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Mental Health & Addiction in Japan

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How good is Japan, 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 2.2/5 Poor
Published · 12 of 12 factors
2.2 / 5 Poor

Japan'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

Researched and assessed by the Epidaurus editorial pipeline against our published scale. Methodology and scale are public.

Factors assessed 12 / 12 Standing Poor

Scored against our published 1–5 scale — an honest band, never a false-precision figure. Read the scale →

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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 2.2Poor Avg · 12/12

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

Psychiatric Treatment

2.5Moderate Psychiatric Care Quality 10 clinics29 terms
2.0Poor Ketamine Therapy Availability 2 clinics18 terms
3.5Moderate ECT/TMS Availability 8 clinics19 terms
3.5Moderate Mental Health Cost Savings 10 clinics21 terms

Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment

1.0Poor Ibogaine Treatment Legality 23 terms
1.0Poor Ayahuasca Treatment Legality 1 clinic15 terms
2.0Poor Psilocybin Treatment Legality 2 clinics23 terms
1.0Poor Psychedelic Treatment Quality 2 clinics21 terms

Addiction Treatment

2.5Moderate Residential Rehab Quality 10 clinics33 terms
1.0Poor Rehab Cost Savings 7 clinics21 terms
2.5Moderate Medical Detox Quality 6 clinics31 terms

Infrastructure

3.5Moderate Mental Health Privacy 1 clinic14 terms

Each factor, two ways

The depth, and the field

Every factor opens two doors: into Japan'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 Japan

Drill into a factor, back up to the country, or set the same specialty against a rival — every score links onward.