Hence, the strong pressure felt to do like the others do in that society. The end result will be that many more people will go mad one day and will be in need of psychiatric treatment.

A pertinent point. I think this is something common in all Confucian countries/societies.....the ant tribe or the "herd mentality".

Conformism is not something I agree with, but it is all too prevalent, even in HK right now. Brand conscious, fashion mad and so on. A HK guy I knew told me I shouldn't wear shorts or HK gals won't like me, will think I am poor (bear in mind it is summer right now!).....they don't really know anything else, nor want to....