MENTAL HEALTH – AUSTRALIA

Sleeping uneasy: insomnia more likely to affect women

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Sep-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 12 per cent of Australians aged 14+ suffered from insomnia in the year to March 2015. The survey also shows that 16 per cent of Australian women experience insomnia, compared with just eight per cent of men. Meanwhile, 33 per cent of insomniacs have a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is classified as obese, compared with 26 per cent for the average Australian. Insomniacs are also much more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression or stress than the average Australian.

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Rising unemployment among young Aussies matched by increasing anxiety, depression and stress

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-May-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 9.5 per cent of Australians aged 18-24 were looking for work in 2010. This figure had almost doubled to 18.9 per cent by the end of 2014. Meanwhile, the proportion of 18-24 year-olds who reported experiencing anxiety in an average 12 months has risen from 11.2 per cent to 23 per cent over the last five years, which is the highest incidence of any age group and well above the national average of 16.6 per cent. The survey also shows that proportion of 18-24 year-olds affected by stress has grown from 24 per cent to 33.7 per cent, while the incidence of depression has increased from 11.3 per cent to 19.4 per cent.

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Married bliss more than a myth

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 24-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey, which was carried out in the year to December 2014, has found that married people are much less likely to experience anxiety, depression and panic attacks than those who are single, separated, divorced, widowed, engaged or in a de facto relationship. Their stress levels are also dramatically lower, second only to widowed people

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Yet another reason sport is good for you!

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 1.35 million Australian adults participate regularly in some kind of team sport. The survey, which was carried out in the year to December 2014, also shows that 25% of Australians aged 18+ reported experiencing stress at some point in the preceding 12 months, compared with just 21 per cent of those who regularly play a team sport. Some 12 per cent of regular team-sport players suffered from anxiety, compared with 16 per cent of the general population. Likewise, eight per cent of those who play regular team sport suffered from depression, compared with 14 per cent of the general population

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Locking up mentally ill is on the decline

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Original article by Dan Harrison
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 7 : 17-Dec-14

The Australian Institute of Health & Welfare will on 17 December 2014 issue a new report on the treatment of mentally ill people. It shows that the rate at which such patients are secluded in solitary confinement has been falling by 12% on average per annum since 2008-09, to just 5% in 2013-14. The trend is being welcomed by experts, who note that solitary confinement is more of a management strategy rather than actual solution to the underlying problem. The Office of the Public Advocate in Victoria wants seclusion to be phased out entirely, while the Ministry of Health in New South Wales says it is a last resort only

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