Mental Health: Australian Statistics

Question 1

These statistics relate to a survey conducted in ____ on the __________ population, aged __ - __

Answer 1

2007
Australian
16-85

Question 2

What percentage of the population stated that they had experienced a mental illness at some point in their life?

Answer 2

45%

Question 3

What percentage of the population stated that they had experienced a mental illness in the past 12 months?

Answer 3

20% (one in five)

Question 4

(Exception) I 1997, what percentage of the population stated that they had experienced a mental illness in the past 12 months?

Answer 4

18% (one in six)

Question 5

Is the incidence of mental illness increasing or decreasing around the world?

Answer 5

increasing

Question 6

What is the most common age group for mental illness?

Answer 6

16-24year olds

Question 7

True or false: males and females experience similar rates of mental illness

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Males are more likely to experience _________ _____ disorders, whereas females are more likely to experience __________ and ______ disorders.

Answer 8

substance abuse, depression, anxiety

Question 9

What percentage of the Australian population is affected by psychotic illnesses?
Which psychotic illnesses are comprised of this percentage (by lifetime)?

Answer 9

3%
Bipolar disorder (2%) and schizophrenia (1%)

Question 10

Does the rate at which mental illness is experience increase or decrease as people get older?

Answer 10

Decrease

Question 11

What percentage of the population stated that they had experienced a mental illness but not within the past 12 months?

Answer 11

25%

Question 12

True or false: males are more likely to experience non-psychotic illnesses

Answer 12

true