Life sciences · Journal article
European Psychiatry · July 20, 2026
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This is a position statement from the European Psychiatric Association calling for prioritization of mental health in European policy and systems in response to documented increases in anxiety, depression, psychosis, and sleep disorders. It frames the challenge as requiring collective action to maintain quality, equity, and continuity of care amid rising demand.
Journal article. European populations and mental health systems; implicit focus on healthcare providers and policy makers. Europe.
Recent evidence points to sustained increases in levels of anxiety, depression, psychosis and sleep disorders across Europe
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Clinicians and administrators should recognize this as a call from their professional body to prioritize mental health integration into European health policy and strengthen systems capacity in response to documented prevalence increases.
Expert consensus statement from the European Psychiatric Association on mental health system transformation priorities in response to documented increases in mental disorder prevalence across Europe.
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Clinicians and administrators should recognize this as a call from their professional body to prioritize mental health integration into European health policy and strengthen systems capacity in response to documented prevalence increases.
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Europe is undergoing profound social, economic, political and technological transformation, with direct implications for mental health and the systems designed to support it.As demand rises and pressures intensify, psychiatry is being called to respond at scale, while maintaining quality, equity and continuity of care.Against this backdrop, the European Psychiatric Association is highly committed to prioritising mental health in the European agenda, highlighting both the urgency of the challenge and the need for collective action.The scale of the challenge is clear: recent evidence points to sustained increases in the levels of several mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, psychosis and sleep disorders among
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