Basic Summary for Neurosis

Main name of condition: Neurosis
Other names or spellings: neurotic disorders, neuroses

What is Neurosis?
Brief description of Neurosis: Variety of mental disorders with self-awareness
Types of Neurosis: Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Dissociative disorder

What causes Neurosis?
Causes of Neurosis: see causes of Neurosis

What are the symptoms of Neurosis?
Symptoms of Neurosis: see symptoms of Neurosis

How is it treated?
Treatments for Neurosis: see treatments for Neurosis

Society issues for Neurosis
Hospitalization statistics for Neurosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Neurosis:

0.24% (30,016) of hospital episodes were for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultations for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39% of hospital episodes for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital episodes for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
69% of hospital admissions for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
80% of hospitalisations for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7% of hospitalisations for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospitalisations for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.12% (585,293) of hospital bed days were for neurotic, behavioural and personality disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders resulted in 49,415 hospitalisations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders accounted for 210,115 patient days inhospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia in psychiatric hospitals:
- 2,169 hospital episodes in public psychiatric hospitals were for neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 19.6% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 99% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations for neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in 1.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 6.3 days was the mean length of stay for neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 7.6 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

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