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ArticleAustralasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists2023

Prevalence of mental disorders among older Australians: Contrasting evidence from the 2020-2021 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing among men and women and the Health In Men Data Linkage Study.

Osvaldo P Almeida, Graeme J Hankey, Bu B Yeap, Jonathan Golledge, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Suzanne Robinson, Leon Flicker

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Article in Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Osvaldo P AlmeidaMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; and WA Centre for Health & Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8689-6199
Graeme J HankeyMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; and Department of Neurology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
Bu B YeapMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
Jonathan GolledgeQueensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia; and Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
Christopher Etherton-BeerMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; and WA Centre for Health & Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Suzanne RobinsonDeakin Health Economics, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Leon FlickerMedical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; and WA Centre for Health & Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
The University of Western Australia · AUDeakin University · AUTownsville Hospital · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the prevalence of common mental disorders among older Australians included in the Health In Men Data Linkage Study and compare those with the results of the 2020-2021 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHW).

methodWe used longitudinal record linkage to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders from age 65 years in a random sample of 38173 Australian men aged 65-85 years living in the Perth metropolitan region. Outcome was the proportion of participants affected by depressive episodes or dysthymia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, psychotic disorder and alcohol use disorder.

resultsPrevalence estimates for participants aged 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84 and ≥85 years were 0.9%, 2.0%, 3.6%, 5.8% and 12.6% for depressive, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4%, 0.4% and 0.7% for bipolar, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.3%, 2.2%, 6.9% for anxiety, 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.4% and 0.6% for psychotic and 1.2%, 1.7%, 2.1%, 2.2% and 4.2% for alcohol use disorders.

conclusionsIn contrast to the NSMHW, our data indicate that the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders increases with age, particularly among the older old. We conclude that the NSMHW should not be relied upon to guide planning or policies to address the mental health needs of older Australians.

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AlcoholismMental DisordersAgedAged, 80 and overAustralasian PeopleAustraliaFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthPrevalenceagedalcoholanxietybipolardepressionepidemiologyprevalencepsychosis

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PMID37496324
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