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Health survey for England 2014: chapter 2 mental health problems
- Author:
- BRIDGES Sally
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 17
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents findings from the Health Survey for England 2014, describing the prevalence of mental illness in the population, recent treatment and experience and the relationships between mental illness and other aspects of people’s lives and health. In 2014, 8,077 adults (aged 16 and over) and 2,003 children (aged 0-15) were interviewed and 5,491 adults and 1,249 children had a nurse visit. The findings show that more than half of women and more than a third of men reported ever having had a mental illness, and a third of women and almost a fifth of men reported ever having a diagnosed mental illness. In line with other research, mental illness was more prevalent in those from lower income backgrounds and deprived areas, highlighting the significant mental health inequalities that exist in society. Long term health conditions contribute to the excess premature mortality observed among those with mental illness, suggesting that the links between physical and mental health need to be fully recognised and explored so that people with multiple conditions receive the interdisciplinary treatment they need to lead full and healthy lives. Furthermore, the chapter suggests that integrating mental health services and interventions with services offered to those with long term physical conditions may help to tackle some of the comorbidity observed in the population. (Edited publisher abstract)