Psychiatry and the Need for Mental Health Care in Australia: Findings from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Meadows, Graham; Singh, Bruce; Burgess, Philip; Bobevski, Irene

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.00990.x

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“…This mixed finding is consistent with previous studies which have produced inconsistent findings. 16,20 Unlike previous studies, we did not find an association between higher education level and service utilisation. 21,23 Geographical setting and help-seeking Individuals from towns with a population size of 5,000 Á 20,000 were significantly more likely to have sought help compared to those from a large regional centre.…”

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Service Utilisation by Rural Residents with Mental Health Problems

Judd

Jackson

Komiti

et al. 2007

Australas Psychiatry

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While traditionally known predictors of help-seeking, i.e need and gender, were associated with help seeking in this study, help seeking for mental health problems was also more common amongst individuals living in medium sized rural towns than those living in a large regional city. Possible explanations include availability, accessibility and organisation of services, and individual and/or community attitudes towards help seeking.

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Section: Socio-demographic Variations In Help-seekingcontrasting

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Service Utilisation by Rural Residents with Mental Health Problems

Judd

Jackson

Komiti

et al. 2007

Australas Psychiatry

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“…However, while treatment is available, it is estimated that only 50% of Australians who are depressed, or exhibit depressive symptoms, actually access and receive professional intervention (Andrews, Sanderson, Slade, & Issakidis, 2000;Meadows, Singh, Burgess, & Bobevski, 2002). Selfhelp books, or self-administered therapy, have been developed in an effort to address this disparity and increase access to effective treatment for depression.…”

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Effectiveness of bibliotherapy self‐help for depression with varying levels of telephone helpline support

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Deane

Phipps³

et al. 2008

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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The effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural bibliotherapy self-help package, with varied levels of telephone support, delivered through a mental health telephone service was examined with 84 mildly to moderately depressed adults. The study compared the changes in depressive symptoms of three groups: control, self help with minimal contact and self-help with telephone assistance. Both the minimal contact and the assisted self-help groups had significant reductions in their levels of depression compared with the control group. Treatment gains were maintained at a 1-month follow-up. The potential of self-help resources such as this to be successfully disseminated and delivered through a national mental health telephone information service is discussed.

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“…It is known that females use more health-care services in general, mainly general practitioners and other primary care services. Age may also explain the differences: middle-aged persons are the peak users of mental health-care services [75]. Conversely, younger people are less likely to perceive their need for treatment and often wish to solve problems on their own [32].…”

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Typology of adults diagnosed with mental disorders based on socio-demographics and clinical and service use characteristics

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BackgroundMental disorder is a leading cause of morbidity worldwide. Its cost and negative impact on productivity are substantial. Consequently, improving mental health-care system efficiency - especially service utilisation - is a priority. Few studies have explored the use of services by specific subgroups of persons with mental disorder; a better understanding of these individuals is key to improving service planning. This study develops a typology of individuals, diagnosed with mental disorder in a 12-month period, based on their individual characteristics and use of services within a Canadian urban catchment area of 258,000 persons served by a psychiatric hospital.MethodsFrom among the 2,443 people who took part in the survey, 406 (17%) experienced at least one episode of mental disorder (as per the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)) in the 12 months pre-interview. These individuals were selected for cluster analysis.ResultsAnalysis yielded four user clusters: people who experienced mainly anxiety disorder; depressive disorder; alcohol and/or drug disorder; and multiple mental and dependence disorder. Two clusters were more closely associated with females and anxiety or depressive disorders. In the two other clusters, males were over-represented compared with the sample as a whole, namely, substance abuses with or without concomitant mental disorder. Clusters with the greatest number of mental disorders per subject used a greater number of mental health-care services. Conversely, clusters associated exclusively with dependence disorders used few services.ConclusionThe study found considerable heterogeneity among socio-demographic characteristics, number of disorders, and number of health-care services used by individuals with mental or dependence disorders. Cluster analysis revealed important differences in service use with regard to gender and age. It reinforces the relevance of developing targeted programs for subgroups of individuals with mental and/or dependence disorders. Strategies aimed at changing low service users' attitude (youths and males) or instituting specialised programs for that particular clientele should be promoted. Finally, as concomitant disorders are frequent among individuals with mental disorder, psychological services and/or addiction programs must be prioritised as components of integrated services when planning treatment.

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Psychiatry and the Need for Mental Health Care in Australia: Findings from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Cited by 33 publications

References 10 publications

Service Utilisation by Rural Residents with Mental Health Problems

Service Utilisation by Rural Residents with Mental Health Problems

Effectiveness of bibliotherapy self‐help for depression with varying levels of telephone helpline support

Typology of adults diagnosed with mental disorders based on socio-demographics and clinical and service use characteristics

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