Celso Arango, Andrea Fiorillo, Geert Dom, Javier-David Lopez-Morinigo
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Abstract
Background: This study aimed to cross-compare European countries' responsiveness to their populations' mental health (MH) needs.
Methods: For the EU-27 countries and the United Kingdom, the 2023 Headway Initiative collected data on 15 key performance indicators (KPIs) in responsiveness in healthcare, including workforce, facilities, quality of care, and MH expenditure, and 14 KPIs in responsiveness in workplaces, schools, and society. Bivariate correlations between Headway-transformed KPI scores, which were standardised in a 1-10 Likert Scale (1: worst performance; 10: best performance), tested for putative associations.
Results: Responsiveness in healthcare: Sweden (10), Denmark (8.8), and Finland (8.3) showed the best performance, while Romania (1.0), Slovakia (1.1), and Latvia and Bulgaria (1.2) had the poorest performance. Responsiveness in workplaces: schools, and society, Germany (10.0), France (9.1), and Denmark (9.1) were the most responsive countries, while Greece and Slovakia (1.0) had the poorest responsiveness. MH status total scores negatively correlated with global scores on responsiveness in healthcare (r = -0.34, p = .075), workplaces (r = -0.46, p = .014), schools (r = -0.59, p = .003), and society (r = -0.53, p = .003) - poorer MH status, greater responsiveness.
Conclusions: European countries significantly differed in their responsiveness to the populations' MH needs, although the real effectiveness of their MH policies remains to be elucidated. Whether more responsive countries, which achieved poorer MH outcomes, successfully met greater preexisting MH needs, they failed to do so, or the relationship is driven by other third variables (e.g., quality of MH assessment) requires future investigation.
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European Psychiatry, the official journal of the European Psychiatric Association, is dedicated to sharing cutting-edge research, policy updates, and fostering dialogue among clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates in the fields of psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and neuroscience. This peer-reviewed, Open Access journal strives to publish the latest advancements across various mental health issues, including diagnostic and treatment breakthroughs, as well as advancements in understanding the biological foundations of mental, behavioral, and cognitive functions in both clinical and general population studies.