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United Kingdom, in one specialty

Mental Health & Addiction in United Kingdom

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How good is United Kingdom, exactly, at mental health & addiction? The domain's standing for this one country — every factor scored with its reasoning and its sources, and an honest account of the factors we have not yet assessed. The same number its country profile and the worldwide mental health & addiction ranking publish.

This specialty, assessed

Mental Health & Addiction 2.8/5 Moderate
Published · 12 of 12 factors
2.8 / 5 Moderate

United Kingdom's mental health & addiction standing is the mean of the 12 of 12 factors we have assessed for it — a calibrated band, not a promise. Read each factor's reasoning below for free; the gaps are named, not papered over.

Provenance

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Factors assessed 12 / 12 Standing Moderate

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12 / 12 Factors assessed
0 Awaiting assessment

We publish a specialty average only when at least 3 of its factors are scored and we have covered at least half the domain. Below that floor this specialty is shown as exactly what it is — assessed factor by factor, with no domain average — never as a thin number.

The evidence

Every mental health & addiction factor, scored and sourced

Each finding carries its band and the reasoning behind it for free; the full report — detailed analysis, inline citations and the bibliography — is behind the title. Every score carries its reasoning, and links onward.

Mental Health & Addiction 12 factors 2.8Moderate Avg · 12/12

The verdict + reasoning are free · the full report is behind each title.

Psychiatric Treatment

4.0Good Psychiatric Care Quality 10 clinics35 terms
3.5Moderate Ketamine Therapy Availability 11 clinics34 terms
4.5Good ECT/TMS Availability 18 clinics27 terms
1.0Poor Mental Health Cost Savings 8 clinics20 terms

Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment

2.0Poor Ibogaine Treatment Legality 1 clinic20 terms
1.0Poor Ayahuasca Treatment Legality 2 clinics15 terms
2.0Poor Psilocybin Treatment Legality 4 clinics23 terms
1.0Poor Psychedelic Treatment Quality 9 clinics37 terms

Addiction Treatment

4.0Good Residential Rehab Quality 12 clinics46 terms
2.0Poor Rehab Cost Savings 7 clinics14 terms
3.5Moderate Medical Detox Quality 5 clinics34 terms

Infrastructure

4.5Good Mental Health Privacy 8 clinics24 terms

Each factor, two ways

The depth, and the field

Every factor opens two doors: into United Kingdom's own report for it, and out to how the whole field ranks on it. The figure beside each is how many of the 19 countries we have assessed on that factor.

Psychiatric Treatment 4 factors

Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 4 factors

Addiction Treatment 3 factors

Infrastructure 1 factor

Where to go from here · Mental Health & Addiction in United Kingdom

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