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Estonia

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Anne Kleinberg
Anne Kleinberg*
Affiliation:
Estonian Psychiatric Association, email anne.kleinberg@lastehaigla.ee
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Estonia is a small country (45 000 km2) with a population of 1.3 million people. It has undergone rapid change since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It has achieved some economic success, although there is a suggestion that this has been at the expense of the mental health and general emotional well-being of the people. In the Estonian Health Interview Survey, depressive symptoms were observed in 11.1% of respondents and their presence was strongly correlated with socio-economic status (Aluoja et al, 2004).

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International Psychiatry , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 62 - 64
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