What effect does it have that the Germans are currently stumbling from one economic crisis to the next? Researchers study mental health – and also find differences between women and men.
There are many connections between economics and psychology. The treatment of mental illnesses recently cost 700 euros per year per resident – next to circulatory diseases, the largest item in German health spending. At the same time, one can ask whether the ups and downs of the economy affect the psyche. Especially at the moment, as the Germans have stumbled from the corona pandemic into an energy crisis with high inflation.