The fifth edition of the Ipsos World Mental Health Day report is not available.
This is a 31-country study looking at people’s perceptions to mental health and how they think their healthcare system treats mental health. This global study included a sample of 500 people in Ireland.
Key findings for Ireland include:
- Mental health perceived to be our biggest health problem. Mental health (53%) is seen as the biggest health problem facing people in Ireland today, above Cancer (46%), Drug abuse (29%) and Obesity (25%).
- Healthcare systems prioritise physical issues. The Irish public believe the emphasis by healthcare professionals is often still on the body. 53% say physical health is treated as more important than mental health by our current healthcare system, 12% say mental health is treated as more important and 25% say both are treated equally.
- Health of mind and body seen as equal. When thinking about their own health, a majority (72%) think mental and physical health are equally important, though 18% in Ireland think mental health is more important than physical health, the 4th highest of 31 countries recorded. While mind and body are seen as equal, people in Ireland are more likely to say they often think about their physical (80%) than their mental wellbeing (60%).
- Stress is affecting our daily life and work. 64% of people in Ireland say they have felt stressed to the point where it had an impact on their daily life. 39% say they felt stressed once or several times to the point they could not go to work for a period of time.
- Younger generations struggling more than their older counterparts. Gen Z and Millennials are more likely to say they have felt stressed where it had an impact on their daily life or to the point that they could not go to work during the past year.
A link to the full report, including the Irish data, is available here
Download the graphic ‘At a glance: Ireland’
For further details on this report, please contact Tarik Laher, Director, Ipsos B&A: tarik.laher@ipsos.com / 087-2794588
