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South Korea, in one specialty

Mental Health & Addiction in South Korea

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How good is South Korea, 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 2.1/5 Poor
Published · 12 of 12 factors
2.1 / 5 Poor

South Korea'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 2.1Poor Avg · 12/12

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

Psychiatric Treatment

3.0Moderate Psychiatric Care Quality 9 clinics32 terms
2.0Poor Ketamine Therapy Availability 4 clinics18 terms
4.0Good ECT/TMS Availability 8 clinics24 terms
3.0Moderate Mental Health Cost Savings 5 clinics12 terms

Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment

1.0Poor Ibogaine Treatment Legality 18 terms
1.0Poor Ayahuasca Treatment Legality 22 terms
1.0Poor Psilocybin Treatment Legality 27 terms
1.0Poor Psychedelic Treatment Quality 32 terms

Addiction Treatment

1.0Poor Residential Rehab Quality 1 clinic33 terms
3.0Moderate Rehab Cost Savings 2 clinics26 terms
2.0Poor Medical Detox Quality 3 clinics31 terms

Infrastructure

3.5Moderate Mental Health Privacy 12 terms

Each factor, two ways

The depth, and the field

Every factor opens two doors: into South Korea'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 South Korea

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