Who uses mental health services in Australia? An analysis of data from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Parslow, Ruth; Jorm, Anthony F

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00839.x

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“…Surprisingly, the H.ER-Group is more educated than the WH.ER-Group; however, the literature suggests that patients with higher educational achievement tend to use more healthcare services (Parslow and Jorm 2000). In all likelihood, these are individuals whose schizophrenia onset occurred later in life, once they had completed their studies.…”

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Mental Health Service Utilization Among Patients with Severe Mental Disorders

Fleury

Grenier

Bamvita

et al. 2010

Community Ment Health J

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In light of healthcare reforms, the study aims to assess variables associated with mental healthcare service utilization in general and in both primary and specialized care by patients with severe mental disorders (SMD, mainly schizophrenia). The study is based on a sample of 140 patients with SMD from five regions in Quebec (Canada). Variables were organized in accordance with Andersen's conceptual model into four factors: predisposing, enabling, needs, and service utilization. Secondary analyses were also conducted comparing patients who were hospitalized or used emergency rooms (H.ER-Group) with patients who did not use such services (WH.ER-Group). Accessibility of services, continuity of care, and having a case manager appear to be core variables that enable service utilization. Compared with the WH.ER-Group, the H.ER-Group used twice as many services. The study highlights the importance of developing a gamut of coordinated services, easily accessible in local networks, including case managers, family physicians, and shared-care development.

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Mental Health Service Utilization Among Patients with Severe Mental Disorders

Fleury

Grenier

Bamvita

et al. 2010

Community Ment Health J

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“…The purpose of these measures is not to diagnose psychiatric disorders but to detect differences and time trends in psychological distress and mental health among population subgroups (Korkeila 2000). Self-rated psychological symptoms also correlate reasonably well with clinically assessed mental health status (Hoeymans et al 2004) and with the use of mental health services (Parslow and Jorm 2000).…”

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Socio-demographic Differences in Self-reported Psychological Distress Among 25- to 64-Year-Old Finns

Talala¹,

Huurre

Aro

et al. 2007

Soc Indic Res

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“…It is thus possible to think that this category (i.e., presence of only one mental health problem) mainly includes persons with a substance abuse diagnosis, which has been found to be associated with more frequent utilization of mental health services. 46,50,53 Nevertheless, the current descriptive findings reveal that, in general, participants who present only one mental health problem are using more physical health services. This result might be explained by the fact that this category includes mainly persons with a substance abuse diagnosis.…”

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“…According to some researchers, 43,50,51 the severity of psychiatric symptoms predicts a greater utilization of mental health services. Although the severity of mental health symptoms has not been examined in the present study because of the nature of the variables, a multiplicity of problems within a single person appears to have an influence on the utilization of health services.…”

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Health and Mental Health Care Utilization by Clients of Resources for Homeless Persons in Quebec City and Montreal, Canada: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study

Bonin

Fournier

Blais

et al. 2009

J Behav Health Serv Res

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The objective of this cohort study is to describe the service utilization by clients of homeless resources in Quebec and Montreal (Canada) over a 5-year period. Participants (N = 426) were recruited from a survey conducted in 1999 about clients' utilization of resources intended for homeless people in Montreal and Quebec. Data analyzed in this study were also drawn from three administrative databanks managed by the Quebec health care system. Results revealed that: (1) in general, mental health services are less used than physical health services; (2) generally, women, older persons, nonhomeless persons, and persons with mental health problems utilized proportionately more health services; and (3) participants involved in this study tend to continue using services over years in a system where health services are free. These findings are discussed in terms of long-term service utilization by clients of homeless resources.

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Who uses mental health services in Australia? An analysis of data from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Cited by 134 publications

References 34 publications

Mental Health Service Utilization Among Patients with Severe Mental Disorders

Mental Health Service Utilization Among Patients with Severe Mental Disorders

Socio-demographic Differences in Self-reported Psychological Distress Among 25- to 64-Year-Old Finns

Health and Mental Health Care Utilization by Clients of Resources for Homeless Persons in Quebec City and Montreal, Canada: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study

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