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Mental health in Finland

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Eero Lahtinen
Eero Lahtinen*
Affiliation:
Health Department, Health Promotion Group, Sjötullsgatan 8, Helsingfors, Finland, email eero.lahtinen@stm.fi
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The prevalence of mental illnesses in Finland generally reflects global trends, with a clear increase in the occurrence of depression and anxiety. At any time, between 4% and 9% of the population of 5.2 million suffer from major depressive disorders. Some 10–20% of the population experience depression during their lifetime. Bipolar depressive disorders affect 1–2% and schizophrenia 0.5–1.5% of the population. The prevalence of alcoholism is 4–8%.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 12 - 14
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References

Lehto, M., Lindström, K., Lönnqvist, J., et al (2005) Mielenterveyden häiriöt työkyvyttömyyseläkkeen syynä – ajatuksia ehkäisystä, hoidosta ja kuntoutuksesta. [Mental disorders as a cause of disability pensions – ideas about prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.] Helsinki: Ministry of Health.Google Scholar
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