Table 2.
Characteristics of individuals on their first recorded relevant mental health conditionsa over age 18 years since 2005
| Mental health conditionsa (ICD-10-AM) | Major depressive disorders (F32-F33, F34.1) | Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders (F43) | Anxiety disorders (F40-F41) | Alcohol use disorder (F10) | Organic mental disorders not including dementia (F04-F09) | Drug use disorders (F11-F19) | Dementia (F00-F03) | Schizotypal and delusional disorders (F21-F24, F28-F29) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 70,835 | 70,044 | 63,658 | 51,641 | 37,147 | 31,092 | 22,174 | 21,228 |
| Age (%) | ||||||||
| 18–24 years | 19.7 | 24.5 | 20.8 | 29.1 | 3.6 | 27.6 | < 0.1 | 23.1 |
| 25–34 years | 21.8 | 25.6 | 23.5 | 22.6 | 5.2 | 33.8 | 0.1 | 27.7 |
| 35–44 years | 19.6 | 20.8 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 22.0 | 0.2 | 20.3 |
| 45–54 years | 15.7 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 13.8 |
| 55–64 years | 9.4 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 6.5 |
| 65–74 years | 6.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 14.7 | 4.1 |
| ≥ 75 years | 7.7 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 54.2 | 1.3 | 80.2 | 4.6 |
| Sex (%) | ||||||||
| Male | 41.8 | 44.4 | 37.0 | 58.4 | 49.2 | 63.2 | 46.5 | 57.8 |
| Female | 58.2 | 55.6 | 62.9 | 41.6 | 50.8 | 36.8 | 53.5 | 42.2 |
| Residential remoteness (%) | ||||||||
| Major cities | 63.6 | 62.5 | 62.7 | 62.3 | 74.3 | 62.9 | 72.3 | 65.8 |
| Inner regional | 16.7 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 14.8 |
| Outer regional | 7.7 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| Remote | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Very remote | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Missing | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| Socioeconomic status (%) | ||||||||
| Quintile 1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Quintile 2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Quintile 3 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.2 |
| Quintile 4 | 31.4 | 35.0 | 34.3 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 32.1 | 28.4 | 30.8 |
| Quintile 5 | 45.0 | 38.7 | 40.6 | 40.0 | 48.2 | 39.3 | 50.8 | 42.2 |
| Missing | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| Mental health care setting (%) | ||||||||
| Community | 35.0 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 63.5 | 8.1 | 17.7 | 21.6 |
| ED | 30.3 | 55.2 | 63.5 | 69.8 | 7.0 | 48.7 | 31.4 | 52.9 |
| Inpatient | 34.7 | 28.2 | 17.9 | 28.3 | 29.5 | 43.2 | 50.9 | 25.5 |
aThe eight mental health conditions with the highest number of individuals are included in this Table. Refer to Table S6 for other mental health conditions;
ICD-10-AM = the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification; ED = emergency department