Mental health policy and practice across Europe: an overview

Table 10.1 Mental health care in the 25 EU member states
Total
psychiatric
beds
Psychiatric
beds in
mental
hospitals
Psychiatric
beds in
general
hospitals
Psychiatric
beds in
other
settings
Number of
psychiatrists
Number of
social workers
National
mental
health
programme
Latest
mental
health
legislation
Total health
budget for
mental health
care (%)
Per 10,000 population Per 100,000 population
Austria 5.2 4.7 0.5 – 10 103 No 1997 –
Belgium 25.0 16.4 2.4 6.6 18 – Yes 2000 6.0
Cyprus 5.2 4.7 0.6 0.0 5 25 Yes 1997 7.0
Czech Republic 11.3 9.7 1.4 0.2 12 – Yes 1966 3.0
Denmark 15.1 4.0 3.6 7.5 16 7 Yes 1998 –
Estonia 10.2 8.0 2.1 0.0 13 0 Yes 1997 –
Finland 11.6 0.0 10.4 1.2 16 165 Yes 1990 –
France 12.1 7.3 2.3 2.2 20 – Yes 1990 5.0
Germany 7.6 4.8 – – 7 – Yes 1999 –
Greece 8.7 4.3 0.3 4.1 6 56 Yes 1999 –
Hungary 9.6 2.3 7.2 0.1 9 1 Yes 1997 8.0
Ireland 11.5 10.0 1.6 0.8 5 37 Yes 1991 7.7
Italy 1.7 0.0 0.8 0.9 9 3 Yes 1998 –
Latvia 15.5 15.1 0.4 – 10 0.6 Yes 1997 5.0
Lithuania 11.8 10.8 0.7 0.3 13 – Yes 1995 7.0
Luxembourg 10.1 7.5 3.0 0.0 12 35 Yes 2000 13.4
Malta 18.9 18.8 0.1 0.0 5 2 No 1981 9.0
Netherlands 18.7 15.4 1.0 2.3 9 176 Yes 1994 7.0
Poland 7.5 5.9 1.0 0.6 6 1 Yes 1994 –
Portugal 7.7 2.1 1.2 4.4 5 7 Yes 2000 –
Slovakia 9.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 10 – No 1994 2.0
Slovenia 11.9 6.8 1.1 4.0 8 – No 1999 –
Spain 4.4 3.7 0.6 0.1 4 – No 1986 –
Sweden 6.7 – – 3.2 20 – No 2000 11.0
United Kingdom 5.8 – – – 11 58 Yes 1983 10.0
Source: WHO (2001a)