OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Institutions Sample, 1994 / APMS; Surveys of Mental Health and Wellbeing
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys (APMS) (formerly known as the Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity) are a series of surveys which provide data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in the adult population (aged 16 and over). The first survey was conducted in 1993, covering 16 to 64-year-olds. A further survey was conducted in 2000 (covering 16 to 74-year-olds) and included respondents living in England, Scotland and Wales. From 2007 onwards, the surveys have been commissioned by NHS Digital on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including people aged over 16 (no upper age limit) living in England. For 2007 and 2014, the surveys were conducted by NatCen Social Research on behalf of NHS Digital. The surveys capture information on common mental disorders, mental health treatment and service use, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic disorder, autism, personality disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol, drugs, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, self-harm, and comorbidity.Further information can be found on the NHS Digital Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys webpage.A similar series covering young people aged 5 to 15/16, the Mental Health of Children and Young People Surveys (MHCYP), is also commissioned by NHS Digital. The Institutions' Survey aimed to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity according to diagnostic category and type of institution among residents aged 16 to 64 years in Great Britain, using the same instruments as for the Private Household Survey. The survey also aimed to: 1. identify the nature and extent of social disabilities associated with mental disorders 2. look at varying use of services and receipt of care 3. examine relationships between mental disorders and smoking, drinking alcohol, and using drugs. Type of institutions, length of stay, etc.; Neurotic symptoms; psychiatric diagnoses; physical illness; use of services; receit of medication and therapy; economic activity; financial circumstances; difficulties with activities of daily living; extent of social support from family and friends; participation in leisure activities; cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and problems, drug use and dependence. Standard Measures Clinical Interview Schedule - revised (CIS-R): a battery of questions covering the presence of, and severity of 14 symptoms of neurotic disorder. Responses lead, via algorithms, to diagnosis of neurotic disorders according to ICD-10 criteria. Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ): sift questionnaire covering 6 items indicative of psychosis. SCAN interview (see report for further details). Perceived social support scale from 1987 Health and Lifestyle Survey: 7 questions; scores grouped to assess whether social support lacking. (See report 6). See report 4 for further details on all of the above instruments.
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Geographic Coverage:
GB
Resource Type:
dataset
Available in Data Catalogs:
UK Data Service