Basic Summary for Mental illness


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Main name of condition: Mental illness
Other names or spellings: Mental conditions, Mental disorders, Mental diseases

What is Mental illness?
  Brief description of Mental illness: Any of various psychiatric, behavioral or emotional conditions.
  Parent types of Mental illness: Brain conditions, Non-Contagious Diseases
  Organs Affected by Mental illness: brain
  Types of Mental illness: Depressive disorders, Depression, Dysthymic disorder, Bipolar disorder, Cyclothymic disorder, Anxiety disorders, Panic disorder, Social phobia, Specific phobias, Agoraphobia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Dementia, Eating disorders, Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge eating disorder, Disordered eating, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Developmental disorders, Mental retardation, Learning disorders, Autism, Asperger syndrome, Behavioral disorders, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Tic disorders, Tourette syndrome, Psychotic disorders, Schizophrenia, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Delusional disorder, Shared Psychotic Disorder, Substance-induced Psychotic Disorder, Personality disorders, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizoaffective disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Gender Identity Disorder, Paraphilias, Pedophilia, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Fetishism, Frotteurism, Sexual Masochism, Sexual Sadism, Transvestitism, Dissociative Disorders, Dissociative Amnesia, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Impulse Control Disorders, Kleptomania, Pyromania, Gambling addiction, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Trichotillomania, Somatoform Disorders, Somatization Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Pain Disorder, Undifferentiated Somatoform disorder, Hypochondriasis, Adjustment Disorder, Sleep Disorders, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Hypersomnia, Amnesia, Nonaffective Psychosis
How many people get Mental illness?
  Incidence (annual) of Mental illness: about 22.1 percent of American adults annually or 44.3 million people (NIMH)
  Incidence Rate of Mental illness: approx 1 in 4 or 22.10% or 60.1 million people in USA [about data]
What causes Mental illness?
  Class of Condition for Mental illness: mental
  Causes of Mental illness: see causes of Mental illness
How is it treated?
  Treatments for Mental illness: see treatments for Mental illness
Society issues for Mental illness

Cost statistics for Mental illness: The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Mental illness:

  • Estimated $556,057,000 spent in public hospitals on mental diseases and disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Estimated $153,472,000 spent in public hospitals on mental diseases and disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

  Hospitalization statistics for Mental illness: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Mental illness:
  • 5% of male hospitalizations are mental disorders in Canada 1996/97 Hospital Morbidity Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Canada)
  • 143,445 patient days spent in private hospitals for mental and behaviour disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Mental health problems accounted for 12.5% of patient days spent in hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Mental health problems accounted for 4.5% of all hospitalisation in Australia 2001-02 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 1,458 per 100,000 population are hospitalised for mental health problems in Australia 2001-02 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 284,839 people were hospitalised for mental health problems in Australia 2001-02 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • mental health problems accounted for 2,874,326 patient days in hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Mental health problems resulted in 284,839 hospitalisations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 2.0 million people visited a hospital emergency department for mental disorders in the US 2002 (National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002, NCHS, CDC)
  • 159,108 admissions to public hospitals because of mental and behaviour disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 2,124,422 patient days spent in public hospitals for mental and behaviour disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 24.8% of hospitalisations for mental and behaviour disorders in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 31.4% of hospitalisations for mental and behaviour disorders in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 56,871 admissions to private hospitals because of mental and behaviour disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Alcohol related mental and behavioural disorders resulted in 13,864 hospitalisations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Alcohol related mental and behavioural disorders accounted for 82,708 patient days in hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 19.1% of all people hospitalised also had mental or behavioural problems in Australia 2001 (2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Nearly twice as many hospitalisations occurred in people that also had mental or behavioural problems in Australia 2001 (2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 0.26% (33,701) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 86% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 69% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 31% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 79% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 10.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 41 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 82% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 3% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.53% (276,290) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.03% (3,917) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 95% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 66% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 34% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 38% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 12.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 99% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.08% (42,860) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.006% (788) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 90% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 79% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 21% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 80% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 25.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 11 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 27 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 95% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.03% (17,201) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.002% (232) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 90% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 53% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 47% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 69% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 15.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 8 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 44 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 77% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 7% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.006% (3,224) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives/hypnotics in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.002% (276) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 91% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 67% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 33% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 74% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 12.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 97% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.006% (3,290) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.004% (519) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 91% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 76% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine were women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 85% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 19.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 97% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.013% (6,626) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants including caffeine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.001% (135) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 87% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 65% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 35% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 80% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 19.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 30 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 89% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 3% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.004% (1,829) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.0002% (21) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 95% of hospital consultant episodes for behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 76% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 55% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 16.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 49 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 62% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 5% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.0006% (311) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.0004% (46) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 91% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 87% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 13% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 88% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 18.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 25 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 76% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.0015% (787) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvent in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.02% (2,601) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 92% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 75% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 25% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 75% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 23.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 10 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 30 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 98% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.09% (48,725) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.02% (2,601) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 92% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 75% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 25% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 75% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 23.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 10 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 30 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 98% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.09% (48,725) of hospital bed days were for mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple psychoactive drugs in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
    • 4.04% (160,202) of hospital episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 25% of hospitalisations for mental and behavioural disorders were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 93% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 7% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations for mental and behavioural disorders at public hospitals occurred in 82 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 12.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 15.7 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 4.07% (98,763) of private hospital episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 68.5% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 2% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 98% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations in private hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders occurred in 50.6 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 6.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 17.5 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia in psychiatric hospitals:
    • 944 hospital episodes in public psychiatric hospitals were for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 7.42% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 99% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in 0.5 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 31.6 days was the mean length of stay for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 34.1 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia in psychiatric hospitals:
    • 1,426 hospital episodes in public psychiatric hospitals were for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of psychoactive substances other than alcohol in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 4.3% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of psychoactive substances other than alcohol were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 99% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of psychoactive substances other than alcohol were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of psychoactive substances other than alcohol at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in 0.7 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 71.1 days was the mean length of stay for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of psychoactive substances other than alcohol in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 9 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for mental, behavioural disorders due to use of psychoactive substances other than alcohol in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia for public hospitals:
    • 0.005% (1) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males under 1 year old in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 0.005% (1) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 1 to 4 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 0.8% (149) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 5 to 14 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 8.72% (1,621) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 15 to 24 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 14.89% (2,768) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 25 to 34 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 23.15% (4,304) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 35 to 44 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 27.43% (5,099) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 45 to 54 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 16.1% (2,969) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 55 to 64 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 5.2% (962) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 65 to 74 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 3% (645) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged 75 to 84 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 0.24% (44) of hospital episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol in public hospitals occurred in males aged over 85 in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

  Physician office visit statistics for Mental illness: The following are statistics from various sources about physician office visits and Mental illness:
  • 44.8 million visits were made to a physician’s office for a mental disorder in the US 2002 (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001, NCHS, CDC)
  • 2.0 million people visited a hospital emergency department for mental disorders in the US 2002 (National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002, NCHS, CDC)
  • 10.3 million physician visits were related to mental health problems in Australia 2002-03 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 10.7% of all physician visits are due to mental health problems in Australia 2002-03 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

  Prescriptions for Mental illness: 27,439 prescriptions for mental illness in Canada 1998 (Intercontinental Medical Statistics Canada,1998)

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