In 2022, almost half of Canadians aged 15 years and older with a mood, anxiety, or substance use disorder reported they talked to a health professional about their mental health in the past 12 months. This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians who talked to select health care professionals about their mental health in the past 12 months as of 2022, by mental disorder status.
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Percentage of Canadians who talked to select health care professionals about their mental health in the past 12 months as of 2022, by mental disorder status
Characteristic
People with a mood, anxiety, or substance use disorder
People without a mood, anxiety, or substance use disorder
All Canadians
Talked to any health professional
48.8%
10.3%
16.8%
Talked to a family physician or general practitioner
32.4%
5.8%
10.1%
Talked to a psychiatrist
12.7%
1.4%
3.3%
Talked to a psychologist
11.4%
2.2%
3.7%
Talked to a social worker counsellor, or psychotherapist
21%
3%
6.1%
Talked to a nurse
5.2%
0.8%
1.6%
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Adapted from Statistics Canada, Mental disorders and access to mental health care, page 5, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan. (2023). Percentage of Canadians who talked to select health care professionals about their mental health in the past 12 months as of 2022, by mental disorder status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423977/share-canadians-talked-to-mental-health-professional-past-year-by-disorder-status/
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