Why hasn’t the mental health of Australians improved? The need for a national prevention strategy

Jorm, Anthony F.

doi:10.1177/0004867414546387

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“…Indeed the global assessment of the number of days with poor mental health showed a very modest but consistent increase over time. These trends are consistent with those shown for the decade of 1990s which also showed evidence of even more rapid increases in the service use and little evidence of a reduction in the prevalence of mental disorders (Compton et al, 2006;Jorm, 2014b;Kessler et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 85%

“…These results are open to a number of interpretations (Jorm, 2014b;Mojtabai, 2011b;Patten, 2005). Secular trends in psychological distress and depression have been noted in the past (Grof, 1997;Hagnell et al, 1982;Hasin and Link, 1988;Kramer, 1980) and it is possible that the prevalence of psychological distress, depression and perceived unmet need for mental health care would have grown had they not been countered by the corresponding increases in prevalence of treatment.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Judging from the trends in the past two decades, the mere expansion of services under ACA is not likely to result in a decrease in the prevalence of mental health problems. However, improved diagnosis and targeting of serious mental health conditions in primary care settings (Mojtabai, 2014), enhancement of quality of available treatments (Young et al, 2001), and greater emphasis on primary prevention of mental disorders (Jorm, 2014b) or secondary prevention of recurrence of disorders (Patten, 2005) may help improve the efficiency of the current treatments.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These trends are indeed puzzling and raise questions about the effectiveness of mental health treatments and the public health impact of campaigns aimed at increasing treatment seeking (Jorm, 2014b).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Trends in psychological distress, depressive episodes and mental health treatment-seeking in the United States: 2001–2012

Mojtabai

Jorm

2015

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Trends in psychological distress, depressive episodes and mental health treatment-seeking in the United States: 2001–2012

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Jorm

2015

Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…Jorm (2014) shows that, despite two decades of increasing mental health services, there has been no improvement in the mental health of Australians. Jorm (2014) shows that, despite two decades of increasing mental health services, there has been no improvement in the mental health of Australians.…”

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Should lithium be added to the drinking water?

Galletly

2014

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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Do Australian policies enable a primary health care system to identify family adversity and subsequently support these families—A scoping study

Honisett

Loftus

Liu

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Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue Addressed: To determine if Australian policies support a primary health care system to identify family adversity and subsequently support these families.Methods: Two methodological approaches were used: (i) a scoping review of Australian federal and two states (Victoria and New South Wales) policies related to family adversity (e.g., childhood maltreatment or household dysfunction, such as parental mental illness); (ii) thirteen semi-structured interviews with Victorian Community Health Service (CHS) staff and government policy makers, recruited via snowball sampling to understand the context of policy making and service implementation.Data collected were subsequently discussed in relation to the Stages Model of policy analysis.Results: One hundred and eighty-eight policies referenced family adversity. Of these, 37 policies met all eligibility criteria including a focus on early intervention within primary care and were included in the review. Most policies were developed within health departments (78%) and included a wide range of adversities, with the majority based within maternal and child health and CHS platforms. Most policy development included consultation with stakeholders. Although most policies received some level of funding, few included funding details and only a third included evaluation.Conclusions: There are many policies related to family adversity in Australia, with most focused within existing primary care platforms. Given these policies, Australia should be well positioned to identify and respond to family adversity.

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Why hasn’t the mental health of Australians improved? The need for a national prevention strategy

Cited by 63 publications

References 22 publications

Trends in psychological distress, depressive episodes and mental health treatment-seeking in the United States: 2001–2012

Trends in psychological distress, depressive episodes and mental health treatment-seeking in the United States: 2001–2012

Should lithium be added to the drinking water?

Do Australian policies enable a primary health care system to identify family adversity and subsequently support these families—A scoping study

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