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“A 2025 Robert Koch Institute report found that, in Germany, the proportion of adults diagnosed with a mental disorder in outpatient care increased from 35.0% in 2012 to 40.9% in 2022.”
The increase itself is supported, but the claim overstates what the evidence shows. Available sources back a rise from 35.0% in 2012 to more than 40% in recent years, yet they do not substantiate the exact figure of 40.9% for 2022 or clearly tie it to a distinct 2025 Robert Koch Institute report. The wording also blurs that this is outpatient administrative diagnosis data, not overall population prevalence.
“A 2025 report by the Robert Koch Institute stated that a key explanation for the increase in outpatient diagnoses of mental disorders is that people may be increasingly seeking help due to destigmatisation.”
The cited evidence does not verify that a 2025 Robert Koch Institute report made this specific statement. The only clearly identified 2025 RKI publication in the record addresses survey-based prevalence and methodological differences, not rising outpatient diagnoses attributed to destigmatisation. Reduced stigma may indeed increase help-seeking, but that broader idea does not prove the claimed RKI wording or attribution.