Independent musicians treating mental health problems with alcohol and drugs worldwide 2019

This statistic shows the ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019. The data reveals that the majority of independent musicians who have ever suffered from mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and/or depression in relation to their work have used alcohol to self-medicate, and 50 percent used drugs to treat their symptoms.

Ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

March 21 to April 2, 2019

Number of respondents

1,489*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among independent music makers

Supplementary notes

*The full sample amounted to 1,489 independent music makers worldwide. All were asked 'Have you ever experienced any negative emotions such as stress, anxiety and/or depression in relation to your music creation?' Those who answered 'yes' amounted to 73 percent.
Respondents answering yes were then asked 'Have you ever self-medicated due to negative emotions such as stress, anxiety and/or depression in relation to your music creation?' The sources notes that about one out of two (51 percent) said that they had self-medicated for these reasons. That group was then asked 'In what way have you self-medicated?'

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