Mental disorders are very costly for society

The prevalence of mental disorders in Switzerland varies with age, gender and especially the level of education

Labour market outcomes are remarkably good in Switzerland

Fast increase in the share of disability benefit recipients with a mental disorder

Sickness and disability benefit spending is high in Switzerland

New disability claims have fallen but the caseload of beneficiaries with a mental disorder continues to increase

Workplace factors show a systematic link with mental health

Absenteeism incidence and duration increase with mental ill-health

Swiss companies devote less attention to the management of psychosocial risks than companies in other countries

Disability benefit rolls are increasingly dominated by claimants with a mental disorder

Disability benefit claims are confronted with a shift from musculoskeletal to mental health problems

Most early intervention measures are predominantly used by people with physical health problems

The use of vocational measures had increased among all groups

The new measures have had a slightly positive effect on employment outcomes 18 months later groups

Integration measures - for whom, where and how are they executed?

Medical and multidisciplinary medical assessments and reports are much more frequent than a few years ago

The introduction of a three-quarter benefit has had little effect

Outflows into employment are the exception, irrespective of the health condition

Benefit reassessments are frequent but rarely lead to a change in entitlement

Benefit receipt is much higher for people with poor mental health

Extremely high rate of psychiatrists in Switzerland

Very high inpatient mental health resources in Switzerland

Hospitalisation rates for mental disorders are generally rising but rates and durations vary considerably between cantons

Few inpatient re-admissions in Switzerland

Unemployment is generally high in psychiatric patients, but diagnosis-specific differences are substantial

Employed outpatients are treated shorter and recover better - independent from their illness severity

Declining number of students in special needs education

Labour market outcomes are very good for youth in Switzerland, except for young people with low skills

Full-time students versus other categories (working students, employed, NEET)

New disability claims are rising among youth but declining among other age groups

Young claimants with a mental disorder typically receive a full disability benefit

Figure 6.6. People rarely leave a disability benefit, especially when they have a mental disorder