Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of depression and anxiety increased significantly, across the EU. Young people were especially impacted, with symptoms of depression more than doubling or even tripling in several EU countries.
The increase in the cost of living, the climate crisis and Russia's war on Ukraine can also worsen EU citizens' mental health.
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Mental health in the EU
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)751416
How are we coping with the pandemic? Mental health and resilience amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the EU
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_STU(2022)697217
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of depression and anxiety increased significantly, across the EU. Young people were especially impacted, with symptoms of depression more than doubling or even tripling in several EU countries.
The increase in the cost of living, the climate crisis and Russia's war on Ukraine can also worsen EU citizens' mental health.
🔎 Dig deeper into depression and mental health in Europe on epthinktank.eu:
Mental health in the EU
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)751416
How are we coping with the pandemic? Mental health and resilience amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the EU
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_STU(2022)697217
📲 Find all our publications on our EPRS app:
• iOS: http://epyoutube.eu/q57W
• Android: http://epyoutube.eu/q57X
#depression #mentalhealth
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