Mental Health
Description | Brief Reports | Reports | Publications | Presentations | Trend Graphs
Description
This pages contain information relating to mental health and psychological distress. Various brief reports, reports, presentations and publications are provided below.
In addition, The Assessment of the Determinants and Epidemiology of Psychological Distress (ADEPD) Study, funded by the Department of Health Strategic Health Research Program, was developed to examine associations between psychological distress and a range of demographic, socioeconomic and health variables. ADEPD uses data from the South Australian Monitoring and Surveillance System (SAMSS) and other sources. Further information can be found on the Partnerships page.
Brief Reports
2005-29 SEIFA (IRSD) – Mental Health, Health Service Utilisation and Social Capital
2005-26 Divisions of General Practice – Self Reported Mental Health and Social Capital
2005-23 Snapshot: Northern and Far Western Health Region – Health Service Utilisation and Social Capital
2005-18 Snapshot: South East Health Region – Chronic Conditions, Risk Factors, and Mental Health
2005-16 Snapshot: Riverland Health Region – Chronic Conditions, Risk Factors, and Mental Health
2005-14 Snapshot: Mid North Health Region – Chronic Conditions, Risk Factors, and Mental Health
2005-12 Snapshot: Wakefield Health Region – Chronic Conditions, Risk Factors, and Mental Health
2005-10 Snapshot: Hills Mallee Health Region - Chronic Conditions, Risk Factors and Mental Health
2005-08 Snapshot: Southern Adelaide Health Region - Chronic Conditions, Risk Factors, and Mental Health
2005-06 Snapshot: Central Northern Adelaide Health Region - Chronic Conditions, Risk Factors, and Mental Health
2005-01 Psychological Distress in SA as measured by the Kessler 10
2002-14 The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)
Reports
Population Research and Outcome Studies. North West Adelaide Health Study: Stage 2 Key Findings. Department of Health, Adelaide, 2007. (380k)
Population Research and Outcome Studies. North West Adelaide Health Study: Stage 2 Key Findings. Current mental health condition. Department of Health, Adelaide, 2007. (146k)
Population Research and Outcome Studies. North West Adelaide Health Study: Stage 2 Key Findings. Depression. Department of Health, Adelaide, 2007. (146k)
Population Research and Outcome Studies. North West Adelaide Health Study: Stage 2 Key Findings. Mental health GHQ. Department of Health, Adelaide, 2007. (146k)
Avery J, Dal Grande E, Taylor A, Gill T. Which South Australians Experience Psychological Distress? Kessler Psychological Distress 10-item Scale, July 2002 – June 2004.
Taylor A, Dal Grande E, Parsons J. Mental Health Status of South Australians. 1997.
Wilson D, Parsons J, Taylor A. Physical and Mental Health Status of SA Country Health Regions, as measured by the SF-12 Health Status Questionnaire, 1996.
Wilson D, Parsons J, Taylor A. Physical and Mental Health Status of the Northern Adelaide Health Planning Area, as measured by the SF-12 Health Status Questionnaire 1996.
Publications
Eckert KA, Wilkinson D, Taylor AW, Stewart S, Tucker GR. A population view of mental illness in South Australia: broader issues than location. Rural and Remote Health 6 (online), 2006: no. 541. http://rrh.deakin.edu.au/articles/subviewnew.asp?ArticleID=541
Goldney RD, Fisher LJ, Dal Grande E, Taylor AW. Changes in mental health literacy about depression: South Australia, 1998 to 2004. MJA 2005; 183(3):134-137.
Goldney RD, Fisher LJ, Dal Grande E, Taylor AW, Hawthorne G. Bipolar I and II disorders in a random and representative Australian population. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2005; 39(8):726-9.
Eckert K, Taylor A, Wilkinson D and Tucker G. How does mental health status relate to accessibility and remoteness? MJA 2004; 181(10): 540-543.
Goldney R, Fisher L, Dal Grande E, Taylor A. Subsyndromal depression: prevalence, use of health services and quality of life in an Australian population. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2004; 39: 293-298.
Goldney R, Dal Grande E, Fisher L, Wilson D. Population attributable risk of major depression for suicidal ideation in a random and representative community sample. Journal of Affective Disorders 2003; 74: 267-272.
Goldney R, Fisher L, Wilson D, Cheok F. Major depression and its associated morbidity and quality of life in a random, representative Australian community sample. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2000; 34; 1022-1029.
Taylor AW, Wilson D, Dal Grande E, Ben-Tovim D, Elzinga RH, Goldney RD, MacFarlane AC, Cheok F, Kirke K. Mental health status of the South Australian population. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2000; 24; 1; 29-34.
Goldney RD, Wilson D, Dal Grande E, Fisher LJ, McFarlane AC. Suicidal ideation in a random community sample: attributable risk due to depression and psychosocial and traumatic events. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2000; 34; 98-106.
MacLennan AH, Wilson DH, Taylor AW. The self-reported prevalence of postnatal depression. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1996; 36:313.
Presentations
2006
Australian Rheumatology Association, May 2006
The prevalence and impact of arthritis on psychological distress. (61k)
2005
Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity Adelaide, Oct 2005
Prevalence of psychological distress among obese South Australians. (107k)
Trend Graphs
The data used are collected via SAMSS:
Prevalence of mental health monthly graphs by work status
Prevalence of mental health monthly graphs by work status (smoothed)
