Australia's Mental Health: An Overview of the General Population Survey

Henderson, A. S.; Andrews, Gary R.; Hall, Wayne

doi:10.1080/j.1440-1614.2000.00686.x

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“…Women had more co-occurring mental disorders with affective and depressive disorders compared to men who showed higher rates of substance dependence and other types of disorders. These comorbidity patterns are quite similar to those described in the Australian population [46]. …”

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Prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders, and use of mental health services in the epidemiological catchment area of Montreal South-West

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BackgroundThis report presents the initial results of the first Epidemiological Catchment Area Study in mental health in Canada. Five neighbourhoods in the South-West sector of Montreal, with a population of 258,000, were under study. The objectives of the research program were: 1) to assess the prevalence and incidence of psychological distress, mental disorders, substance abuse, parasuicide, risky behaviour and quality of life; 2) to examine the links and interactions between individual determinants, neighbourhood ecology and mental health in each neighbourhood; 3) to identify the conditions facilitating the integration of individuals with mental health problems; 4) to analyse the impact of the social, economic and physical aspects of the neighbourhoods using a geographic information system. 5) to verify the adequacy of mental health services.MethodA longitudinal study in the form of a community survey was used, complemented by focused qualitative sub-studies. The longitudinal study included a randomly selected sample of 2,433 individuals between the ages of 15 and 65 in the first wave of data collection, and three other waves are projected. An overview of the methods is presented.ResultsThe prevalence of psychological distress, mental disorders and use of mental health services and their correlates are described for the first wave of data collection.ConclusionSeveral vulnerable groups and risk factors related to socio-demographic variables have been identified such as: gender, age, marital status, income, immigration and language. These results can be used to improve treatment services, prevention of mental disorders, and mental health promotion.

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Prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders, and use of mental health services in the epidemiological catchment area of Montreal South-West

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“…Lastly the use of the PRIME MD in this study to determine depression deviates slightly from the original intentions of its authors [19], as the initial depression screening questions were not used, and the mood module was administered to all in the study. However the prevalences of urinary incontinence (20.3%) [31] and major (6.7%) or other (8.6%) depressive syndrome (15.2%) [32] are comparable with other studies. Circumstances where both these conditions occur together (20.5% of those with urinary incontinence) are also equivalent to international studies [3,7].…”

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Identifying the quality of life effects of urinary incontinence with depression in an Australian population

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BackgroundTo explore the additive effect of urinary incontinence, in people with comorbid depression, on health related quality of life.MethodsMales and females, 15 to 95 years (n = 3010, response rate 70.2%) were interviewed face to face in the 1998 Autumn South Australian Health Omnibus Survey.ResultsSelf-reported urinary incontinence was found in 20.3% (n=610), and depression as defined by the PRIME-MD in 15.2% (n=459) of the survey population. Urinary incontinence with comorbid depression was found in 4.3% of the overall population. Univariate analysis showed that respondents with urinary incontinence and comorbid depression were more likely to be aged between 15 and 34 years and never married when compared to those with incontinence only. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that in people with incontinence, the risk of having comorbid depression was increased by an overall health status of Fair or Poor, or the perception that their incontinence was moderately or very serious. Respondents reporting that they experienced incontinence with comorbid depression scored significantly lower than those experiencing incontinence without depression on all dimensions of the SF-36.The interaction of the presence of incontinence and the presence of depression was significantly associated with the dimensions of physical functioning.ConclusionsDepression and incontinence both reduce QOL. When they occur together there appears to be an additive effect which affects both physical and mental health, perhaps by increasing a person’s negative perceptions of their illness. Clinicians should identify and manage comorbid depression when treating patients who have incontinence to improve their overall QOL.

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“…The NSMHWB was carried out in 1997 with a randomised stratified sample of Australians aged 18 years and older. The design and basic findings of this survey have been reported by Henderson et al [20]. In summary, 10 641 respondents (78% response rate) were interviewed using a modified version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) [21].…”

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The association of alcohol dependence with general practice attendance

Proudfoot

Teesson

2009

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Australia's Mental Health: An Overview of the General Population Survey

Abstract: Australia now has its own national estimates of psychiatric morbidity. The morbidity is associated with considerable disablement, but most of it is untreated. General practitioners encounter by far the largest proportion of those reaching services.

Cited by 312 publications

References 15 publications

Prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders, and use of mental health services in the epidemiological catchment area of Montreal South-West

Prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders, and use of mental health services in the epidemiological catchment area of Montreal South-West

Identifying the quality of life effects of urinary incontinence with depression in an Australian population

The association of alcohol dependence with general practice attendance

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