From the Swiss Info website: Mental Illness Sends Disability Claims Rocketing

Mental problems such as depression, neuroses, insomnia and panic attacks have risen sharply among the Swiss, conforming to an international trend.

The Federal Social Insurance Office says a third of disability claims are for mental health problems.

Swiss politicians are in disagreement over how to deal with the surge in claims, with some arguing many of the claims are bogus.

Mental health organisations claim one of the reasons for the rise in mental health problems is growing pressure in the workplace.

The number of people claiming disability benefit has doubled since 1990, from 130,000 to 220,000.

The percentage of disability claimants among the active population has grown from 3.1 per cent to 4.9 per cent.

There has been a particularly sharp rise in claims from people aged between 35 to 45 years.