parents do not instruct their children well.

Deng said children that have psychological problems typically tend to act anxious, are unwilling to go to school, antisocial, easy to lose their temper, silent and so on. Sometimes their problems can even manifest themselves as physical diseases.

Deng advised parents to learn more about child psychology and pay more attention to their child's intelligence level and hobbies, so they can help prevent them from developing psychological problems. If kids are already mentally ill, parents should take them to specialized hospitals as soon as possible.

一位北京市健康局的官员在星期一宣称，有超过三千万的17岁以下中国青少年有心理问题，但这并没有引起家长们的广泛注意。 《北京晚报》报道，北京市健康局的女发言人邓晓红称青少年的心理问题导致了他们在人际交往、情感稳定及在校生活的各种困难。 邓晓红说，根据在首都进行的一次调查发现，32%的北京中小学生都有心理问题。而其中的80%都没引起学校及家长在意。 邓晓红指出，防止青少年心理问题的最好途径来自家庭。同样的调查显示，50%的心理障碍孩童与其家庭处境有关，与此同时70%的家长没有教导好他们的孩子。 邓晓红说道孩子们的心理问题容易表现在：忧虑烦躁、不愿上学、不满社会、脾气暴躁或沉默寡言等等。有时候这些问题甚至还会导致生理疾病。 邓晓红建议家长们更多地注意孩子的心理状况、智力水平及生活习惯，这样可以有助于防止心理问题的滋长。如果孩子已经有了心理问题，家长就应该尽早带孩子去专门医院就诊。