Faculty Opinions recommendation of Happiness across age groups: results from the 2007 National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.

Background. Previous studies suggest that worry content and prevalence may vary as a function of age, but evidence is limited.Method. Cross-sectional national survey of 8580 householders in Great Britain aged between 16 and 74 years. This analysis examined the relationship between age, worry content (relationships/family, financial/housing, work, health, miscellaneous), common mental disorders, and functional limitation, adjusting for other sociodemographic factors.Results. Overall, the prevalence of worries declined with age. However, with the exception of worry about relationships, the strength of associations between worry types and mental disorder either remained constant or increased in the older age groups. Compared to the 16–24 years reference group, worries about relationships/family, finances/housing and work were lower in the 55–74 years age groups. Financial/housing worries were increased in the 25–44 years group, and health worries were increased in the 25–64 years groups. There were independent associations between all worry items and the categories of mental disorder. All worry types apart from miscellaneous worries were independently associated, positively or negatively, with functional limitation.Conclusions. Worry content in the general population varies as a function of age, gender, marital status, and educational attainment. All categories of worry are more prevalent in individuals with common mental disorders. The lower prevalence of worries and their stronger association with mental disorder in old age emphasize the clinical significance of these symptoms in this age group.

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and physical multimorbidity: A population-based study

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.07.010 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 227-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

A. Stickley ◽

A. Koyanagi ◽

H. Takahashi ◽

V. Ruchkin ◽

Y. Inoue ◽

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Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Adult Adhd ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Self Report ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Physical Diseases

AbstractBackground:There has been little research on the association of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with co-occurring physical diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the association between possible ADHD and physical multimorbidity (i.e. = 2 physical diseases) among adults in the English general population.Methods:Data were analyzed from 7274 individuals aged = 18 years that came from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007. ADHD symptoms were assessed with the Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener. Information was also obtained on 20 self-reported doctor/other health professional diagnosed physical health conditions present in the past 12 months. Multivariable logistic regression and mediation analyses were conducted to assess the associations.Results:There was a monotonic relation between the number of physical diseases and possible ADHD (ASRS score = 14). Compared to those with no diseases, individuals with = 5 diseases had over 3 times higher odds for possible ADHD (odds ratio [OR]: 3.30, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.48–4.37). This association was observed in all age groups. Stressful life events (% mediated 10.3–24.3%), disordered eating (6.8%), depression (12.8%), and anxiety (24.8%) were significant mediators in the association between possible ADHD and physical multimorbidity.Conclusion:Adults that screen positive for ADHD are at an increased risk for multimorbidity and several factors are important in this association. As many adults with ADHD remain undiagnosed, the results of this study highlight the importance of detecting adult ADHD as it may confer an increased risk for poorer health outcomes, including physical multimorbidity.

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Socio-demographic and clinical profile of patients attending a mental health camp: A study from Kanchanpur district of western Nepal

Journal of Psychiatrists Association of Nepal ◽

10.3126/jpan.v2i2.9724 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 35-38

Author(s):

TA Khan ◽

M Belbase

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Somatoform Disorders ◽

Financial Burden ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Mental Health Policy ◽

Age Groups ◽

Health Check ◽

Age Group

Background: Mental health is an ignored area of general health care system despite the magnitude of problem and financial burden on families and whole country. In our country, psychiatric services are out of reach to majority of population because of inadequate mental health professionals, lack of awareness and lack of proper mental health policy. This study is conducted with the objective to know socio-demographic and diagnostic profile of patients from a mental health check up camp conducted at Belauri, Kanchanpur district from far western region of Nepal. Material and Methods: This is a descriptive study, comprised of all consecutive participants i.e. 128 patients attending Maryknoll mental health check up camp at Belauri town of Kanchanpur district, Nepal. The Study was performed in March 2013. Socio-demographic data and clinical diagnosis based on International Classification of Disease- 10 diagnostic research criteria were collected and analyzed. Results: Out of 128 subjects studied, highest number of participants (35.94%) belonged to age group 21- 30 yrs followed by age group 11-20 yrs (18.75%) and age group 31-40 yrs (16.40%). The most common psychiatric morbidity was found to be Neurotic, stress related & somatoform disorders (23.45%) followed by mood disorder in 24 (18.75%) patients and Headache (Migraine & Tension type) in 18 (14.07%) patients. Conclusion: The commonest age group affected with mental illness is younger age groups and Neurotic, stress related & somatoform disorders are the most common psychiatric morbidity followed by mood disorders. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpan.v2i2.9724 J Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal Vol.2, No.2, 2013 35-38

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Subjective cognitive complaints across the adult life span: a 14-year analysis of trends and associations using the 1993, 2000 and 2007 English Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291713002444 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 44 (9) ◽

pp. 1977-1987 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

A. Begum ◽

M. Dewey ◽

A. Hassiotis ◽

M. Prince ◽

S. Wessely ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Middle Age ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Adult Life ◽

Cognitive Status ◽

Cognitive Complaints ◽

Subjective Memory ◽

Adult Life Span

BackgroundCognitive complaints are common in all age groups but most often researched in old age. We aimed to investigate prevalences and time trends over 14 years of subjective memory complaints (SMC) and subjective concentration complaints (SCC) in adults and investigate associations with mood disorders and cognitive function.MethodData from three English national mental health surveys carried out in 1993, 2000 and 2007 were analysed. SMC and SCC were measured using the Clinical Interview Schedule – Revised and cognitive function using the modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status.ResultsBoth SMC and SCC increased up to middle age and then declined, followed by a second rise in the very oldest age groups. Age-specific prevalence of both increased across survey years but relationships with mental health and cognitive outcomes were relatively stable.ConclusionsCognitive complaints are most common in middle age and have become more prevalent over time.

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The influence of minor psychiatric morbidity on consulting rates to general practitioners

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291700048042 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 635-643 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

P. W. Burvill ◽

M. W. Knuiman

Keyword(s):

General Practitioner ◽

General Practitioners ◽

General Health ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Biological Difference ◽

Rate Of Increase ◽

Males And Females

SynopsisThe presence and severity of Minor Psychiatric Morbidity (MPM) as measured by the 60-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and being female rather than male, increases the consulting rate of people in the community to their general practitioner. Therate of increaseof consulting decreases as the severity of MPM increases. There is an interaction between age and MPM, giving progressively increased consulting rates in the older age groups in males but not females. The possibility of a biological difference between males and females in the interaction of MPM and physical, and of age and physical illness, is raised.

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The Differentiation Between Depression and Dementia in the Very Old

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x00001379 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 589-617 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Hanfried Helmchen ◽

Michael Linden

Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Very Old ◽

Age Related ◽

Different Types ◽

Aging Study ◽

Significant Negative Impact ◽

Key Questions

ABSTRACTKey questions in the psychiatric understanding of elderly people are the development of psychiatric morbidity, its phenomenology in old age, the differentiation between ‘normal’ and ‘pathological’ ageing, the interrelatedness of different types of mental disorders, their relation to somatic morbidity, and their consequences in daily life. Under the hypothesis of the de-differentiation of psychopathological features in old age, the relation between depression and dementia is studied. Contrary to most gerontopsychiatric research, the Berlin Aging Study (BASE) permits an analysis of these questions in a heterogeneous and primarily non-clinical community population. Initial data from the first 360 intake assessments and the first 156 intensively studied participants of BASE are presented. Results show that, even in very old individuals, depression and dementia still exhibit clearly distinctive psychopathological features. Prevalence rates in consecutive age groups show an age-related increase for dementia but not for depression. Nevertheless dementia and depression do not seem to be fully independent, because our data indicate a masking or extinction of depressive symptoms by dementia. Finally, both disorders have a similarly significant negative impact on independence, comparable to that of somatic morbidity.

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Epidemiology of autism in adults across age groups and ability levels

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.bp.115.174649 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 209 (6) ◽

pp. 498-503 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Traolach S. Brugha ◽

Nicola Spiers ◽

John Bankart ◽

Sally-Ann Cooper ◽

Sally McManus ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intellectual Disability ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Strong Predictor ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Male Gender ◽

Mild Intellectual Disability ◽

Adults With Autism ◽

Case Register ◽

Ability Levels

BackgroundThe epidemiology of autism in adults has relied on untested projections using childhood research.AimsTo derive representative estimates of the prevalence of autism and key associations in adults of all ages and ability levels.MethodComparable clinical diagnostic assessments of 7274 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey participants combined with a population case-register survey of 290 adults with intellectual disability.ResultsThe combined prevalence of autism in adults of all ages in England was 11/1000 (95% CI 3–19/1000). It was higher in those with moderate to profound intellectual disability (odds ratio (OR) = 63.5, 95% CI 27.4–147.2). Male gender was a strong predictor of autism only in those with no or mild intellectual disability (adjusted OR = 8.5, 95% CI 2.0–34.9; interaction with gender, P = 0.03).ConclusionsFew adults with autism have intellectual disability; however, autism is more prevalent in this population. Autism measures may miss more women with autism.

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A Comparative Study of Psychiatric Morbidity among Students at Two Different Universities

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.112.482.57 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 112 (482) ◽

pp. 57-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Cecil B. Kidd ◽

J. Caldbeck-Meenan

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Emotional Factors ◽

Equivalent Age ◽

Suicide Rates ◽

Poor Academic Performance ◽

Short Time ◽

Special Risk

Psychiatric disorders occur among all groups of the general population, but it would be difficult to suggest a group of young people in whom the consequences are more serious than that of university students. So much is at stake during the short time spent at university that students cannot afford to be ill for any reason, least of all from psychiatric disorders where the ability to study, the first requirement of all students, is especially impaired. Much of the concern with which university authorities view the mental health of their students is due not only to the widely-assumed relationship between psychological illness and poor academic performance, but also to an increasing awareness of the central role played by emotional factors in the adjustment of the young adult to the new, competitive and often demanding world of higher education. Certainly the suicide rate is one criterion of mental illness which suggests that students are exposed to special risk: it is many times greater for undergraduates than for the equivalent age groups of the general population (Carpenter, 1959; Parnell, 1951; Parnell and Skottowe, 1957). While the suicide rates are high, particularly among students at the older English universities, the actual numbers are very small, and suicide is fortunately only a rare expression of psychological illness among students. Carpenter's (1959) analysis, showing that suicide rates differ in different universities (annual rates of 0.2 per 1,000 living students at Oxford and Cambridge, 0.06 per 1,000 at other British universities), has prompted speculation by university physicians as to whether the case load of psychiatric morbidity among students varies from university to university, and whether this is influenced, adversely or beneficially, by differing cultural and environmental factors in the universities and differing social and demographic characteristics of the student populations.

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