Klaffende Lücke bei mentaler Gesundheit or A Big Divergence in Mental Health

27 Mar

https://orf.at/stories/3424934/

From September 2024 through June 2025, about 16,000 people from 11 different European countries were asked, at intervals, questions about their mental health.

The study showed significant differences, as the photo shows, among countries — with Austria, surprisingly, if you ask me, coming in second after Belgium. In Hungary, under half the population assessed their mental health as good or very good.

A few other points mentioned: the data comes from the respondents’ self-assessments, in Austria there has been slight improvement overall and especially among younger respondents, and socio-economic factors, including climate change, play a significant role.

More in English from the source: https://infra4nextgen.com/

3 Responses to “Klaffende Lücke bei mentaler Gesundheit or A Big Divergence in Mental Health”

  1. esauboeck's avatar
    esauboeck March 28, 2026 at 1:50 am #

    An interesting study. I, too, find Austria’s ranking as too high, but then, what do I know? I’m not surprised at Hungary’s self-assessment–some of the gloomiest people I’ve ever met!

    • ecbinvienna's avatar
      ecbinvienna March 28, 2026 at 9:27 pm #

      And, although a large majority of the Hungarians voted for Orban, perhaps many are finding it’s not so much fun having him as a president!

      • esauboeck's avatar
        esauboeck March 28, 2026 at 9:42 pm #

        True, but I think the Hungarians have always been gloomy folk!

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