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European Commission

EUROBAROMETER
Special Eurobarometer 345

 

MENTAL HEALTH [11 October 2010]

Part 1:

Report

Fieldwork: February – March 2010

Publication: October 2010

http://ec.europa.eu/health/mental_health/docs/ebs_345_en.pdf

[full-text, 64 pages]

 

Country Factsheets

http://ec.europa.eu/health/mental_health/docs/ebs345_country_en.zip

 

 

[excerpts]

Today, mental health disorders are experienced by approximately one in ten EU

citizens and in many EU states depression is the most common health problem.

Suicide represents a significant cause of death, with about 55 000 Europeans

(Eurostat, 20071) taking their own lives each year, of which three quarters are men2.

...

The fieldwork for this survey was carried out between 26 February and 17 March 2010.

It is a follow up to the survey carried out between 7 December 2005 and 11 January

20065, which was published in May 2006.

 

This report includes the 27 Member States. The results are presented for the total

EU27, by individual country and, when significant, also for the fifteen Member States

that were belonging to the EU already before May 2004, referred to as "EU15

countries" (EU15)6 in the report, and for the twelve Member States that became new

EU Members in May 2004 or in January 2007, referred to as "NMS12 countries"

(NMS12)7. Socio-demographic analysis mainly focuses on age, occupation and social

group. In addition, the data has been analysed by several non-socio-demographic

variables that have been taken from the questionnaire itself, such as ‘has sought

psychological help’ or ‘has taken anti-depressants’.

 

AND MUCH MORE....

 

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................4

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .....................................................................................8

1. THE STATE OF MENTAL WELL-BEING .........................................................12

1.1 Mental well-being over the 4 last weeks...............................................12

1.1.1 Positive feelings.................................................................................12

1.1.2 Negative feelings ...............................................................................20

1.2 Absence from work...............................................................................29

1.3 Effects of physical health problems.......................................................33

1.4 Effects of emotional problems...............................................................36

2. LEVEL OF COMFORT AT WORK ...................................................................40

2.1 Perception of job security .....................................................................40

2.2 Adequacy between job and competences..............................................43

2.3 Recognition at work..............................................................................46

3. CARE AND TREATMENT ..............................................................................50

3.1 Sources of professional help .................................................................50

3.2 Antidepressants....................................................................................55

3.2.1 Consumption of anti-depressants in the last 12 months...........................55

3.2.2 Reasons for taking anti-depressants .....................................................58

4. PERCEPTION OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.....................61

CONCLUSIONS...............................................................................................64

ANNEXES

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