Every year, there is an estimate that one of every five Australians
experience mental illness. Mental illness is the third leading cause of
disability burden in Australia, approximately 27% of the total years lost due
to disability. 4% of people who experience depressive episode in 12-month are
accounted to effected by mental illness, with 5% of women and 3% of men. 14% of
Australians are affected by anxiety disorder within a 12-month period. While 3%
of the Australian population are affected by psychotic illness; such as
schizophrenia, where is loss of contact with reality during the episode of the
illness.
2% of the population with mental illness experience eating
disorder, which may occur during their life with women 9 times more than men.
5% experience substance abuse disorder in any 12-month period, men more than
twice as likely as women to have substance abuse.
Prevalence of mental disorder decreases with age. The most
affected age is between 18-24 years. Women are more prone in developing anxiety
disorders (18% compared with 11%), and mood disorders (7.1% compared with
5.3%). A national survey proves that 35% of people with mental disorder have
used mental health services and 29% consulted a GP within the 12 months before
the survey. Women are more likely than men to receive medical services. In Australia,
the prevalence of mental or behavioral disorders among people born abroad is
similar to those born in Australia. May violent people have no history of
mental disorder and most people with mental disorder (90%) have no history of
violence.
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