German Mental Health Crisis Triggers Record Disability Claims and a Sweeping Workplace Rule Change - Ad-hoc-news.de

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Psychiatric conditions have pushed Germany’s disability pension system to a ten-year high, with nearly 74,800 new cases in 2025 — up from around 72,000 the year before. The sharpest rise came from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which reached roughly 3,200 new claims, a 60 percent jump since 2016. Bundestag member Anne Zerr has therefore called for PTSD to be officially recognized as an occ…