In Ukraine in 2016, 1,7 million residents were registered in need of mental health care.
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This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
“According to official data, at the beginning of 2016, there were 1700000 residents of Ukraine registered in the healthcare system who needed psychiatric and drug treatment. This is almost 4% of the country’s total population,” the report notes.
Thus, in the structure of mental disorders in 2015, the most common mental and behavioral disorders were due to the use of psychoactive substances (alcohol, drugs), which accounted for 58,41% of all registered cases. Stress-related health disorders, neurotic and somatoform disorders accounted for 8,9%, mood disorders - 1,8%. Among people with mental and behavioral disorders registered in 2015, 62,7% are people of working age.
In addition, it is noted that according to WHO, the global burden of disease for mental disorders in 2004 was 13%, and in 2020 it will reach 15%. This figure is highest for the countries of Eastern Europe, which includes Ukraine. According to WHO, suicide rates in Eastern Europe are particularly high and alcohol consumption levels are extremely high and rising.