Chinese submarine sailors report significant mental health problems in rare study
By CNN staff
Updated 3:24 AM ET, Mon February 1, 2021
A Chinese ballistic missile submarine takes part in a military parade in the Yellow Sea in 2019.
Hong Kong (CNN)More than 1 in 5 sailors on Chinese submarines operating in the South China Sea reported mental health problems, according to a new study that provides a rare insight into the inner workings of one of the Chinese military's most guarded assets.
The research by China's Second Military Medical University and Navy Military Medical University, published in the British journal Military Medicine, showed submariners reported severe psychological problems at much higher rates compared to People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces as a whole.