Objective To have a knowledge about the status quo of the mental health education pattern in China so as to provide a reference for mental health education and research pattern.Method Theses on mental health education pattern in China published in the China Journal Network from 1979 to 2008 were analyzed with bibliometrics.Results Researches on mental education pattern were conducted on different aspects such as education form

content

function etc.and theoretical exploration and empirical study were conducted in accordance with two core factors

namely development and integration.These researches aimed at institutions of higher education as the research subject and college students as the research object.Conclusion Research on patterns of the mental health education started fairly late in China and development of the mental health education pattern is integrated gradually.Mental health education and research object shall be expanded to involve more people.