More than Zurich and Geneva – Basel’s population needs by far the most psychiatric help
Basel’s population needs by far the most psychiatric help
In a comparison with nine other Swiss cities, Basel takes the top spot when it comes to the use of inpatient psychiatric services.
![Due to its structure, the population of the city on the knee of the Rhine is more susceptible to mental illness. But there is also a denser range of treatments.](https://cdn.unitycms.io/images/09dp7v0Waxj9TG6mfUOW3R.jpg?op=ocroped&val=1200,1200,1000,1000,0,0&sum=wTIg6xzlqN4)
Due to its structure, the population of the city on the knee of the Rhine is more susceptible to mental illness. But there is also a denser range of treatments.
Photo: Christian Jaeggi
Basel residents need more help from psychiatrists in hospitals and psychiatric wards than residents of Zurich, Bern or Geneva – and twice as much as residents of Lugano. A city comparison was published on Thursday, which shows that the population of Basel is at the top when it comes to using inpatient psychiatric services.
The Basel government has been under pressure to answer these questions for several months. In November, it published a report showing that the canton’s population seeks more treatment from hospitals, psychiatric clinics and rehabilitation centers than the average population in the rest of Switzerland. The most glaring difference was in the field of psychiatry.