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Mental Health & Addiction

Psychiatric treatment, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and addiction rehabilitation services

The country comparison

Which countries are best for mental health & addiction

The destinations ranked high→low under this lens — each with the reasoning behind its score, the cited evidence one click down, and its full report. The verdict is free; the report is the depth.

19 / 19 Countries ranked

Researched and assessed by the Epidaurus editorial pipeline against our published scale. A country below the rule is not yet assessed enough — never ranked last.

  1. 1 Spain ES 3.8/5 Moderate Averages 3.8 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Spain profile
    The shape of Spain across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 4.1 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 3.1 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 4.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  2. 2 Germany DE 3.3/5 Moderate Averages 3.3 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Germany profile
    The shape of Germany across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.5 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 2.8 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  3. 3 Brazil BR 3.1/5 Moderate Averages 3.1 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Brazil profile
    The shape of Brazil across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.4 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 3.3 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 2.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  4. 4 Colombia CO 3.1/5 Moderate Averages 3.1 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Colombia profile
    The shape of Colombia across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.3 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 2.9 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  5. 5 Israel IL 3.1/5 Moderate Averages 3.1 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Israel profile
    The shape of Israel across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.8 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 2.3 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  6. 6 United States US 3.1/5 Moderate Averages 3.1 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full United States profile
    The shape of United States across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.3 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 2.8 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  7. 7 Mexico MX 3.0/5 Moderate Averages 3.0 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Mexico profile
    The shape of Mexico across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.1 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 2.9 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.2 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  8. 8 Thailand TH 3.0/5 Moderate Averages 3.0 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Thailand profile
    The shape of Thailand across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.3 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.5 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 4.2 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  9. 9 India IN 2.8/5 Moderate Averages 2.8 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full India profile
    The shape of India across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 4.0 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.5 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  10. 10 United Kingdom GB 2.8/5 Moderate Averages 2.8 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full United Kingdom profile
    The shape of United Kingdom across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.3 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.5 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.2 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  11. 11 Poland PL 2.7/5 Moderate Averages 2.7 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Poland profile
    The shape of Poland across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.5 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.3 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.2 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  12. 12 Turkey TR 2.7/5 Moderate Averages 2.7 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Turkey profile
    The shape of Turkey across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.5 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.5 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  13. 13 Singapore SG 2.5/5 Moderate Averages 2.5 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Singapore profile
    The shape of Singapore across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.5 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 2.7 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  14. 14 United Arab Emirates AE 2.5/5 Moderate Averages 2.5 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full United Arab Emirates profile
    The shape of United Arab Emirates across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.1 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  15. 15 Malaysia MY 2.4/5 Poor Averages 2.4 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Malaysia profile
    The shape of Malaysia across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.3 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 3.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  16. 16 Hungary HU 2.2/5 Poor Averages 2.2 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Hungary profile
    The shape of Hungary across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.0 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 2.5 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  17. 17 Japan JP 2.2/5 Poor Averages 2.2 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Japan profile
    The shape of Japan across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 2.9 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.3 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 2.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  18. 18 South Korea KR 2.1/5 Poor Averages 2.1 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full South Korea profile
    The shape of South Korea across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 3.0 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 2.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1
  19. 19 Jordan JO 1.8/5 Poor Averages 1.8 across 12 of mental health & addiction's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Jordan profile
    The shape of Jordan across Mental Health & Addiction 4 subcategories
    • Psychiatric Treatment 2.5 4/4
    • Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4/4
    • Addiction Treatment 1.7 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 1/1

Where the choice turns

The factors that most separate the countries

A high average can hide the factor that actually decides your trip. These are the factors where the assessed countries sit furthest apart — open one to rank the whole field on it.

  1. Mental Health Cost Savings Psychiatric Treatment 1.0 5.0 4.0 spread · 19 countries
  2. Rehab Cost Savings Addiction Treatment 1.0 5.0 4.0 spread · 19 countries
  3. Ibogaine Treatment Legality Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4.0 3.0 spread · 19 countries
  4. Ayahuasca Treatment Legality Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4.0 3.0 spread · 19 countries
  5. Psilocybin Treatment Legality Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 1.0 4.0 3.0 spread · 19 countries

Drop into a single factor

The 12 factors behind this specialty

Want the comparison sharper than an average? Every factor opens onto its own worldwide country leaderboard. The figure beside each is how many of the 19 countries we have assessed on it.

Psychiatric Treatment 4 factors

Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment 4 factors

Addiction Treatment 3 factors

Infrastructure 1 factor

The reports

The full country reports under this lens

Each destination we have assessed has a full, cited report — the detailed analysis behind its score. The verdict is free; the report is the depth.

Clinics & providers

The clinics our research names

Named hospitals, clinics and centres cited across these findings — each carrying the specialties our reports record. Follow one to the reports behind it.

References

The sources behind these assessments

The distinct sources cited across these published reports — every finding carries its own citations; this is the union, each linking back to the reports that lean on it.

  1. Untitled source cbn.nic.in/en/prevention Cited in Ayahuasca Treatment Legality in India
  2. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/find/findDeptView.do?dp_code=NP&hsp_cd=1 Cited in ECT/TMS Availability in South Korea, Psychiatric Care Quality in South Korea
  3. Untitled source www.tmslab.org/education-intensive.php Cited in ECT/TMS Availability in United States
  4. Untitled source 10mag.com/9-english-speaking-psychologists-in-korea Cited in Psychedelic Treatment Quality in South Korea
  5. Untitled source 2009-2017.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol1/253316.htm Cited in Ayahuasca Treatment Legality in Turkey, Ibogaine Treatment Legality in Turkey, Medical Detox Quality in Turkey, Psilocybin Treatment Legality in Turkey, Psychedelic Treatment Quality in Turkey
  6. Untitled source abbingtonhouse.co.uk/private-rehab/rehab-costs-uk Cited in Rehab Cost Savings in Thailand, Rehab Cost Savings in Japan, Rehab Cost Savings in South Korea, Rehab Cost Savings in India
  7. Untitled source abpn.org/become-certified/general-requirements Cited in Psychiatric Care Quality in United States, Psychiatric Care Quality in Thailand
  8. Untitled source abpn.org/become-certified/taking-a-specialty-exam/psychiatry Cited in Psychiatric Care Quality in United States
  9. Untitled source abpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/General-Public-FAQ.pdf Cited in Psychiatric Care Quality in United States
  10. Untitled source academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/27/12/pyae058/7912600 Cited in Ketamine Therapy Availability in South Korea
  11. Untitled source academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/28/Supplement_1/i318/8009859 Cited in Ketamine Therapy Availability in Japan
  12. Untitled source accreditedrehabs.com/rehab/monte-fenix-spanish-delivered-treatment Cited in Residential Rehab Quality in Mexico
  13. Untitled source acibademinternational.com/reconstructive-plastic-surgery-in-turkey-acibadems-approach Cited in Residential Rehab Quality in Turkey
  14. Untitled source acquiesce.org.uk/how-much-does-rehab-cost-in-the-uk Cited in Rehab Cost Savings in Thailand, Rehab Cost Savings in South Korea
  15. Untitled source activepath.com/tms-defined/neurostar-brainsway-tms-devices-2 Cited in ECT/TMS Availability in United States
  16. Untitled source adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer-professional/ketamine-rising-star-mental-health Cited in Ketamine Therapy Availability in Turkey
  17. Untitled source addictionresource.com/rehab-answers/how-expensive-is-addiction-recovery Cited in Rehab Cost Savings in United States
  18. Untitled source ahs.atlantichealth.org/conditions-treatments/behavioral-health/electroconvulsive-therapy.html Cited in ECT/TMS Availability in United States
  19. Untitled source airomedical.com/hospitals/field=psychiatry-mental-health/country=south-korea Cited in Psychiatric Care Quality in South Korea
  20. Untitled source ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/ajp.155.7.889 Cited in ECT/TMS Availability in United States
  21. Untitled source allnurses.com/ratios-acute-psych-t560397 Cited in Psychiatric Care Quality in United States
  22. Untitled source aloeewellness.com/ayahuasca-in-mexico Cited in Ayahuasca Treatment Legality in Mexico
  23. Untitled source alternativestory.in/mental-health-cost Cited in Mental Health Cost Savings in India
  24. Untitled source americanaddictioncenters.org/drug-detox/cost Cited in Rehab Cost Savings in United States

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