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The Mental health of Australians 2: report on the 2007 national survey of mental health and wellbeing

This report presents a comprehensive summary of the results of the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. It provides information on the prevalence of mental disorders, their severity, associated suicidality, and comorbidity with other mental disorders and physical conditions, as well as what services people use for their mental health problems.

The 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing is the second major epidemiological survey of its kind undertaken in Australia, with the first conducted in 1997. The survey is a general household survey of the adult population aged 16-85 years and focuses on the more common or high prevalence mental disorders, namely affective disorders (including depression), anxiety disorders and substance use disorders.

The mental health of Australians 2 (html)
The mental health of Australians 2 (PDF 855 KB large file)

The same publication in smaller sections:

Cover pages (PDF 43 KB) (including title page, copyright and foreword)
Contents (PDF 39 KB) (including lists of tables and figures)
2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing highlights (PDF 381 KB)
1. Introduction (PDF 46 KB)
2. An overview of mental disorders in Australia (PDF 108 KB)
3. Service use (PDF 122 KB)
4. Affective disorders in Australia (PDF 63 KB)
5. Anxiety disorders in Australia (PDF 74 KB)
6. Substance use disorders in Australia (PDF 64 KB)
7. Comorbidity (PDF 96 KB)
8. Suicidality (PDF 70 KB)
9. Social networks (PDF 35 KB)
10. Caregiving (PDF 49 KB)
11. Methodological issues and comparison of findings (PDF 35 KB)
Glossary (PDF 45 KB)

To obtain a hard copy of this publication, please contact National Mailing and Marketing on (02) 6269 1080 or health@nationalmailing.com.au. The code for this publication is MH240.

Initial results of the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing were released on 23 October 2008 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The report is available via the ABS website:
National survey of mental health and wellbeing: summary of results, 2007

Page last reviewed: 5 March 2013

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