To wonder Why some poorer Asian countries seem to have “better” mental health than richer European countries

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I have travelled extensively in Asia especially South east and have noticed people tend to have little financially but better mental health while it seems opposite in rich countries in Europe and US.
I always wonder why that is? I think one of the factors is their culture about families supporting each other and concept of big families and extended family being there to support in bringing up children and looking after elderly. Another factor seems like sunshine and weather.
What are your thoughts on this?

Chinese working culture is 996. 9am to 9pm 6 days a week. Leaving your kids with your parents 1000km away as you can't get them into a local school as your offical "home" is back with your parents. Mental health issues are rife, as is alcohol abuse.

Poverty is never kind to mental health and all the smiles tourist and businesses people see are part of the sales package.

A luck of understanding and diagnosis doesn't mean that these health conditions do not exist.

Well I am sure there is an element of people being at a different stage in their lives but the people I know are from lots of different backgrounds and are at different stages in their lives. Some of the older people who come to live here still do part time work to keep afloat.

Lots of people who grew up here stay. They're tradespeople, teachers, traders on the local market. Lots of my neighbours fall into exactly that category and now live, have families and work here. They very definitely are in the local teams, clubs, scouts, pub teams, WI, swimming groups etc. The local football, cricket and rugby clubs are packed with local young people.

I'm in a litter picking group where the local DofE kids are really active, my climate group was started by a girl in the local sixth form.

There is community spirit galore here and not just from grey incomers if that's the point you're making.

Imo, There's a huge ENTITLEMENT in the UK these days.
People with low to mid level MH issues insisting they can't cope and cant do anything to help themselves. So many organizations nowadays supporting people in all kinds of ways (and for free), but everyone complains that it's not enough or nothing works.
That goes for benefit entitlement too - I have anxiety so cant work, too depressed to work etc blanket statements.
If you are genuinely NOT ABLE to work, then it wouldn't matter what country you live in. But somehow magically in the developing countries people have ten times the resilience and are "much more able" than someone with the same issues from the West.

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Wow such a sweeping statement. So all women in Pakistan are living in poverty having a mental health crisis.

Reading comprehension failure there.

In developing countries they end up on the streets , dependent on the charity of others or simply… die. Unless they are lucky enough to have extended family that will support them in some form or another. Those countries don’t exactly have stellar records when it comes to disabled people and their quality of life/survival rates. Why do you think mental health issues would be any different?

Many people want what they're used to having and/or what they see those around them having.

You’re the one who has decided that all women in Pakistan are living in poverty. As an aside, how long did you/have you lived in Pakistan for?