Projected mental health disease burden averted through scaling of proven interventions worldwide by 2050, by intervention area
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Psychotherapy
Psychiatric medications
Digital therapies
Social interventions
Other specialist care
Brain health screening and early detection
Fiscal and financial policies
Workplace-based interventions
Nonfiscal regulations
School-based interventions
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By 2050, it is estimated that the global mental health disease burden will be averted by million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) through scaling of proven therapeutic interventions, such as psychotherapy and psychiatric medications. Furthermore, prevention and risk reduction measures such as brain health screening and early detection and fiscal and financial policies are projected to reduce the disease burden of mental health disorders by **** million DALYs in the same period.
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McKinsey & Company. (April 25, 2025). Projected mental health disease burden averted through scaling of proven interventions worldwide by 2050, by intervention area (in millions of disability-adjusted life years) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1659428/projected-mental-health-burden-averted-by-intervention-area/
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