Psychopathology Lec 1

Question 1

What were the 4 aims of the Te Rau Hinengaro: New Zealand Mental Health Survey

Answer 1

1. To better understand the prevalence of rates for major mental health disorders
2. To understand barriers to health care use (and barriers)
3. To understand disability associated with disorder
4. To understand mental health needs in understudied populations e.g. Maori and Pacific People

Question 2

What were the key methods of the survey

Answer 2

They asked 13,000 people (16+) and oversampled Maori and Pacific people to get better data on these communities. Looked at major disorders

Question 3

What were the key findings of the survey

Answer 3

40% met the criteria for one disorder
60% of those had a serious disorder in the last 12 months
Maori and Pacific people had less access to services and that disorder rates were greater in Young peopl and people with lower SES

Question 4

What are the main causes of inequities in New Zealand

Answer 4

Migration history, Racism, Colonisation, Socio-economic status and age

Question 5

How do we address Inequities

Answer 5

Via Te Tiriti o Waitiangi by looking at the articles

Question 6

What are the three key principles of Te Tiriti

Answer 6

kāwanatanga – the governing of Aotearoa New Zealand by the Crown (Article 1)
tino rangatiratanga – Māori, hapū and iwi having control over their resources, culture and communities (Article 2). …
ōritetanga – Māori having equal rights, as citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand (Article 3).