Epidemiology of Mental Health

Question 1

what is a DALY

Answer 1

disability adjusted life year - measure of overall burden of disease – years of life lost and years spent living with disability

Question 2

who is more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness

Answer 2

Women more likely to receive treatment
BUT women more likely to be diagnosed as well

Question 3

what are some risk factors for schizophrenia

Answer 3

• Fhx
• Urbanicity
• Migration
• Maternal infection
• Perinatal complication
• Paternal age >35
• Male

Question 4

what are some risk factors for suicide

Answer 4

• Male
• Younger age
• Ethnicity – Asian women 2x more than national average
• Imprisonment
• Separation
• Bereavement
• Unemployed
• Mental illness
• Physical illness
• Access to doctors, dentists etc.