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Technical Paper
Mental Health andWellbeing of Adults,Australia
Confidentialised UnitRecord File
1997
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Canberra November 2000
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C O N T E N T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Page
List of abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Further information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Overview
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About the survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SMHWB CURF files
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About the SMHWB CURF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Structure of the documentation files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Note for users without SAS or SPSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Information on SMHWB data items
Composite International Diagnostic Instument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Data interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Socio demographic data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mental health data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Decimal places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Not stated and not applicable codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the data
Survey design and effects of sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use of weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reliability of the estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standard errors and relative standard errors
Indicative standard errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standard errors of proportions and percentages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Standard errors of differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Standard errors of standardised rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Standard error table T1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replicate weights technique
Derivation of replicate weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Revised full survey weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Choice of full survey weight for analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Application of replicate weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Use of jackknife replicate weights with statistical packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Non-sampling error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sample table 1a. Persons: Prevalence of disorders (revised weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 1b. Persons: Prevalence of disorders (original weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Appendixes
1 Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing data items
A. Data item summary listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B. Data item detailed listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
C. Duration variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2 Aggregated variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3 Disorders and conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4 ICD-10 diagnoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5 DSM-IV diagnoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6 Personality disorder screener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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L I S T O F A B B R E V I A T I O N S
ABBREVIATIONS
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
BDQ Brief Disability Questionnaire
CIDI Composite International Diagnostic Interview
DSM–IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—fourth edition
EPQ Eysenck Personality Questionnaire
GAD Generalised anxiety disorder
GHQ-12 General Health Questionnaire-12
GP General Practitioner
ICD–10 International Classification of Diseases—10th revision
MCS Mental Component Summary
MMSE Mini-mental State Examination
MOS Medical Outcomes Study
NMHS National Mental Health Strategy
OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder
OHP Other Health Professional
OMHP Other Mental Health Professional
PCS Physical Component Summary
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
SMHWB 1997 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults
RSE Relative standard error
SE Standard error
SF–12 Short Form–12
US United States
WHO World Health Organization
The WHO Centre The World Health Organization Training and Reference
Centre for CIDI in Australia
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F U R T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N
GENERAL INQUIRIES
For information about other ABS statistics and services, please refer to the back page.
CURF INQUIRIES
If you have any technical queries about the CURF, please contact
The Assistant Director
Survey Development and Processing
Australia Bureau of Statistics
PO Box 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone : (02) 6252 7409
Facsimile : (02) 6252 6357
email : [email protected]
This technical paper is available in electronic Acrobat format on request. In addition, if
you have any data queries, or for information regarding the Undertaking, Licence
conditions and Order form relating to this CURF, please contact:
Josie Barac
Health Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
PO Box 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone : (02) 6252 6415
Facsimile : (02) 6252 8007
Email : [email protected].
QUESTIONNAIRE
The survey questionnaire was developed by the WHO Centre. CURF users can obtain a
copy of the questionnaire from:
Director
Quality and Effectiveness Section
Mental Health and Special Programs Branch (MDP 37)
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
PO Box 9848
CANBERRA ACT 2601
RELATED PRODUCTS
Mental Health and Wellbeing: Profile of Adults, 1997 (4326.0)
National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults: Users' Guide (4327.0)
Information Paper: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults, Australia, Confidentialised
Unit Record File (4329.0)
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O V E R V I E W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION
This document provides information about the 1997 National Survey of Mental Health
and Wellbeing of Adults (SMHWB) Confidentialised Unit Record File (CURF). The
SMHWB CURF is available on CD-ROM. More detailed documentation is provided in
electronic form.
The release of these data is possible under the Census and Statistics Act 1905, which
allows for the release of data in the form of unit records where the information is not
likely to enable the identification of a particular person or organisation. There are no
names or addresses on the file. Some items of information collected in the survey have
been deleted from the unit record file and the level of detail for some others has been
suppressed or reduced to ensure that the confidentiality of individuals has been
protected.
The 1997 SMHWB CURF is released under strict conditions which are specified in
'Conditions of release' (Appendix 7).
There are 10,641 person records on the 1997 SMHWB CURF, which when weighted by
expansion factors on each record, gives a population estimate of 13,464,779 for people
aged 18 years and over. Some minor discrepancies should be expected due to
rounding.
Subject to limitations of sample size and the data classifications used, it is possible for
users to manipulate the data, produce tabulations and undertake statistical analyses to
their own specifications. Any statistics produced from the sample file will be subject to
sampling error.
ABOUT THE SURVEY
The 1997 SMHWB is a comprehensive survey of Australian adults' mental health. The
survey was an initiative of, and funded by, the then Commonwealth Department of
Health and Family Services as part of the National Mental Health Strategy.
The survey provides detailed information about the prevalence of selected major mental
disorders, the level of disability associated with these disorders, and health services used
and help needed as a consequence of a mental health problem for Australians aged 18
years or more.
The survey was conducted throughout Australia from May to August 1997 under the
authority of the Census and Statistics Act 1905, on a voluntary basis.
The SMHWB consisted of a representative sample of residents of private dwellings
(houses, flats, etc.) in all States and Territories. The sample excluded special dwellings
(such as hospitals, institutions, nursing homes, hotels, hostels, etc.), and dwellings in
remote and sparsely settled parts of Australia.
The survey also excluded persons from overseas holidaying in Australia, members of
non-Australian defence forces and their dependants stationed in Australia, and
households containing non-Australian diplomatic personnel.
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ABOUT THE SURVEY continued
Trained Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) interviewers approached approximately
13,600 dwellings. One person aged 18 years or over from each dwelling was randomly
chosen to participate in the survey. Personal interviews were completed with 10,641
persons, representing a response rate of 78%.
Detailed information about the survey is contained in the publication National Survey of
Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults: Users' Guide, 1997 (Cat. no. 4327.0). Some of
the information contained in the Appendixes of this document is included in the Users'
Guide. An overview of survey results is contained in Mental Health and Wellbeing:
Profile of Adults, Australia, 1997 (Cat. no. 4326.0).
In addition to these publications and the CURF, an extensive range of other unpublished
data is available from the ABS on request.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For information on technical, data or other queries please refer to page v.
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INTRODUCTION
The 1997 SMHWB CURF contains 10,641 confidentialised respondent records from the
survey. Each record contains demographic, socio-economic and geographic indicators,
along with a comprehensive set of responses to the Composite International Diagnostic
Interview (CIDI) and questions on disability and health service usage. The CIDI also
provides a diagnosis of selected mental disorders in accordance with the International
Classification of Diseases—10th revision (ICD–10), and the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders—4th revision (DSM–IV).
Confidentialising the File
These data are released under the Census and Statistics Act 1905, which enables release
of data in the form of unit records where the information is not likely to enable the
identification of a particular person or organisation. Accordingly, there are no names or
addresses of survey respondents on the CURF and some other steps have been taken to
protect confidentiality, such as omitting selected data items collected in the survey and
reducing the detail of other data items. As a result, it may not be possible to exactly
reconcile some tabular/aggregated data produced from the CURF with data published by
the ABS.
A list of all the data items on the SMHWB data file is provided in this document
(Appendix 1), and data items for which the level of detail has been reduced are also
included (Appendix 2).
Questionnaire
In addition to the data item list, CURF users should obtain a copy of the survey
questionnaire. This questionnaire was developed by The WHO Centre and is available
from:
Director
Quality and Effectiveness Section
Mental Health and Special Programs Branch (MDP 37)
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
PO Box 9848
CANBERRA ACT 2601
ABOUT THE SMHWB CURF FILES
MHS97.DAT This file contains the raw confidentialised survey data in column
delimited ASCII text format.
MHS97.TXT This file contains documentation of the MHS97.DAT raw data including
data item labels, field start positions and lengths, code values and category labels. To
assist clients with data analysis it also contains weighted and unweighted frequencies
of each code value. The file is in plain textual format to facilitate reading or printing
using most word processors.
MHS97.FMT This file contains the same data as MHS97.TXT but in
computer-readable format, the structure of which is described in this Technical Paper.
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The metadata in this file can be combined with the data in MHS97.DAT's by means of
a computer program run in the client's statistical analysis environment, to produce
the datasets needed for analysis of the survey data. This has been done for the SAS
and SPSS for Windows but clients with other statistical software will have to write
their own programs using the SAS and SPSS programs as a guide.
CURFSAS.SAS This contains the SAS program which was used to reformat the
metadata in MHS97.FMT into the SAS input program in MHS97.SAS.
CURFSPSS.SAS This contains the SAS program which was used to reformat the
metadata in MHS97.FMT into the SPSS input program in MHS97.SAS.
MHS97.SAS This file contains the SAS input program generated using CURFSAS.SAS
which was used to read the data in MHS97.DAT into the SAS dataset MHS97.SD2.
MHS97.SPS This file contains the SPSS input program generated using CURFSPSS.SAS
which was used to read the data in MHS97.DAT into the SPSS dataset MHS97.SAV.
MHS97.SD2 This file contains the CURF data in a SAS for Windows format.
MHS97.SAV This file contains the CURF data in SPSS for Windows format.
COPRIGHT.TXT contains the ABS copyright warning notice, to the effect that
copyright to the confidentialised survey data is held by the ABS.
README.TXT This file contains a brief description of each of the files comprising a
survey CURF package available for purchase by clients of the ABS.
STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENTATION FILES
To reduce printing and handling costs, classifications for data items have been included
on the CD-ROM as MHS97.TXT. This file contains ANSI print control characters.
MHS97.FMT is a compressed version of the above print file which enable user specific
documentation to be written. It consists of a series of lines of data 14 characters in
length. Each field of the CURF data files is described in four lines followed by one line
for each set of frequency results.
Each line of data is identified by the first nine characters which contain the following:
Character(s) Type Contents
1 num Record number (1,2,...)
2–5 num Field number (1,2,....)
6–9 num Sequence number within field (1,2,....)
The first four lines of documentation for each field contain the following:
Line with sequence number 0000:
Character(s) Type Contents
10–39 char Field name
40 char Record code (P=person record)
41–44 num Field location within record
45–48 num Field length
49–52 num Page reference to MHS97.TXT
53–56 char Field type (FILL=filler CON=classificatory field,OBS=observation field)
57–62 num Date of preparation (DDMMYY) of clerical documentation
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63 char Adjustment flag (A=for reasons of confidentiality,B=adjusted from main ABS file but data are the same)
64–79 char Range of values of field
80–83 char Data item group (abbreviated)
84–143 char Notes concerning field
Line with sequence number 0001:
Character(s) Type Contents
10–49 char Data item group (explicit)
50–148 char Field label
Line with sequence number 0002:
Character(s) Type Contents
10–108 char Population definition for field
109–118 num Number of records corresponding to the defined population
119–128 num Weighted estimate corresponding to the defined population
Line with sequence number 0003:
Character(s) Type Contents
10–108 char Computation corresponding to the defined population
Remaining documentation lines contain the following:
Character(s) Type Contents
10–17 num Code value for classificatory fields, 99999999 for allobservation fields
18–27 num Number of records containing each value
28–37 num Percent of records containing each value (need to divide by100)
38–42 num Percent of weighted estimates corresponding to each value(need to divide by 100)
43–47 num Percent of weighted estimates corresponding to each value(need to divide by 100)
48–146 char Descriptor for each code value (classificatory fields)
NOTE FOR USERS WITHOUT SAS OR SPSS
The services of a computer programmer will be required to reformat the data for analysis
software other than SAS or SPSS. The CURF data is provided in SAS (v6.12) and SPSS
(v8.0) format. The programs used to load the data into SAS and SPSS are provided for
users of earlier versions of these software packages and for users of other software to use
as a basis for their own load programs. You will need to examine CURFSAS.SAS and
CURFSPSS.SAS together with that part of the technical paper which describes the
structure of MHS97.FMT to understand how the data was loaded into these analysis
packages. You will also need to examine the documentation for your analysis software to
determine the structure of the load program it requires. You will then have to write a
program (in any language) to reformat the data in MHS97.FMT into an input program
for your analysis package. This program can then be run using your analysis package to
import the survey data from MHS97.DAT.
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I N F O R M A T I O N O N S M H W B D A T A I T E M S . . .
This chapter describes some specific data items. A full data item listing is provided in
Appendix 1. Additional information such as code values and category labels are
contained in the files MHS97.TXT and MHS97.FMT.
Some data items directly reflect responses to individual questions contained in the
survey questionnaire while others may have been derived from responses to two or
more questions. Because of the volume and complexity of the derivations, and the need
to understand the logic and intentions underlying them, the derivations have not been
presented in this documentation. If you have any queries about the derivation of
particular items, please contact Wendy Howe on Canberra (02) 6252 7409. Listing of
the SAS code used to derive items is available on request.
COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW
Measuring mental health in the community through household surveys is a complex task
as mental disorder is usually determined through clinical diagnoses. For the SMHWB
the diagnostic component of the interview was administered through a modified version
of the CIDI. This is a comprehensive interview for adults which can be used to assess
current and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders through the measurement of
symptoms and their impact on day-to-day activities.
The questions in the CIDI are written to represent the criteria for a subset of mental
disorders defined by the ICD–10. A small number of additional questions are included
so that criteria of the DSM–IV can be identified.
As part of the CIDI, probe questions are asked when a respondent is identified as having
a symptom. These questions are designed to identify severity or clinical significance,
whether the symptom was always caused by drugs, medicines, alcohol, physical illness or
injury, or whether the symptom was due to mental disorder. Responses to the questions
are put together by computer algorithms, first to assess each criterion, and then to
combine criteria into diagnoses. Further details on the criteria for mental disorder
diagnosis are contained in the survey user guide (Cat. no. 4327.0).
The World Health Organization (WHO) Training and Reference Centre for CIDI (The
WHO Centre) in Australia, contracted by HFS, developed a computerised version of the
CIDI, including diagnostic algorithms, for the SMHWB.
DATA INTERPRETATION
The survey instrument also incorporates additional CIDI modules which provide a set of
screening questions for other mental disorders such as personality disorders. These
modules provide an indication of whether a disorder may be present. However, they do
not collect sufficient information to determine whether the criteria for a diagnosis of a
mental disorder by the CIDI are met. As a diagnosis for these mental disorders is not
made, the overall prevalence rates of mental disorder presented in the SMHWB may
underestimate the extent of mental disorder in Australia.
The CIDI is a structured interview for diagnosis of mental disorder for research
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mental disorders presented in the SMHWB are not clinical diagnoses and are therefore
dependent on the accuracy of diagnosis based on survey data.
The questions used in this survey to collect data on labour force status and educational
qualifications differ from those used in other ABS surveys. As such, these data items
provide an indication of an individual's status and, though not directly comparable with
other ABS surveys, they are sufficient to associate with mental health status.
SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
SEIFA index of relative social disadvantage
The Index of Relative Social Disadvantage was derived from the 1991 Census. It assigns
an index to geographic areas based on socio-economic variables such as economic
resources of households, education, occupation, family structure and ethnicity. It is one
of five indexes derived by the ABS from the 1991 Census to assist in the analysis of
socio-economic characteristics. Details of the indexes are contained in 1991 Census:
Socio-economic indexes for areas (Cat. no. 2912.0).
Each person on the file was allocated an index score, based on the Collectors District
(CD) in which they were enumerated (in most cases their usual residence). The score
was grouped by decile. The decile relates to the area in which the person was
enumerated, not to the socio-economic characteristics of the individual. A high decile
score suggests that the area has fewer families of low income and fewer people with little
training and in unskilled occupations, whereas a low score suggests that the area has
more families and people of this type.
Remote, rural and metropolitan classification of area.
Statistical local areas (SLAs) have been categorised to form this classification in order to
provide information about rural and remote Australia. The long distances to large
population centres and low population densities throughout Australia create issues and
challenges for people in remote and rural areas.
For this survey three measures of area have been identified.
Details of this classification is contained in Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas
Classification 1991 Census: Edition, Department of Primary Industries and Energy ,
November 1994.
..........................................................................................Classification Population details
Metropolitan Capital cities and other metropolitan areas with apopulation over 100 000
Rural centres Large or small rural centres with a population between10 000 and 99 999
Rural and remote areas Other rural areas or remote centres with a populationless than 10 000
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MENTAL HEALTH DATA
Duration of disorder
Durations of symptoms have been provided on the file. Duration in years has been
attached where a response has been recorded for onset and recency questions. Onset
was calculated on the earliest symptom and recency on the latest symptom. Duration
variables have a field name of DURF and are the result of comparing the age of onset
with the age of recency. The duration of disorder has not been provided on the file but
can be obtained by cross-classifying the population with a disorder by duration of its
symptoms.
Additional information on duration variables is available in Appendix 1c.
Respondents who used services for mental health problems
Respondents who used services for mental health problems (i.e. were admitted to a
general hospital for nerves or mental problems, a psychiatric hospital or a drug and
alcohol unit; or who consulted a health professional for a mental problem) were asked
about the types of help they received:
information
medication
counselling
social intervention to help sort out practical issues, such as housing or financial
problems
skills training to improve your ability to work, to look after yourself or to use your
time.
For each type of help they received, respondents were asked if they got as much help as
they needed and if not, they were asked to choose the main reason why not:
preferred to manage myself
didn't think anything more could help
didn't know how or where to get more help
afraid to ask for more help, or of what others would think of me if I did
couldn't afford the money
asked but didn't get the help
got help from another source.
For each type of help they did not receive, respondents were asked whether they felt
they needed it, and if so the main reason why they did not get it (from the list above).
Respondents who did not use services for mental health problems
Respondents who had not used services for mental health problems but who had
symptoms that indicated the likely presence of mental disorder (see Users' guide,
Cat. no. 4327.0, for more information) were asked whether they felt they needed each of
the five types of help (above) and the main reason why they did not seek it (from the list
above).
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Perceived need
For each type of help, respondents who either used services for mental health problems,
or who had not used services for mental health problems but who had symptoms that
indicated the likely presence of mental disorder, were classified as follows:
no need—those who were not receiving help and felt that they had no need of it
need fully met—those who were receiving help and felt that it was adequate
need partially met—those who were receiving help but not as much as they felt they
needed
need not met—those who were not receiving help but felt that they needed it.
Likely diagnoses
Apart from fully scored CIDI diagnoses, some respondents had symptoms which
indicated a potential mental disorder but criteria for a diagnosis may have not been met.
Therefore a likely diagnosis has been derived for tiredness , social fears, fear travelling,
fear of panic, months of worry, sad for two or more years, sad for two or more weeks,
happy/irritable, unusual ideas, memory failure, recurrent thoughts, traumatic event,
nature/personality, drug use and drinking. These items may be important when the
sections on service usage and perceived need are analysed.
Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE)
This examination has been included in the survey to permit the screening for cognitive
impairment. It does not allow diagnosis for an organic mental disorder as the source of
the syndrome is unknown. The MMSE was administered to all persons interviewed who
were aged 65 years or above at the time of the interview.
The physical section of the MMSE was pro-rated if the respondent was unable to
complete these questions. This action was necessary to avoid error scores being
recorded for a respondent incorrectly.
DECIMAL PLACES
All decimal places have been removed from items on the CURF by multiplying the
decimal place out. This needs to be reversed when conducting analysis on these items.
NOT STATED AND NOT APPLICABLE CODES
A number of variables have codes which indicate either that: the question was
not applicable to the respondent (e.g. males were not asked for the number of
children ever had); or the respondent did not answer that particular question. In
most cases, these are categorical variables. When calculations such as means,
medians or percentiles are done on these variables, you need to exclude the
people with not stated or not applicable codes.
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U S I N G T H E D A T A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SURVEY DESIGN AND EFFECTS OF SAMPLING
The SMHWB was conducted throughout Australia using a stratified multistage area
sample of private dwellings. The area-based selection ensured that all sections of the
population living in private dwellings within the geographical scope of the survey were
represented in the sample. Each State and Territory was stratified geographically and
independent samples were selected from each stratum. Each stratum contained a
number of Collection Districts (CDs) defined for the 1991 Population and Housing
Census. A sample of these blocks was selected for inclusion in the survey and a
systematic random sample of dwellings was selected from these blocks. Only one
respondent per household was interviewed and the scope of the survey was limited to
those aged 18 years or over usually resident at the dwelling. 10,641 fully responding
interviews were achieved.
As the survey was conducted on a sample of all households and members of those
households, it is important to take account of the method of sample selection when
deriving estimates from the unit record file. This is particularly important as a person's
chance of selection in the survey varied, depending on the State/Territory and region in
which they lived. If these chances of selection are not accounted for, by use of
appropriate weights, the results will be biased.
USE OF WEIGHTS
The survey estimates conform to independent estimation of the Australian population
for the third quarter of 1997. Specifically, the estimates conform to national age by sex
population estimates, and State/Territory by part of State population estimates. The post
stratification method used to weight the responses incorporated post strata formed at
State by part of State by sex by age group levels, then each person was assigned an initial
weight equal to the inverse of the probability of selection of the person. These
preliminary weights were then adjusted to sum to known population benchmarks at the
post stratum level to give a set of full survey weights.
If survey estimates for population sub-groups are to be derived from the CURF it is
essential that they are calculated by adding the weights of the persons in each category,
not just by counting the number of people falling into each category. If each person
were to be counted only once then no account would be taken of the fact that a person's
chance of selection in the survey varied from region to region and the resulting
estimates may be seriously biased.
There are two sets of weights on the file which can be used to calculate survey estimates.
Further information is provided in sections on Revised full survey weight and Choice of
full survey weight for analysis on page 15. These sections should be read carefully
before any analysis is undertaken on this file.
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RELIABILITY OF THE ESTIMATES
Two types of error are possible in an estimate based on a sample survey: sampling error
and non-sampling error. The sampling error is a measure of the variability that occurs by
chance because a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed. Since the
estimates from this survey are based on information obtained from randomly selected
occupants of a sample of dwellings they are subject to sampling variability; that is they
may differ from the figures that would have been produced if all occupants in all
dwellings had been included in the survey.
STANDARD ERRORS
One measure of the likely difference between the estimate and the value obtained if all
persons had been included is given by the standard error (SE). There are about two
chances in three that a sample estimate will differ by less than one SE from the figure
that would have been obtained if all persons in all dwellings had been included, and
about 19 chances in 20 that the difference will be less than two SEs.
Another measure of the likely difference is the relative standard error (RSE), which is
obtained by expressing the SE as a percentage of the estimate. The RSE is a useful
measure in that it provides an immediate indication of the percentage errors likely to
have occurred due to sampling, and thus avoids the need to refer also to the size of the
estimate.
Two measures of variability are outlined below: indicative standard errors based on
estimates provided by the ABS; and variance calculated using a replicate weights
technique.
Indicative standard errors
Space does not allow for the separate indication of the SEs of all estimates which can be
produced from the CURF. A table of SEs and RSEs for selected estimates of numbers of
persons is contained on page 13 in T1. These figures do not give a precise measure of
the SE for a particular estimate but provide an indication of its magnitude. ABS has
modelled these SEs on the full survey design information.
As the SEs in table T1 show, the smaller the estimate the higher the RSE. Very small
estimates are subject to such high SEs (relative to the size of the estimate) as to detract
seriously from their value for most reasonable uses. Only estimates with RSEs less than
25% are considered sufficiently reliable for most purposes. Estimates with larger RSEs,
between 25% and less than 50% should be used with caution, while estimates with RSEs
of 50% or more are considered unreliable for most uses.
Standard errors can be approximated as in the following example. The estimated
number of persons who had an affective disorder in the last 12 months was 778,600.
The size of the estimate lies between 500,000 and 1,000,000. The corresponding SEs for
these two numbers in table T1 are 19,400 and 24,450. The SE for 778,600 is
approximated by interpolation using the following formula:
SE = lower SE + ((size of estimate – lower size) / (upper size – lower size)) X
(upper SE – lower SE)
= 19,400 + ((778,600 – 500,000) / (1,000,000 – 500,000)) X (24,450 – 19,400)
= 22,200 (rounded to the nearest hundred)
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Therefore, there are about two chances in three that the value that would have been
produced if all persons in all dwellings had been included in the survey will fall in the
range of 756,400 to 800,800 and about 19 chances in 20 that the value will fall within the
range 734,200 to 823,000.
Standard errors of proportions and percentages
Proportions and percentages formed from the ratio of two estimates are also subject to
sampling errors. The size of the error depends on the accuracy of both the numerator
and the denominator.
A formula to approximate the RSE of a proportion or percentage (based on person
estimates) is given below:
RSE (x/y) =√ ( [RSE(x)]2– RSE(y)]2 )
For example, 8.6% of males aged 18–24 years experienced an anxiety disorder during the
last 12 months. It can be calculated that the numerator is approximately 79,300 and the
denominator is approximately 921,900. The SE of 921,900 is approximately 23,700, so
the RSE is 2.6%. The SE of 79,300 is approximately 9,200, so the RSE is 11.6%. Applying
the above formula, the RSE of the percentage is √ [ (11.6)2–(2.6)2 ] or 11.3%, giving a SE
for the proportion (8.6%) of 1.0 percentage points. Therefore, there are about two
chances in three that the percentage of men aged 18–24 years who experienced an
anxiety disorder is between 7.6% and 9.6% and 19 chances in 20 that the proportion is
within the range 6.6% and 10.6%.
From the above formula, the RSE of the estimated proportion or percentage will be
lower than the RSE of the estimate of the numerator. Thus an approximation for SEs of
proportions or percentages may be derived by neglecting the RSE of the denominator,
i.e. by obtaining the RSE of the number of persons corresponding to the numerator of
the proportion or percentage and then applying this figure to the estimated proportion
or percentage.
Standard errors of differences
As with estimates of proportions and percentages, published figures may also be used to
estimate the difference between survey estimates (of numbers or percentages). Such a
figure is itself an estimate and is subject to sampling error. The sampling error of the
difference between two estimates depends on their SEs and the relationship
(correlation) between them.
An approximate SE of the difference between two estimates (x–y) may be calculated by
the following formula:
SE (x–y) = √ ([SE(x)]2 + [SE(y)]2)
While this formula will only be exact for differences between separate and uncorrelated
characteristics or sub-populations it is likely to give reasonable SE estimates.
Standard errors of standardised rates
For age standardised rates for Australia, there is little difference in calculating RSEs to
those given in table T1. Calculations of RSEs for age standardised rates therefore remain
as described above.
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T1 SE and RSE(a) of person estimates......................................................................................
Size of estimate SE RSE
%
......................................................................................(b)1 000 820 82.0
(b)1 500 1 070 71.3
(b)2 000 1 280 64.0
(b)2 500 1 500 60.0
(b)3 000 1 650 55.0
(b)3 500 1 800 51.4
(c)4 000 1 950 48.8
(c)5 000 2 250 45.0
(c)7 000 2 750 39.3
(c)10 000 3 350 33.5
(c)15 000 4 150 27.7
20 000 4 800 24.0
30 000 5 900 19.7
40 000 6 800 17.0
50 000 7 550 15.1
100 000 10 350 10.4
150 000 12 250 8.2
200 000 13 800 6.9
300 000 16 150 5.4
500 000 19 400 3.9
1 000 000 24 450 2.4
2 000 000 30 050 1.5
5 000 000 38 000 0.8
10 000 000 44 050 0.4
......................................................................................(a) SEs and RSEs are modelled on full survey design information.
(b) Estimates with a RSE of 50% or more. These estimates are consideredunreliable for most purposes.
(c) Estimates with a RSE between 25% and less than 50%. These estimatesshould be treated with caution.
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REPLICATE WEIGHTS TECHNIQUE
A class of techniques called replication methods provide a general method of estimating
variances for the types of complex sample designs and weighting procedures employed
in ABS household surveys.
The basic idea behind the replication approach is to select subsamples repeatedly from
the whole sample. For each of these subsamples the statistic of interest is calculated.
The variance of the full sample statistic is then estimated using the variability among the
replicate statistics calculated from the subsamples. The subsamples are called replicate
groups and the statistics calculated from these replicates are called replicate estimates.
There are various ways of creating replicate subsamples from the full sample. The
replicate weights produced for the SMHWB have been created under the Jackknife
method of replication which is described below.1
There are numerous advantages to using the replicate weighting approach. These
include :
the same procedure is applicable to most statistics such as means, percentages,
ratios, correlations, derived statistics and regression coefficients
it is not necessary for the analyst to have available detailed survey design information
if the replicate weights are included with the data file.
Derivation of replicate weights
The Jackknife method of replicate weighting has been adopted for the SMHWB. Replicate
weights were derived as follows :
30 replicate groups were formed with each group formed to mirror the overall sample.
Units from a CD all belong to the same replicate group and a unit can belong to only
one replicate group
one replicate group was dropped from the file and then the remaining records were
weighted in the same manner as for the full sample but with broader post stratification
due to the smaller sample size (as a result of one replicate group being dropped)
the records in the group that was dropped received a weight of zero
this process was repeated for each replicate group (ie a total of 30 times)
ultimately each record had 30 replicate weights attached to it with one of these being a
zero weight
1 Kirk M. Wolter: "Introduction to variance estimation" New York: Springer-Verlag, 1985.
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Revised full survey weight
As explained above, the variance of the statistic of interest (such as a prevalence rate or a
regression coefficient) is estimated using the variability of the replicate statistics calculated
from the subsamples. The most accurate estimate of the variance will be produced when
the statistic is calculated in the same way from the full sample and the replicate samples.
This requires that the full survey weights and the replicate weights be based on the same
post stratification.
Hence, because a broader post stratification was used to calculate the replicate weights, a
revised set of full survey weights has been produced, based on these post strata. If the
replicate weights are used in conjunction with the revised full survey weights, the relative
standard errors calculated will be close to the relative standard errors in the model
underpinning table T1. If the replicate weights are used in conjunction with the original
survey weights, the standard errors calculated will be approximately double that value.
Choice of full survey weight for analysis
The estimates presented in the survey publication Mental Health and Wellbeing: Profile of
Adults, Australia, 1997, Catalogue number 4326.0 can only be reproduced by using the
original set of survey weights. Standard errors for these estimates can be estimated using
table T1 on page 13 in this Technical paper.
Otherwise, the choice of which set of full survey weights to use depends on the type of
analysis being undertaken.
For calculating estimates of straightforward measures, such as numbers or percentages,
either set of full survey weights can be used. Standard errors can be estimated from
table T1.
For more complex analyses, it is recommended that the revised set of full survey
weights be used in conjunction with the replicate weight technique to calculate
Jackknife variance estimates. This will ensure that the estimate and its standard error are
based on the same post stratification.
Application of replicate weights
As noted above, replicate weights enable variances of estimates to be calculated relatively
simply. They also enable unit record analyses such as chi-square tests and logistic regression
to be conducted which take into account the complex sample design.
Replicate estimates for any variable of interest can be calculated from the 30 replicate
groups, giving 30 replicate estimates. The distribution of this set of replicate estimates, in
conjunction with the full sample estimate (based on the revised set of full survey weights) is
then used to approximate the variance of the full sample estimate.
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Application of replicate weights (cont.)
The Jackknife variance estimate is calculated from:
where
is the number of Replicate Groups, 30 in this case
is the estimate of the variable of interest from the full sample
is the estimate of the variable of interest after the kth replicate group has been
dropped
This method is appropriate for any variable of interest.
It can also be used when modelling relationships from unit record data, regardless of the
modelling technique used. In modelling, the full sample would be used to estimate the
parameter being studied, such as a regression coefficient, and the 30 replicate groups
used to provide 30 replicate estimates of the parameter. The variance of the estimate of
the parameter from the full sample is then approximated, as above, by the variability of
the replicate estimates.
Use of Jackknife replicate weights with statistical packages
Not all statistical packages currently allow direct calculation of SEs using Jackknife
replicate weights. However, those packages that allow direct use of Balanced Repeated
Replication (BRR) methodology generally include the option of an adjustment factor. This
factor can be incorporated to overcome the difference between the variance formulae.
Please refer to the Subject matter contact details for advice on this (see p. 2).
To enable the replicate weights to be checked, we have also included the first table from
the SMHWB: Profile of Adults publication with Standard Errors using this approach (see
following page). Table 1a (which uses the revised set of full survey weights) should be
run from the CURF to check that the same Standard Errors are obtained as in Table 1a in
this Technical paper. Table 1b uses estimates from the original set of full survey weights
and can be used to give a comparison between the estimates of both sets of full survey
weights.
NON-SAMPLING ERROR
The imprecision due to sampling variability, which is measured by the SE, should not be
confused with inaccuracies that may occur because of imperfections in reporting by
interviewers and respondents and errors made in coding and processing of data.
Inaccuracies of this kind are referred to as the non-sampling error, and they may occur in
any enumeration, whether it be in a full count or only a sample. In practice, the
potential for non-sampling error adds to the uncertainty of the estimates caused by
sampling variability. However, it is not possible to quantify the non-sampling error.
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TABLE 1a. PERSONS: PREVALENCE OF DISORDERS(a) AND STANDARD ERRORS
(BASED ON REVISED SET OF FULL SURVEY WEIGHTS - WEIGHT2)
Estimates Standard errors Relative standard errors
Males Female
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Persons Males Female
s
Person
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Males Female
s
Person
s
'000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 % % %
Physical conditions 2 383.4 2 796.9 5 180.3 49.2 50.0 74.3 2.1 1.8 1.4
Mental disorders
Anxiety disorders —
Panic disorder 37.0 136.6 173.7 9.3 11.2 14.4 23.7 8.2 8.2
Agoraphobia 46.5 100.9 147.5 8.0 11.5 13.2 18.5 11.2 9.2
Social phobia 160.6 212.3 372.9 16.5 20.9 26.7 10.3 9.8 7.2
Generalised anxiety disorder 153.7 256.6 410.3 15.0 23.5 30.8 9.8 9.2 7.5
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 20.1 28.0 48.1 4.8 6.2 8.8 23.6 21.7 18.0
Post-traumatic stress disorder 150.1 287.2 437.3 19.8 19.5 29.5 13.2 6.8 6.7
Total anxiety disorders 466.6 835.1 1 301.7 28.7 33.6 45.3 6.2 4.0 3.5
Affective disorders —
Depression 225.6 469.6 695.2 18.8 23.3 34.4 8.6 4.8 5.0
Dysthymia 60.9 88.7 149.6 8.2 12.9 17.3 13.5 14.6 11.6
Total affective disorders(b) 271.2 508.7 779.9 21.3 26.4 37.3 8.1 4.9 4.8
Substance use disorders
Alcohol harmful use 287.1 126.7 413.9 22.8 11.5 26.9 8.3 9.2 6.8
Alcohol dependence 331.2 124.5 455.7 26.9 10.4 28.9 8.5 8.1 6.6
Drug use disorders(c) 274.1 105.8 380.0 23.9 11.9 24.6 9.4 12.5 7.3
Total substance use disorders 774.5 322.1 1 096.6 36.5 15.4 41.9 5.0 5.1 4.0
Total mental disorders 1 189.8 1 251.2 2 440.9 47.5 44.8 70.8 4.0 3.6 2.9
No mental disorders or physicalconditions
3 499.7 3 357.6 6 857.3 48.5 53.9 85.4 1.4 1.6 1.3
Total(d) 6 627.1 6 837.7 13 464.8
(a) During the 12 months prior to interview.
(b) Includes other affective disorders such as mania, hypomania and bipolar affective disorder.
(c) Includes harmful use and dependence.
(d) A person may have more than one mental disorder with or without a physical condition. The components when added may therefore be larger than the total.
Source: 1997 National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being of Adults.
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TABLE 1b. PERSONS: PREVALENCE OF DISORDERS(a)
(BASED ON ORIGINAL SET OF FULL SURVEY WEIGHTS - WEIGHT)
Estimates
Males Females Persons
'000 '000 '000
Physical conditions 2 380.2 2 811.0 5 191.2
Mental disorders
Anxiety disorders —
Panic disorder 38.5 133.7 172.2
Agoraphobia 46.7 102.8 149.6
Social phobia 161.4 207.3 368.7
Generalised anxiety disorder 156.8 256.0 412.8
Obsessive-compulsivedisorder
19.3 28.5 47.8
Post-traumatic stress disorder 153.3 285.8 439.2
Total anxiety disorders 469.7 829.1 1 298.9
Affective disorders —
Depression 228.4 465.7 694.1
Dysthymia 63.4 88.3 151.7
Total affective disorders(b) 276.1 505.0 781.1
Substance use disorders
Alcohol harmful use 282.8 122.5 405.3
Alcohol dependence 343.5 125.2 468.7
Drug use disorders(c) 203.2 87.0 290.2
Total substance use disorders 734.1 304.7 1 038.7
Total mental disorders 1 151.6 1 231.5 2 383.1
No mental disorders or physicalconditions
3 543.1 3 360.7 6 903.8
Total(d) 6 627.1 6 837.7 13 464.8
(a) During the 12 months prior to interview.
(b) Includes other affective disorders such as mania, hypomania and bipolar affective disorder.
(c) Includes harmful use and dependence.
(d) A person may have more than one mental disorder with or without a physical condition. The componentswhen added may therefore be larger than the total.
Source: 1997 National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being of Adults.
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CONTENTS
Identifying items
Random identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Geographic items
Geographic items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Demographics
Person description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Labour force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dwelling details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Household description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
General measures of mental health and wellbeing
Short Form–12 (SF–12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Short Form–12 —service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Delighted–terrible Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Physical conditions
Physical conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Physical conditions—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Neurasthenia
Neurasthenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Neurasthenia—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Anxiety disorders
Social phobia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Agoraphobia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Panic disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Generalised anxiety disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Anxiety—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Depressive disorders
Depression—all episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Depression—main episode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dysthymia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Depressive disorders—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manic and bipolar affective disorder
Mania—all episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mania—main episode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mania—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Psychosis screener
Psychosis screener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Disorders resulting from use of alcohol
Alcohol use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alcohol—harmful use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alcohol—dependence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alcohol—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Obsessive–compulsive disorder—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . 34
Post–traumatic stress disorder
Post–traumatic stress disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Post–traumatic stress disorder—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Substance–related disorders
Amount and type of drug use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Drugs—harmful use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Harmful use— cause of any problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Drugs—dependence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Dependence—cause of emotional and physical problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Drugs—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Organic mental disorders
Mini–Mental State Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Personality disorder screener
Personality disorder screener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Personality—service utilisation and days out of role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Disability
Brief Disability Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Health service util isation and perceived health needs
Hospital admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Health professional consultations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Perceived need for help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General Health Questionnaire–12 item scale (GHQ–12)
General Health Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Likely diagnosis of mental health problem
Likely diagnosis of mental health problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
CIDI mental disorder diagnosis
ICD–10 classification of mental and behaviour disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DSM–IV classification of mental disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Other scored information
Other scored information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Trauma dating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recode: social phobia, trauma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Weights
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Replicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Revised weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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A P P E N D I X 1B D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................DATA ITEM GROUP : IDENTIFYING ITEMS
Random identifier 1 1 8 RANDOMID 0-99999999
DATA ITEM GROUP : GEOGRAPHIC ITEMS
Index of relative socio-economic disadvantage 2 9 2 DLOWSA 0-10
Rural remote and metropolitan classification of area 3 11 1 URBANRU 1-3
DATA ITEM GROUP : PERSON DESCRIPTION
Sex 4 12 1 A1 1-2
Age 5 13 2 A2 1-18
Country of birth 6 15 1 A3_1 1-3
Year of arrival 7 16 1 A4 0-6
Number times married/defacto 8 17 1 A15 0-5
Marital status 9 18 1 A15A 1-6
Number children 10 19 1 A15B 0-6
Age when only child born 11 20 2 A15C 0-19
Age when eldest child born 12 22 2 A15D 0-20
Age when youngest child born 13 24 2 A15E 0-20
DATA ITEM GROUP : LANGUAGE
Usual language spoken in household 14 26 1 A5A 1-2
DATA ITEM GROUP : EDUCATION
Attending school 15 27 1 A6 0-1,5
Finished secondary school 16 28 1 A8 0-1,5
Completed educational qualification 17 29 1 A9 0-1,5
Currently studying 18 30 1 A14 0-1,5
Full or part time study 19 31 1 A14A 0-2
Highest qualification 20 32 1 HQUALDRV 0,3-9
DATA ITEM GROUP : LABOUR FORCE
Ever worked 21 33 1 A16 1,5
Ever worked w/out pay 22 34 1 A16A 0-1,5
Work last week 23 35 1 A17 0,1,5
Work w/out pay last week 24 36 1 A17A 0-1,5
Work absence last week 25 37 1 A18 0-1,5
More one job last week 26 38 1 A19 0-1,5
Hrs per week all jobs 27 39 1 A23 0-9
Occupation 28 40 1 OCCUPAT3 0-9
Mhs labour force status 29 41 1 MHSLFST 1-5
Mhs length of unemployment 30 42 1 UNEMPLOY 0-6
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................DATA ITEM GROUP : INCOME
Sources of income 31 43 1 A29 1,5
Main source of income 32 44 1 A30 0-8
DATA ITEM GROUP : DWELLING DETAILS
Housing tenure 33 45 1 TENURE1 1-4
DATA ITEM GROUP : HOUSEHOLD DESCRIPTION
Household type expanded 34 46 2 HOUTYPE 1-10
Number of persons in household 35 48 1 NUMPERS 1-8
Number of children in household 36 49 1 KIDTO17 0-5
Number of elderly in household 37 50 1 OVER64 0-4
Number of males in household 38 51 1 MALEHH 0-5
Number of females in household 39 52 1 FEMALEHH 0-5
DATA ITEM GROUP : MENTAL HEALTH
Sf general health assessment 40 53 1 B1 1-5
Sf moderate activity 41 54 1 B2 1-3
Sf climb stairs 42 55 1 B3 1-3
Sf accomplished less because of physical health 43 56 1 B4 1,5
Sf limited because of physical health 44 57 1 B5 1,5
Sf accomplished less because of emotional problems 45 58 1 B6 1,5
Sf less careful because of emotional problems 46 59 1 B7 1,5
Sf pain interfered with normal activities 47 60 1 B8 1-5
Sf calm and peaceful 48 61 1 B9 1-6
Sf lots of energy 49 62 1 B10 1-6
Sf felt down 50 63 1 B11 1-6
Sf how much time problems interfered with activities 51 64 1 B12 1-6
Sf consultations with doctor 52 65 2 B13 0-9
Sf total days out of role 53 67 2 B14 0-10
Sf partial days out of role 54 69 2 B15 0-10
Epq mood up or down 55 71 1 B16 1,5
Epq miserable 56 72 1 B17 1,5
Epq irritable 57 73 1 B18 1,5
Epq feelings hurt 58 74 1 B19 1,5
Epq fed up 59 75 1 B20 1,5
Epq nervous person 60 76 1 B21 1,5
Epq worrier 61 77 1 B22 1,5
Epq highly strung 62 78 1 B23 1,5
Epq worry too long 63 79 1 B24 1,5
Epq nerves 64 80 1 B25 1,5
Epq lonely 65 81 1 B26 1,5
Epq guilt 66 82 1 B27 1,5
K10 tired for no reason 67 83 1 B28 1-5
K10 nervous 68 84 1 B29 1-5
K10 so nervous can not calm down 69 85 1 B30 0-5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................K10 hopeless 70 86 1 B31 1-5
K10 restless 71 87 1 B32 1-5
K10 so restless can not sit still 72 88 1 B33 0-5
K10 depressed 73 89 1 B34 1-5
K10 everything effort 74 90 1 B35 1-5
K10 so sad can not cheer up 75 91 1 B36 1-5
K10 worthless 76 92 1 B37 1-5
Dt feel about life as a whole 77 93 1 B40 1-7
Phys medical conditions 78 94 1 C1 1,5
Phys asthma 79 95 1 C1A 0-1,5
Phys bronchitis 80 96 1 C2 0-1,5
Phys anaemia 81 97 1 C3 0-1,5
Phys blood pressure 82 98 1 C4 0-1,5
Phys heart trouble 83 99 1 C5 0-1,5
Phys arthritis 84 100 1 C6 0-1,5
Phys kidney disease 85 101 1 C7 0-1,5
Phys diabetes 86 102 1 C8 0-1,5
Phys cancer 87 103 1 C9 0-1,5
Phys stomach or duodenal ulcer 88 104 1 C10 0-1,5
Phys liver or gallbladder trouble 89 105 1 C11 0-1,5
Phys hernia or rupture 90 106 1 C12 0-1,5
Phys doctor consultations 91 107 2 C13 0-9
Phys total days out of role 92 109 2 C14 0-10
Phys partial days out of role 93 111 2 C15 0-10
Neur everyday physical tasks 94 113 1 C16 1-5
Neur physical tasks - doctor 95 114 1 C16_MD 0-5
Neur physical tasks - result using medication 96 115 1 C16_OTH3 0-1,5
Neur physical tasks - result physical injury 97 116 1 C16_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur everyday mental tasks 98 117 1 C17 1-5
Neur mental tasks - doctor 99 118 1 C17_MD 0-5
Neur mental tasks - result using medication 100 119 1 C17_OTH3 0-1,5
Neur mental tasks - result physical injury 101 120 1 C17_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur difficult to recover even when rested 102 121 1 C18 0-1,5
Neur tired all the time for three months or more 103 122 1 C19 0-1,5
Neur tired all the time - this year 104 123 1 C19A 0-1,5
Neur headaches - clinical significance 105 124 1 C20 0-5
Neur headaches - doctor diagnosis 106 125 1 C20_MD 0-5
Neur headaches - result using medication 107 126 1 C20_OTH3 0-1,5
Neur headaches - result physical injury 108 127 1 C20_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur wake unrefreshed - clinical significance 109 128 1 C21 0-5
Neur wake unrefreshed - doctor diagnosis 110 129 1 C21_MD 0-5
Neur wake unrefreshed - result using medication 111 130 1 C21_OTH3 0-1,5
Neur wake unrefreshed - result physical injury 112 131 1 C21_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur muscle pain - clinical significance 113 132 1 C22 0-5
Neur muscle pain - doctor diagnosis 114 133 1 C22_MD 0-5
Neur muscle pain - result using medication 115 134 1 C22_OTH3 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Neur muscle pain - result physical injury 116 135 1 C22_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur dizziness - clinical significance 117 136 1 C23 0-5
Neur dizziness - doctor diagnosis 118 137 1 C23_MD 0-5
Neur dizziness - result using medication 119 138 1 C23_OTH3 0-1,5
Neur dizziness - result physical injury 120 139 1 C23_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur unable relax - clinical significance 121 140 1 C24 0-5
Neur unable relax - doctor diagnosis 122 141 1 C24_MD 0-5
Neur unable relax - result using medication 123 142 1 C24_OTH3 0-1,5
Neur unable relax - result physical injury 124 143 1 C24_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur impatient - clinical significance 125 144 1 C25 0-5
Neur impatient - doctor diagnosis 126 145 1 C25_MD 0-5
Neur impatient - result using medication 127 146 1 C25_OTH3 0-1,5
Neur impatient - result physical injury 128 147 1 C25_OTH4 0-1,5
Neur onset 129 148 1 C26_ONS 0-6
Neur recency 130 149 1 C26_REC 0-6
Neur doctor consultations 131 150 2 C27 0-9
Neur total days out of role 132 152 2 C28 0-10
Neur partial days out of role 133 154 2 C29 0-10
Smkg currently 134 156 1 C30 1,5
Smkg regularly smoke 135 157 1 C31 0-1,5
Smkg ever smoked regularly 136 158 1 C32 0-1,5
Anx soc fear of situations 137 159 1 D33 1,5
Anx soc eat or drink 138 160 1 D33A_1 0-1,5
Anx soc talk to people 139 161 1 D33A_2 0-1,5
Anx soc writing 140 162 1 D33A_3 0-1,5
Anx soc speak at meeting 141 163 1 D33A_4 0-1,5
Anx soc party 142 164 1 D33A_5 0-1,5
Anx soc speech in public 143 165 1 D33A_6 0-1,5
Anx soc other 144 166 1 D33A_7 0-1,5
Anx soc avoided situations 145 167 1 D34 0-1,5
Anx soc avoid eat drink 146 168 1 D34A_1 0-1,5
Anx soc avoid talk people 147 169 1 D34A_2 0-1,5
Anx soc avoid writing 148 170 1 D34A_3 0-1,5
Anx soc avoid speak at meeting 149 171 1 D34A_4 0-1,5
Anx soc avoid party 150 172 1 D34A_5 0-1,5
Anx soc avoid speech in public 151 173 1 D34A_6 0-1,5
Anx soc avoid other 152 174 1 D34A_7 0-1,5
Anx soc - clinical significance 153 175 1 D35 0,2-5
Anx soc - doctor diagnosis 154 176 1 D35_MD 0-5
Anx soc - result using medication 155 177 1 D35_OTH3 0-1,5
Anx soc - result physical injury 156 178 1 D35_OTH4 0-1,5
Anx soc show anxiety 157 179 1 D36 0-1,5
Anx soc excessive fear 158 180 1 D37 0-1,5
Anx soc unreasonable fear 159 181 1 D37A 0-1,5
Anx soc upset with self 160 182 1 D37B 0-1,5
Anx soc interfere with normal activities 161 183 1 D38 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Anx soc upset when in situation 162 184 1 D39 0-1,5
Anx soc blush shake 163 185 1 D40_1 0-1,5
Anx soc nausea 164 186 1 D40_2 0-1,5
Anx soc lose bladder or bowel control 165 187 1 D40_3 0-1,5
Anx soc heart race 166 188 1 D40A_1 0-1,5
Anx soc sweat 167 189 1 D40A_2 0-1,5
Anx soc tremble 168 190 1 D40A_3 0-1,5
Anx soc dry mouth 169 191 1 D40A_4 0-1,5
Anx soc short breath 170 192 1 D40A_5 0-1,5
Anx soc choking 171 193 1 D40A_6 0-1,5
Anx soc chest pain 172 194 1 D40A_7 0-1,5
Anx soc dizzy 173 195 1 D40A_8 0-1,5
Anx soc things unreal 174 196 1 D40A_9 0-1,5
Anx soc lose control or pass out 175 197 1 D40A_10 0-1,5
Anx soc might die 176 198 1 D40A_11 0-1,5
Anx soc chills or flushes 177 199 1 D40A_12 0-1,5
Anx soc numbness 178 200 1 D40A_13 0-1,5
Anx soc onset 179 201 1 D41_ONS 0-6
Anx soc recency 180 202 1 D41_REC 0-6
Anx soc fear present when situation encountered 181 203 1 D42 0-1,5
Anx ag fear of travelling 182 204 1 D43 0-1,5
Anx ag outside home 183 205 1 D43A_1 0-1,5
Anx ag travelling 184 206 1 D43A_2 0-1,5
Anx ag in crowd 185 207 1 D43A_3 0-1,5
Anx ag public place 186 208 1 D43A_4 0-1,5
Anx ag avoided situations 187 209 1 D44 0-1,5
Anx ag avoid outside home 188 210 1 D44A_1 0-1,5
Anx ag avoid travelling 189 211 1 D44A_2 0-1,5
Anx ag avoid crowd 190 212 1 D44A_3 0-1,5
Anx ag avoid public place 191 213 1 D44A_4 0-1,5
Anx ag not remain alone 192 214 1 D45 0-1,5
Anx ag stay with someone 193 215 1 D45A 0-1,5
Anx ag - clinical significance 194 216 1 D46 0,2-5
Anx ag - doctor diagnosis 195 217 1 D46_MD 0-5
Anx ag - result using medication 196 218 1 D46_OTH3 0-1,5
Anx ag doctor - result physical injury 197 219 1 D46_OTH4 0-1,5
Anx ag upset when in situations 198 220 1 D47 0-1,5
Anx ag heart race 199 221 1 D48_1 0-1,5
Anx ag sweat 200 222 1 D48_2 0-1,5
Anx ag tremble 201 223 1 D48_3 0-1,5
Anx ag dry mouth 202 224 1 D48_4 0-1,5
Anx ag short breath 203 225 1 D48_5 0-1,5
Anx ag choking 204 226 1 D48_6 0-1,5
Anx ag chest pain 205 227 1 D48_7 0-1,5
Anx ag nausea 206 228 1 D48_8 0-1,5
Anx ag dizzy 207 229 1 D48_9 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Anx ag things unreal 208 230 1 D48_10 0-1,5
Anx ag lose control or pass out 209 231 1 D48_11 0-1,5
Anx ag might die 210 232 1 D48_12 0-1,5
Anx ag chills or flushes 211 233 1 D48_13 0-1,5
Anx ag numbness 212 234 1 D48_14 0-1,5
Anx ag unable to escape 213 235 1 D49 0-1,5
Anx ag unable to get help 214 236 1 D50 0-1,5
Anx ag excessive fear 215 237 1 D51 0-1,5
Anx ag unreasonable fear 216 238 1 D51A 0-1,5
Anx ag upset with self 217 239 1 D51B 0-1,5
Anx ag onset 218 240 1 D52_ONS 0-6
Anx ag recency 219 241 1 D52_REC 0-6
Anx ag fear present when situation encountered 220 242 1 D53 0-1,5
Anx pan ever had an attack 221 243 1 D54 1,5
Anx pan attack in life threatening situation 222 244 1 D55 0-1,5
Anx pan attack not in life threatening situation 223 245 1 D55A 0-1,5
Anx pan more than one attack 224 246 1 D56 0-1,5
Anx pan heart race 225 247 1 D57_1 0-1,5
Anx pan sweat 226 248 1 D57_2 0-1,5
Anx pan tremble 227 249 1 D57_3 0-1,5
Anx pan short breath 228 250 1 D57_4 0-1,5
Anx pan choking 229 251 1 D57_5 0-1,5
Anx pan chest pain 230 252 1 D57_6 0-1,5
Anx pan nausea 231 253 1 D57_7 0-1,5
Anx pan dizzy 232 254 1 D57_8 0-1,5
Anx pan things unreal 233 255 1 D57_9 0-1,5
Anx pan lose control or pass out 234 256 1 D57_10 0-1,5
Anx pan might die 235 257 1 D57_11 0-1,5
Anx pan chills or flushes 236 258 1 D57_12 0-1,5
Anx pan numbness 237 259 1 D57_13 0-1,5
Anx pan dry mouth 238 260 1 D57_14 0-1,5
Anx pan attack began suddenly and got worse 239 261 1 D58 0-1,5
Anx pan - clinical significance 240 262 1 D58A 0,2-5
Anx pan - doctor diagnosis 241 263 1 D58A_MD 0-5
Anx pan - result using medication 242 264 1 D58A_OT3 0-1,5
Anx pan - result physical injury 243 265 1 D58A_OT4 0-1,5
Anx pan attack in the last year 244 266 1 D59 0-1,5
Anx pan worried might have another attack 245 267 1 D59A 0-1,5
Anx pan worry about consequences of attacks 246 268 1 D59B 0-1,5
Anx pan change everyday activities 247 269 1 D59C 0-1,5
Anx pan four attacks in one month 248 270 1 D60 0-1,5
Anx pan four attacks every week 249 271 1 D60A 0-1,5
Anx pan onset 250 272 1 D61_ONS 0-6
Anx pan recency 251 273 1 D61_REC 0-6
Anx pan attacks in feared situations 252 274 1 D62 0-1,5
Anx gad months of worry 253 275 1 D63 1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Anx gad longest period of worrying(1) 254 276 1 D63A 0-1,5
Anx gad worry more than most people 255 277 1 D63B 0-1,5
Anx gad longest period of worrying(2) 256 278 1 D63C 0-1,5
Anx gad excessive fear 257 279 1 D64A 0-1,5
Anx gad worried most days 258 280 1 D64B 0-1,5
Anx gad difficult to stop worrying 259 281 1 D64C 0-1,5
Anx gad worry (about weight drugs) 260 282 1 D64D_I 0-1,5
Anx gad worry (other) 261 283 1 D64D_II 0-1,5
Anx gad restless 262 284 1 D65_1 0-1,5
Anx gad keyed up 263 285 1 D65_2 0-1,5
Anx gad easily tired 264 286 1 D65_3 0-1,5
Anx gad trouble concentrating 265 287 1 D65_4 0-1,5
Anx gad irritable 266 288 1 D65_5 0-1,5
Anx gad tense and aching muscles 267 289 1 D65_6 0-1,5
Anx gad trouble sleeping 268 290 1 D65_7 0-1,5
Anx gad heart pound 269 291 1 D65_8 0-1,5
Anx gad sweat 270 292 1 D65_9 0-1,5
Anx gad tremble 271 293 1 D65_10 0-1,5
Anx gad dry mouth 272 294 1 D65_11 0-1,5
Anx gad short of breath 273 295 1 D65_12 0-1,5
Anx gad choking 274 296 1 D65_13 0-1,5
Anx gad pain in chest 275 297 1 D65_14 0-1,5
Anx gad pain in stomach 276 298 1 D65_15 0-1,5
Anx gad nausea 277 299 1 D65_16 0-1,5
Anx gad dizzy 278 300 1 D65_17 0-1,5
Anx gad things unreal 279 301 1 D65_18 0-1,5
Anx gad lose control or pass out 280 302 1 D65_19 0-1,5
Anx gad might die 281 303 1 D65_20 0-1,5
Anx gad chills or flushes 282 304 1 D65_21 0-1,5
Anx gad numbness 283 305 1 D65_22 0-1,5
Anx gad lump in throat 284 306 1 D65_23 0-1,5
Anx gad easily startled 285 307 1 D65_24 0-1,5
Anx gad - clinical significance 286 308 1 D66 0,2-5
Anx gad - doctor diagnosis 287 309 1 D66_MD 0-5
Anx gad - result using medication 288 310 1 D66_OTH3 0-1,5
Anx gad - result physical injury 289 311 1 D66_OTH4 0-1,5
Anx gad upset with self 290 312 1 D67 0-1,5
Anx gad interfere with everyday activities 291 313 1 D68 0-1,5
Anx gad onset 292 314 1 D69_ONS 0-6
Anx gad recency 293 315 1 D69_REC 0-6
Anx doctor consultancies 294 316 1 D70 0-6
Anx total days out of role 295 317 2 D71 0-10
Anx partial days out of role 296 319 2 D72 0-10
Dep two weeks feel sad - clinical significance 297 321 1 E1 1,3-5
Dep two weeks feel sad - doctor diagnosis 298 322 1 E1_MD 0-5
Dep two weeks feel sad - result using medication 299 323 1 E1_OTH3 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Dep two weeks feel sad - result physical injury 300 324 1 E1_OTH4 0-1,5
Dep two weeks lost interest - clinical significance 301 325 1 E2 1,3-5
Dep two weeks lost interest - doctor diagnosis 302 326 1 E2_MD 0-5
Dep two weeks lost interest - result using medication 303 327 1 E2_OTH3 0-1,5
Dep two weeks lost interest - result physical injury 304 328 1 E2_OTH4 0-1,5
Dep lack energy 305 329 1 E3_I 0-1,5
Dep less appetite 306 330 1 E4_I 0-1,5
Dep lose weight 307 331 1 E5_I 0-1,5
Dep weight lose pounds 308 332 2 E5A_ILB 0-99
Dep weight lose kilos 309 334 2 E5A_IKG 0-99
Dep larger appetite 310 336 1 E6_I 0-1,5
Dep gain weight 311 337 1 E7_I 0-1,5
Dep weight gain pounds 312 338 2 E7A_ILB 0-99
Dep weight gain kilos 313 340 2 E7A_IKG 0-99
Dep trouble sleeping 314 342 1 E8_I 0-1,5
Dep wake two hours before wanted 315 343 1 E8A_I 0-1,5
Dep sleeping too much 316 344 1 E9_I 0-1,5
Dep talk or move slowly 317 345 1 E10_I 0-1,5
Dep anyone notice slow talk and movement 318 346 1 E10A_I 0-1,5
Dep move all the time 319 347 1 E11_I 0-1,5
Dep anyone notice moving all the time 320 348 1 E11A_I 0-1,5
Dep feel worthless 321 349 1 E12_I 0-1,5
Dep feel guilty 322 350 1 E12A_I 0-1,5
Dep particular reason for feeling guilty 323 351 1 E12B_I 0-1,5
Dep guilty and worthless about depression 324 352 1 E12C_I 0-1,5
Dep feel not good as people 325 353 1 E13_I 0-1,5
Dep little self confidence 326 354 1 E14_I 0-1,5
Dep trouble concentrate 327 355 1 E15_I 0-1,5
Dep unable to read or watch TV 328 356 1 E15A_I 0-1,5
Dep thoughts come slower 329 357 1 E16_I 0-1,5
Dep unable make up mind 330 358 1 E17_I 0-1,5
Dep thinking about death 331 359 1 E18_I 0-1,5
Dep thought about committing suicide 332 360 1 E19_I 0-1,5
Dep made a plan to commit suicide 333 361 1 E19A_I 0-1,5
Dep attempted suicide (last 12 months) 334 362 1 E20_I 0-1,5
Dep felt bad on awaking 335 363 1 E22_I 0-1,5
Dep less interested in sex 336 364 1 E23_I 0-1,5
Dep unable to enjoy good things happening 337 365 1 E24_I 0-1,5
Dep - clinical significance 338 366 1 E25 0-1,3-5
Dep - doctor diagnosis 339 367 1 E25_MD 0-5
Dep - result using medication 340 368 1 E25_OTH3 0-1,5
Dep - result physical injury 341 369 1 E25_OTH4 0-1,5
Dep longest period 342 370 2 E26 0-56
Dep interfere with normal activities 343 372 1 E26A 0-1,5
Dep onset 344 373 1 E27_ONS 0-6
Dep recency 345 374 1 E27_REC 0-6
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Dep anxiety and depression at the same time 346 375 1 E28 0-1,5
Dep how many periods of depression 347 376 2 E29 0-99
Dep felt ok between episodes 348 378 1 E29A 0-1,5
Dep able to work between episodes 349 379 1 E29B 0-1,5
Dep felt ok for two months between episodes 350 380 1 E29C 0-1,5
Dep number of separate episodes 351 381 1 E29D 0-9
Dep period after bereavement 352 382 1 E30 0-1,5
Dep period not after bereavement 353 383 1 E30A 0-1,5
Dep after childbirth 354 384 1 E30B 0-1,5
Dep two or more separate episodes 355 385 1 E31_ID 0-1,5
Dep month of most symptoms 356 386 2 E32 0-12
Dep sad 357 388 1 E33 0-1,5
Dep loss of interest 358 389 1 E33A 0-1,5
Dep lack energy 359 390 1 E3_II 0-1,5
Dep less appetite 360 391 1 E4_II 0-1,5
Dep lose weight 361 392 1 E5_II 0-1,5
Dep weight loss pounds 362 393 2 E5A_IILB 0-99
Dep weight loss kilos 363 395 2 E5A_IIKG 0-99
Dep larger appetite 364 397 1 E6_II 0-1,5
Dep gain weight 365 398 1 E7_II 0-1,5
Dep weight gain pounds 366 399 2 E7A_IILB 0-99
Dep weight gain kilos 367 401 2 E7A_IIKG 0-99
Dep trouble sleeping 368 403 1 E8_II 0-1,5
Dep wake two hours before wanted 369 404 1 E8A_II 0-1,5
Dep sleeping too much 370 405 1 E9_II 0-1,5
Dep talk move slowly 371 406 1 E10_II 0-1,5
Dep anyone notice slow talk and movement 372 407 1 E10A_II 0-1,5
Dep move all the time 373 408 1 E11_II 0-1,5
Dep anyone notice moving all the time 374 409 1 E11A_II 0-1,5
Dep felt worthless 375 410 1 E12_II 0-1,5
Dep felt guilty 376 411 1 E12A_II 0-1,5
Dep particular reason 377 412 1 E12B_II 0-1,5
Dep guilty and worthless about depression 378 413 1 E12C_II 0-1,5
Dep felt not good people 379 414 1 E13_II 0-1,5
Dep little self confidence 380 415 1 E14_II 0-1,5
Dep trouble concentrate 381 416 1 E15_II 0-1,5
Dep unable to read or watch TV 382 417 1 E15A_II 0-1,5
Dep thoughts slower 383 418 1 E16_II 0-1,5
Dep unable make mind 384 419 1 E17_II 0-1,5
Dep think about death 385 420 1 E18_II 0-1,5
Dep thought about committing suicide 386 421 1 E19_II 0-1,5
Dep make a plan to commit suicide 387 422 1 E19A_II 0-1,5
Dep attempted suicide 388 423 1 E20_II 0-1,5
Dep felt bad when awaking 389 424 1 E22_II 0-1,5
Dep less interest in sex 390 425 1 E23_II 0-1,5
Dep unable to enjoy good things happening 391 426 1 E24_II 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Dep dys two years feel sad most days 392 427 1 E34 1,5
Dep dys full two years - clinical significance 393 428 1 E34A 0-5
Dep dys full two years - doctors diagnosis 394 429 1 E34A_MD 0-5
Dep dys full two years - result using medication 395 430 1 E34A_OT3 0-1,5
Dep dys full two years - result physical injury 396 431 1 E34A_OT4 0-1,5
Dep dys past 12 months 397 432 1 E34B 0-1,5
Dep dys which month did feeling end 398 433 2 E34C 0-12
Dep dys trouble sleep 399 435 1 E35 0-1,5
Dep dys sleep too much 400 436 1 E36 0-1,5
Dep dys little appetite 401 437 1 E37 0-1,5
Dep dys eat much more 402 438 1 E38 0-1,5
Dep dys lack energy 403 439 1 E39 0-1,5
Dep dys not as good as others 404 440 1 E40 0-1,5
Dep dys little self confidence 405 441 1 E41 0-1,5
Dep dys trouble concentrating 406 442 1 E42 0-1,5
Dep dys unable to make up mind 407 443 1 E43 0-1,5
Dep dys often in tears 408 444 1 E44 0-1,5
Dep dys feel hopeless 409 445 1 E45 0-1,5
Dep dys could not cope with everyday life 410 446 1 E46 0-1,5
Dep dys life could not get better 411 447 1 E47 0-1,5
Dep dys no longer want to be with friends 412 448 1 E48 0-1,5
Dep dys less talkative 413 449 1 E49 0-1,5
Dep dys lose interest in most things 414 450 1 E50 0-1,5
Dep dys loss of interest in sex 415 451 1 E51 0-1,5
Dep dys - clinical significance 416 452 1 E52 0-5
Dep dys - doctor diagnosis 417 453 1 E52_MD 0-5
Dep dys - result using medication 418 454 1 E52_OTH3 0-1,5
Dep dys - result physical injury 419 455 1 E52_OTH4 0-1,5
Dep dys anxious and depressed at same time 420 456 1 E54 0-1,5
Dep doctor consultancies 421 457 1 E55 0-6
Dep total days out of role 422 458 2 E56 0-10
Dep partial days out of role 423 460 2 E57 0-10
Ever thought about suicide 424 462 1 E58 0-1,5
Ever attempted suicide 425 463 1 E59 0-1,5
Attempted suicide in last 12 months 426 464 1 E59A 0-1,5
Man happy or excited - clinical significance 427 465 1 F1 1,3-5
Man happy or excited - doctor diagnosis 428 466 1 F1_MD 0-5
Man happy or excited - result using medication 429 467 1 F1_OTH3 0-1,5
Man happy or excited - result physical injury 430 468 1 F1_OTH4 0-1,5
Man irritable - clinical significance 431 469 1 F2 0-1,3-5
Man irritable - doctor diagnosis 432 470 1 F2_MD 0-5
Man irritable - result using medication 433 471 1 F2_OTH3 0-1,5
Man irritable - result physical injury 434 472 1 F2_OTH4 0-1,5
Man more active 435 473 1 F3_I 0-1,5
Man unable sit still 436 474 1 F4_I 0-1,5
Man spending sprees 437 475 1 F5_I 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Man interest in sex increased 438 476 1 F6_I 0-1,5
Man less careful sex activities 439 477 1 F6A_I 0-1,5
Man talk so fast could not be understood 440 478 1 F7_I 0-1,5
Man thoughts raced 441 479 1 F8_I 0-1,5
Man say or do embarrassing things 442 480 1 F9_I 0-1,5
Man very friendly with strangers 443 481 1 F10_I 0-1,5
Man special gift example given 444 482 1 F11_EX 0-1,5
Man special gift - plausible 445 483 1 F11_I 0-1,5
Man different person 446 484 1 F11A 0-1,5
Man has powers 447 485 1 F11B 0-1,5
Man hardly sleep 448 486 1 F12_I 0-1,5
Man easily distracted 449 487 1 F13_I 0-1,5
Man change plans 450 488 1 F13A_I 0-1,5
Man more active 451 489 1 F3_II 0-1,5
Man unable sit still 452 490 1 F4_II 0-1,5
Man spending sprees 453 491 1 F5_II 0-1,5
Man interest in sex increased 454 492 1 F6_II 0-1,5
Man less careful sex activities 455 493 1 F6A_II 0-1,5
Man talk so fast could not be understood 456 494 1 F7_II 0-1,5
Man thoughts raced 457 495 1 F8_II 0-1,5
Man say or do things embarrassing things 458 496 1 F9_II 0-1,5
Man very friendly with strangers 459 497 1 F10_II 0-1,5
Man special gift - plausible 460 498 1 F11_II 0-1,5
Man hardly sleep 461 499 1 F12_II 0-1,5
Man easily distracted 462 500 1 F13_II 0-1,5
Man change plans 463 501 1 F13A_II 0-1,5
Man - clinical significance 464 502 1 F14 0-5
Man - doctor diagnosis 465 503 1 F14_MD 0-5
Man - result using medication 466 504 1 F14_OTH3 0-1,5
Man - result physical injury 467 505 1 F14_OTH4 0-1,5
Man longest period with symptoms 468 506 2 F15 0-29
Man excitement and depression close periods 469 508 1 F16 0-1,5
Man all excitement episodes near depressed episodes 470 509 1 F16A 0-1,5
Man all depressed episodes near excitement episodes 471 510 1 F16B 0-1,5
Man onset 472 511 1 F17_ONS 0-6
Man recency 473 512 1 F17_REC 0-6
Man number of periods of 4 days 474 513 1 F18 0-2
Man number of periods of a week or more 475 514 1 F18A 0-2
Man hospital overnight admissions 476 515 1 F19 0-1,5
Man more than one episode coded 477 516 1 F20_ID 0-1,5
Man month with most symptoms 478 517 2 F21 0-12
Man any episodes before last 12 months 479 519 1 F23 0-1,5
Man behaviour changes before last 12 months 480 520 1 F23A 0-5
Man previous period - clinical significance 481 521 1 F23A_MD 0-5
Man previous period - result using medication 482 522 1 F23A_OT3 0-1,5
Man previous period - result physical injury 483 523 1 F23A_OT4 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Man doctor consultations 484 524 1 F24 0-2
Man total days out of role 485 525 2 F25 0-10
Man partial days out of role 486 527 2 F26 0-10
Psy interfered with or controlled thoughts 487 529 1 G1 1,5
Psy hard for others to believe 488 530 1 G1A 0-1,5
Psy feel people too interested 489 531 1 G2 1,5
Psy feel things arranged specially 490 532 1 G2A 0-1,5
Psy special powers 491 533 1 G3 1,5
Psy belong to a group with powers 492 534 1 G3A 0-1,5
Psy has a doctor said schizophrenia 493 535 1 G4 1,5
Alc total 12 drinks in last 12 months 494 536 1 J1 1,5
Alc confirmation of less than 12 drinks 495 537 1 J1A 0-1,5
Alc one drink every day 496 538 1 J2_1 0-1,5
Alc one drink 3-4 days week 497 539 1 J2_2 0-1,5
Alc one drink 1-2 days week 498 540 1 J2_3 0-1,5
Alc one drink 1-3 days month 499 541 1 J2_4 0-1,5
Alc one drink less once month 500 542 1 J2_5 0-1,5
Alc usual number of drinks per day 501 543 2 J3 0-25
Alc onset 502 545 1 J3A_ONS 0-6
Alc recency 503 546 1 J3B_REC 0-6
Alc most drinks on a single day 504 547 2 J3C 0-25
Alc interfered with work 505 549 1 J4 0-1,5
Alc cause of fights 506 550 1 J5 0-1,5
Alc trouble with family 507 551 1 J5A 0-1,5
Alc continued drinking although family problems 508 552 1 J5B 0-1,5
Alc arrested under influence 509 553 1 J6 0-1,5
Alc situations in danger situations 510 554 1 J7 0-1,5
Alc onset (harmful use) 511 555 1 J8_ONS 0-6
Alc recency (harmful use) 512 556 1 J8_REC 0-6
Alc more to get effect 513 557 1 J9 0-1,5
Alc same amount has less effect 514 558 1 J9A 0-1,5
Alc strong desire to drink 515 559 1 J10 0-1,5
Alc want a drink badly thinking of nothing else 516 560 1 J10A 0-1,5
Alc drink more than intended 517 561 1 J11 0-1,5
Alc drink longer than intended 518 562 1 J11A 0-1,5
Alc wanted to cut down 519 563 1 J12 0-1,5
Alc tried to stop but could not 520 564 1 J12A 0-1,5
Alc great deal of time getting over effects 521 565 1 J13 0-1,5
Alc give up activities 522 566 1 J14 0-1,5
Alc problems after quitting 523 567 1 J15 0-1,5-6
Alc shakes 524 568 1 J15_1 0-1,5-6
Alc unable to sleep 525 569 1 J15_2 0-1,5
Alc feeling nervous 526 570 1 J15_3 0-1,5
Alc restless 527 571 1 J15_4 0-1,5
Alc sweat 528 572 1 J15_5 0-1,5
Alc heart beating fast 529 573 1 J15_6 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Alc nausea or vomiting 530 574 1 J15_7 0-1,5
Alc headaches 531 575 1 J15_8 0-1,5
Alc weakness 532 576 1 J15_9 0-1,5
Alc seeing hearing or feeling things 533 577 1 J15_10 0-1,5
Alc seizure 534 578 1 J15_11 0-1,5
Alc two or more positive symptoms (J15 1-11) 535 579 1 J15A 0-1,5
Alc drink to keep from problems 536 580 1 J15B 0-1,5
Alc caused any medical conditions 537 581 1 J16 0-1,5
Alc hepatitis or liver disease 538 582 1 J16A_1 0-1,5
Alc stomach disease 539 583 1 J16A_2 0-1,5
Alc feet tingle 540 584 1 J16A_3 0-1,5
Alc memory problems 541 585 1 J16A_4 0-1,5
Alc pancreatitis 542 586 1 J16A_5 0-1,5
Alc any other diseases 543 587 1 J16A_6 0-1,5
Alc other diseases example 544 588 1 J16A_6_X 0,5
Alc continued knowing drink causing problem 545 589 1 J16B 0-1,5
Alc continued knowing had medical problems 546 590 1 J17 0-1,5
Alc caused emotional or psychological problem 547 591 1 J18 0-1,5
Alc uninterested in usual activities 548 592 1 J18A_1 0-1,5
Alc depressed 549 593 1 J18A_2 0-1,5
Alc suspicious of others 550 594 1 J18A_3 0-1,5
Alc strange thoughts 551 595 1 J18A_4 0-1,5
Alc continued drinking knowing causing emotional problem 552 596 1 J18B 0-1,5
Alc onset (any problems) 553 597 1 J20_ONS 0-6
Alc recency (any problems) 554 598 1 J20_REC 0-6
Time since any problems due to alcohol 555 599 2 DURJ20 0-23
Alc doctor consultations 556 601 1 J21 0-2
Alc total days out of role 557 602 2 J22 0-10
Alc partial days out of role 558 604 2 J23 0-10
Obs unpleasant thought 559 606 1 K1 1,5
Obs persistent ideas 560 607 1 K1A 1,5
Obs thought two weeks or more 561 608 1 K2 0-1,5
Obs thought feelings of guilt 562 609 1 K3_1 0-1,5
Obs thought body shape 563 610 1 K3_2 0-1,5
Obs thought drug usage 564 611 1 K3_3 0-1,5
Obs thought hair pulling 565 612 1 K3_4 0-1,5
Obs thought serious ill 566 613 1 K3_5 0-1,5
Obs combination 567 614 1 K3_6 0-1,5
Obs thoughts seemed unreasonable 568 615 1 K4 0-1,5
Obs thinking more than should have 569 616 1 K4A 0-1,5
Obs enjoy these thoughts 570 617 1 K4B 0-1,5
Obs thought recurred - clinical significance 571 618 1 K5 0-1
Obs thought recurred - doctor diagnosis 572 619 1 K5_MD 0-5
Obs thought recurred - result using medication 573 620 1 K5_OTH3 0-1,5
Obs thought recurred - result physical injury 574 621 1 K5_OTH4 0-1,5
Obs thoughts more than one hour 575 622 1 K6 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Obs thoughts interfered with normal activities 576 623 1 K7 0-1,5
Obs onset (thoughts) 577 624 1 K8_ONS 0-6
Obs recency (thoughts) 578 625 1 K8_REC 0-6
Obs repetitive actions 579 626 1 K9 1,5
Obs do things in strict order 580 627 1 K10 1,5
Obs count something and could not stop 581 628 1 K11 1,5
Obs say certain words over and over 582 629 1 K12 1,5
Obs unnecessary behaviour 583 630 1 K13 0-1,5
Obs try to control behaviour 584 631 1 K14 0-1,3,5
Obs feel uncomfortable with behaviour 585 632 1 K15 0-1,5
Obs something bad would happen 586 633 1 K15A 0-1,5
Obs enjoy behaviour 587 634 1 K16 0-1,5
Obs behaviours - clinical significance 588 635 1 K17 0,3-5
Obs behaviours - doctor diagnosis 589 636 1 K17_MD 0-5
Obs behaviours - result using medication 590 637 1 K17_OTH3 0-1,5
Obs behaviours - result physical injury 591 638 1 K17_OTH4 0-1,5
Obs onset (behaviours) 592 639 1 K18_ONS 0-6
Obs recency (behaviours) 593 640 1 K18_REC 0-6
Obs interfere with normal activities 594 641 1 K19 0-1,5
Obs most days for 2 weeks or more 595 642 1 K20 0-1,5
Obs more than one hour a day 596 653 1 K21 0-1,5
Obs doctor consultations 597 644 1 K21A 0-2
Obs total days out of role 598 645 2 K21B 0-10
Obs partial days out of role 599 647 2 K21C 0-10
Ptsd direct combat 600 649 1 K22_1_I 1,5
Ptsd life threat accident 601 650 1 K22_2_I 1,5
Ptsd natural disaster 602 651 1 K22_3_I 1,5
Ptsd witness killing or injury 603 652 1 K22_4_I 1,5
Ptsd rape 604 653 1 K22_5_I 1,5
Ptsd sexually molested 605 654 1 K22_6_I 1,5
Ptsd physically attacked 606 655 1 K22_7_I 1,5
Ptsd tortured or terrorised 607 656 1 K22_89_I 1,5
Ptsd other event example 608 657 1 K22_10DE 0-1,5
Ptsd other stress event 609 658 1 K22_10_I 1,5
Ptsd someone close example 610 659 1 K22_11DE 0-1,5
Ptsd shock someone close 611 660 1 K22_11_I 1,5
Ptsd event only once in lifetime 612 661 1 K22A_1A 0-1,5
Ptsd more than one stressful event 613 662 1 K22A_1B 0-1,5
Ptsd which most stressful event 614 663 2 K22A_2 0-11
Ptsd onset 615 665 1 K22B_ONS 0-6
Ptsd feel terrified 616 666 1 K22C 0-1,5
Ptsd feel helpless 617 667 1 K22D 0-1,5
Ptsd keep remembering 618 668 1 K23 0-1,5
Ptsd nightmares 619 669 1 K24 0-1,5
Ptsd happening again 620 670 1 K25 0-1,5
Ptsd upset when reminded 621 671 1 K26 0-1,5
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G..............................................................................................
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Ptsd sweat heart beat 622 672 1 K27 0-1,5
Ptsd trouble sleeping then 623 673 1 K28 0-1,5
Ptsd trouble sleep 12 months 624 674 1 K28A 0-1,5
Ptsd irritable then 625 675 1 K29 0-1,5
Ptsd irritable 12 months 626 676 1 K29A 0-1,5
Ptsd difficulty concentrating then 627 677 1 K30 0-1,5
Ptsd difficulty concentrating 12 months 628 678 1 K30A 0-1,5
Ptsd concerned about danger then 629 679 1 K31 0-1,5
Ptsd concerned about danger 12 months 630 680 1 K31A 0-1,5
Ptsd easily startled then 631 681 1 K32 0-1,5
Ptsd easily startled 12 months 632 682 1 K32A 0-1,5
Ptsd try not to think about event 633 683 1 K33 0-1,5
Ptsd avoid people places 634 684 1 K34 0-1,5
Ptsd memory blank 635 685 1 K35 0-1,5
Ptsd head injury 636 686 1 K35A 0-1,5
Ptsd unconscious 637 687 1 K35B 0-1,5
Ptsd lose interest in important things then 638 688 1 K36 0-1,5
Ptsd no interest in important things 12 months 639 689 1 K36A 0-1,5
Ptsd feel isolated then 640 690 1 K37 0-1,5
Ptsd feel isolated 12 months 641 691 1 K37A 0-1,5
Ptsd difficulty with feelings then 642 692 1 K38 0-1,5
Ptsd difficulty with feelings 12 months 643 693 1 K38A 0-1,5
Ptsd no point in future then 644 694 1 K39 0-1,5
Ptsd no point in future 12 months 645 695 1 K39A 0-1,5
Ptsd how soon after event any problems 646 696 1 K40 0-6
Ptsd how long problems continued 647 697 1 K41 0-5
Ptsd recency problems 648 698 1 K42_REC 0-5
Ptsd tell doctor 649 699 1 K43 0-1,5
Ptsd tell other professional 650 700 1 K43_1 0-1,5
Ptsd take medication drugs or alcohol 651 701 1 K43_2 0-1,5
Ptsd problems interfere with normal activities 652 702 1 K43_3 0-1,5
Ptsd very upset with self 653 703 1 K44 0-1,5
Ptsd problems prevent social activities 12 months 654 704 1 K45 0-1,5
Ptsd doctor consultations 655 705 1 K46 0-2
Ptsd total days out of role 656 706 2 K47 0-10
Ptsd partial days out of role 657 708 2 K48 0-10
Dru any prescribed medication 658 710 1 L1 1,5
Dru used larger than prescribed amounts 659 711 1 L1A 0-1,5
Dru used non-prescribed medication more 5 times 660 712 1 L2 1,5
Dru used other drugs more than 5 times 661 713 1 L3 1,5
Dru marijuana 662 714 1 L4_1 0-1,5
Dru marijuana method of use 663 715 1 L6_1 0-6
Dru stimulants 664 716 1 L4_2 0-1,5
Dru stimulants method of use 665 717 1 L6_2 0-6
Dru prescription stimulant 666 718 1 L4_2A 0-1,5
Dru sedatives 667 719 1 L4_3 0-1,5
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G.............................................................................................
.............................................................................................A B S • M E N T A L H E A L T H & W E L L B E I N G : C O N F I D E N T I A L I S E D U N I T R E C O R D F I L E • 1 9 9 7 35
DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Dru sedatives method of use 668 720 1 L6_3 0-6
Dru prescription sedatives 669 721 1 L4_3A 0-1,5
Dru opioids 670 722 1 L4_4 0-1,5
Dru opioids method of use 671 723 1 L6_4 0-6
Dru prescription opioids 672 724 1 L4_4A 0-1,5
Dru marijuana how often 673 725 1 L7_1 1-5
Dru marijuana onset 674 726 1 L7A_1ONS 1-6
Dru marijuana recency 675 727 1 L7B_1REC 1-6
Dru marijuana last use 676 728 1 L7C_1REC 1-6
Dru marijuana - duration 677 729 1 DURL7C1 0-2
Dru stimulants how often 678 730 1 L7_2 1-5
Dru stimulants onset 679 731 1 L7A_2ONS 0-6
Dru stimulants recency 680 732 1 L7B_2REC 0-6
Dru stimulants last use 681 733 1 L7C_2REC 0-6
Dru stimulants - duration 682 734 1 DURL7C2 0-2
Dru sedatives how often 683 735 1 L7_3 1-5
Dru sedatives onset 684 736 1 L7A_3ONS 0-6
Dru sedatives recency 685 737 1 L7B_3REC 0-6
Dru sedatives last use 686 738 1 L7C_3REC 0-6
Dru sedatives - duration 687 739 1 DURL7C3 0-2
Dru opioids how often 688 740 1 L7_4 1-5
Dru opioids onset 689 741 1 L7A_4ONS 0-6
Dru opioids recency 690 742 1 L7B_4REC 0-6
Dru opioids last use 691 743 1 L7C_4REC 0-6
Dru opioids - duration 692 744 1 DURL7C4 0-2
Dru interfere with normal activities 693 745 1 L8 0-5
Dru marijuana interfere 694 746 1 L8A_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants interfere 695 747 1 L8A_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives interfere 696 748 1 L8A_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids interfere 697 749 1 L8A_4 0-1,5
Dru caused family problems 698 750 1 L9 0-1,5
Dru caused police problems 699 751 1 L9A 0-1,5
Dru marijuana caused problems 700 752 1 L9B_1 0-1,5
Dru marijuana continued use although problems 701 753 1 L9C_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants caused problems 702 754 1 L9B_2 0-1,5
Dru stimulants continued use although problems 703 755 1 L9C_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives caused problems 704 756 1 L9B_3 0-1,5
Dru sedatives continued use although problems 705 757 1 L9C_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids caused problems 706 758 1 L9B_4 0-1,5
Dru opioids continued use although problems 707 759 1 L9C_4 0-1,5
Dru used in danger situations 708 760 1 L10 0-1,5
Dru marijuana in danger situations 709 761 1 L10A_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants in danger situations 710 762 1 L10A_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives in danger situations 711 763 1 L10A_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids in danger situations 712 764 1 L10A_4 0-1,5
Dru marijuana onset problems 713 765 1 L11_1ONS 0-6
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G..............................................................................................
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Dru marijuana recency problems 714 766 1 L11_1REC 0-6
Dru stimulants onset problems 715 767 1 L11_2ONS 0-6
Dru stimulants recency problems 716 768 1 L11_2REC 0-6
Dru sedatives onset problems 717 769 1 L11_3ONS 0-6
Dru sedatives recency problems 718 770 1 L11_3REC 0-6
Dru opioids onset problems 719 771 1 L11_4ONS 0-6
Dru opioids recency problems 720 772 1 L11_4REC 0-6
Dru need more for effect 721 773 1 L12 0-1,5
Dru same had less effect 722 774 1 L12A 0-1,5
Dru marijuana need more for effect 723 775 1 L12B_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants need more for effect 724 776 1 L12B_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives need more for effect 725 777 1 L12B_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids need more for effect 726 778 1 L12B_4 0-1,5
Dru strong desire to use 727 779 1 L13 0-1,5
Dru want so badly 728 780 1 L13A 0-1,5
Dru marijuana strong desire to use 729 781 1 L13B_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants strong desire to use 730 782 1 L13B_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives strong desire to use 731 783 1 L13B_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids strong desire to use 732 784 1 L13B_4 0-1,5
Dru wanted to stop 733 785 1 L14 0-1,5
Dru marijuana wanted to stop 734 786 1 L14A_1 0-1,5
Dru marijuana cut down 1 month 735 787 1 L14B_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants wanted to stop 736 788 1 L14A_2 0-1,5
Dru stimulants cut down 1 month 737 789 1 L14B_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives wanted to stop 738 790 1 L14A_3 0-1,5
Dru sedatives cut down 1 month 739 791 1 L14B_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids wanted to stop 740 792 1 L14A_4 0-1,5
Dru opioids cut down 1 month 741 793 1 L14B_4 0-1,5
Dru spent time using or recovering 742 794 1 L15 0-1,5
Dru marijuana spent time using or recovering 743 795 1 L15A_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants spent time using or recovering 744 796 1 L15A_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives spent time using or recovering 745 797 1 L15A_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids spent time using or recovering 746 798 1 L15A_4 0-1,5
Dru used more or for longer 747 799 1 L16 0-1,5
Dru difficult to stop 748 800 1 L16A 0-1,5
Dru marijuana used more or for longer 749 801 1 L16B_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants used more or for longer 750 802 1 L16B_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives used more or for longer 751 803 1 L16B_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids used more or for longer 752 804 1 L16B_4 0-1,5
Dru problems caused by stopping 753 805 1 L17 0-1,5
Dru marijuana problems caused by stopping 754 806 1 L17A_1 0-1,5
Dru marijuana use to keep from problem 755 807 1 L17B_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants problems caused by stopping 756 808 1 L17A_2 0-1,5
Dru stimulants use to keep from problem 757 809 1 L17B_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives problems caused by stopping 758 810 1 L17A_3 0-1,5
Dru sedatives use to keep from problem 759 811 1 L17B_3 0-1,5
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G.............................................................................................
.............................................................................................A B S • M E N T A L H E A L T H & W E L L B E I N G : C O N F I D E N T I A L I S E D U N I T R E C O R D F I L E • 1 9 9 7 37
DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Dru opioids problems caused by stopping 760 812 1 L17A_4 0-1,5
Dru opioids use to keep from problem 761 813 1 L17B_4 0-1,5
Dru medical problems 762 814 1 L18 0-1,5
Dru marijuana health problems 763 815 1 L18A_1 0-1,5
Dru marijuana though health problems 764 816 1 L18B_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants health problems 765 817 1 L18A_2 0-1,5
Dru stimulants though health problems 766 818 1 L18B_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives health problems 767 819 1 L18A_3 0-1,5
Dru sedatives though health problems 768 820 1 L18B_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids health problems 769 821 1 L18A_4 0-1,5
Dru opioids though health problems 770 822 1 L18B_4 0-1,5
Dru emotional problems 771 823 1 L19 0-1,5
Dru marijuana emotional problems 772 824 1 L19A_1 0-1,5
Dru marijuana though emotional problems 773 825 1 L19B_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants emotional problems 774 826 1 L19A_2 0-1,5
Dru stimulants though emotional problems 775 827 1 L19B_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives emotional problems 776 828 1 L19A_3 0-1,5
Dru sedatives though emotional problems 777 829 1 L19B_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids emotional problems 778 830 1 L19A_4 0-1,5
Dru opioids though emotional problems 779 831 1 L19B_4 0-1,5
Dru give up activities 780 832 1 L20 0-1,5
Dru marijuana give up activities 781 833 1 L20A_1 0-1,5
Dru stimulants give up activities 782 834 1 L20A_2 0-1,5
Dru sedatives give up activities 783 835 1 L20A_3 0-1,5
Dru opioids give up activities 784 836 1 L20A_4 0-1,5
Dru marijuana onset problems 785 837 1 L24_1ONS 0-6
Dru marijuana recency problems 786 838 1 L24_1REC 0-6
Dru stimulants onset problems 787 839 1 L24_2ONS 0-6
Dru stimulants recency problems 788 840 1 L24_2REC 0-6
Dru sedatives onset problems 789 841 1 L24_3ONS 0-6
Dru sedatives recency problems 790 842 1 L24_3REC 0-6
Dru opioids onset problems 791 853 1 L24_4ONS 0-6
Dru opioids recency problems 792 844 1 L24_4REC 0-6
Dru doctor consultancies 793 845 1 L25 0-2
Dru total days out of role 794 846 2 L26 0-10
Dru partial days out of role 795 848 2 L27 0-10
Mmse tell doctor about problems 796 850 1 M1 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation year 797 851 1 M2 0,5,8
Mmse orientation year ok 798 852 1 M2_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation season 799 853 1 M3 0,5,8
Mmse orientation season ok 800 854 1 M3_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation date 801 855 1 M4 0,5,8
Mmse orientation date ok 802 856 1 M4_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation day 803 857 1 M5 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation day ok 804 858 1 M5_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation month 805 859 1 M6 0,5,8
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G..............................................................................................
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Mmse orientation month ok 806 860 1 M6_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation state 807 861 1 M7 0,5,8
Mmse orientation state ok 808 862 1 M7_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation city 809 863 1 M8 0,5,8
Mmse orientation city ok 810 864 1 M8_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation suburb 811 865 1 M9 0,5,8
Mmse orientation suburb ok 812 866 1 M9_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation floor 813 867 1 M10A 0,5,8
Mmse orientation floor ok 814 868 1 M10A_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse orientation address 815 869 1 M10B 0,5,8
Mmse orientation address ok 816 870 1 M10B_OK 0-1,5,8
Mmse short-term memory apple 817 871 1 M11_1 0-1,5,8
Mmse short-term memory table 818 872 1 M11_2 0-1,5,8
Mmse short-term memory penny 819 873 1 M11_3 0-1,5,8
Mmse subtraction 93 820 874 3 M12_1 0-999
Mmse subtraction 93 ok 821 877 1 M12_1_OK 0-1,5,7-9
Mmse subtraction 86 822 878 3 M12_2 0-999
Mmse subtraction 86 ok 823 881 1 M12_2_OK 0-1,5,7-9
Mmse subtraction 79 824 882 3 M12_3 0-999
Mmse subtraction 79 ok 825 885 1 M12_3_OK 0-1,5,7-9
Mmse subtraction 72 826 886 3 M12_4 0-999
Mmse subtraction 72 ok 827 889 1 M12_4_OK 0-1,5,7-9
Mmse subtraction 65 828 890 3 M12_5 0-999
Mmse subtraction 65 ok 829 893 1 M12_5_OK 0-1,5,7-9
Mmse backwards world 830 894 1 M13 0,5,7-8
Mmse backwards world ok 831 895 1 M13_OK 0-8
Mmse long-term memory apple 832 896 1 M14_1 0-1,5,8
Mmse long-term memory table 833 897 1 M14_2 0-1,5,8
Mmse long-term memory penny 834 898 1 M14_3 0-1,5,8
Mmse wrist watch 835 899 1 M15A 0-1,5,8
Mmse pencil 836 900 1 M15B 0-1,5,8
Mmse repeat phrase 837 901 1 M16 0-1,5,8
Mmse read words then do 838 902 1 M17 0-1,5,7-8
Mmse paper right hand 839 903 1 M18A 0-1,5,8
Mmse paper in half 840 904 1 M18B 0-1,5,8
Mmse paper on lap 841 905 1 M18C 0-1,5,8
Mmse write sentence 842 906 1 M19 0-1,5,7-8
Mmse copy drawing 843 907 1 M20 0-1,5,7-8
Mmse skip section 844 908 1 M20_I 0-1,5,8
Mmse more than 12 5s M2-M11 and M14-M20 845 909 1 M20_ID 0-1,5,8
Pers fun life 846 910 1 N1 1,5
Pers dont react well to offence 847 911 1 N2 1,5
Pers not fussy about details 848 912 1 N3 1,5
Pers kind of person 849 913 1 N4 1,5
Pers show feelings to all 850 914 1 N5 1,5
Pers big decisions by others 851 915 1 N6 1,5
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G.............................................................................................
.............................................................................................A B S • M E N T A L H E A L T H & W E L L B E I N G : C O N F I D E N T I A L I S E D U N I T R E C O R D F I L E • 1 9 9 7 39
DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Pers feel tense 852 916 1 N7 1,5
Pers never get angry 853 917 1 N8 1,5
Pers go to extremes to keep people 854 918 1 N9 1,5
Pers very cautious 855 919 1 N10 1,5
Pers never arrested 856 920 1 N11 1,5
Pers cold detached 857 921 1 N12 1,5
Pers intense relationships dont last 858 922 1 N13 0-1,5
Pers people are honest 859 923 1 N14 1,5
Pers hard to disagree when dependent 860 924 1 N15 1,5
Pers feel awkward socially 861 925 1 N16 1,5
Pers easily influenced by surroundings 862 926 1 N17 1,5
Pers mistreat and feel bad 863 927 1 N18 1,5
Pers argue to get own way 864 928 1 N19 1,5
Pers refused hold job 865 929 1 N20 1,5
Pers dont show reaction when praised 866 930 1 N21 1,5
Pers held grudges 867 931 1 N22 1,5
Pers too much time do things perfectly 868 932 1 N23 1,5
Pers make fun of me behind back 869 933 1 N24 1,5
Pers never threatened suicide 870 934 1 N25 0-1,5
Pers feelings changing constantly 871 935 1 N26 1,5
Pers fight for rights 872 936 1 N27 0-1,5
Pers dress to stand out 873 937 1 N28 0-1,5
Pers lie or con for self 874 938 1 N29 1,5
Pers dont stick with plan 875 939 1 N30 1,5
Pers no desire for sex 876 940 1 N31 0-1,5
Pers too strict about rules 877 941 1 N32 1,5
Pers uncomfortable alone 878 942 1 N33 1,5
Pers dont get involved with people 879 943 1 N34 1,5
Pers will not be centre attention 880 944 1 N35 0-1,5
Pers suspect spouse unfaithful 881 945 1 N36 0-1,5
Pers break things when angry 882 946 1 N37 1,5
Pers close friendships a long time 883 947 1 N38 1,5
Pers worry people not like me 884 948 1 N39 0-1,5
Pers feel empty inside 885 949 1 N40 0-1,5
Pers work hard no time for else 886 950 1 N41 0-1,5
Pers worry left alone 887 951 1 N42 0-1,5
Pers things dangerous not bothered 888 952 1 N43 0-1,5
Pers flirt 889 953 1 N44 0-1,5
Pers do not ask favours 890 954 1 N45 0-1,5
Pers prefer solo activities 891 955 1 N46 0-1,5
Pers lose temper 892 956 1 N47 0-1,5
Pers too formal and stiff 893 957 1 N48 0-1,5
Pers seek advice for everyday things 894 958 1 N49 0-1,5
Pers keep to self 895 959 1 N50 0-1,5
Pers hard to stay out of trouble 896 960 1 N51 0-1,5
Pers conspiracy in the world 897 961 1 N52 0-1,5
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G..............................................................................................
...............................................................................................40 A B S • M E N T A L H E A L T H & W E L L B E I N G : C O N F I D E N T I A L I S E D U N I T R E C O R D F I L E • 1 9 9 7
DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Pers moody 898 962 1 N53 0-1,5
Pers hard to accept new way doing things 899 963 1 N54 0-1,5
Pers strange person 900 964 1 N55 0-1,5
Pers take chances and do reckless things 901 965 1 N56 0-1,5
Pers need friends to be happy 902 966 1 N57 0-1,5
Pers prefer own thoughts 903 967 1 N58 0-1,5
Pers prefer things own way 904 968 1 N59 0-1,5
Pers paranoid all adult life 905 969 1 N60_1 0-1,5
Pers paranoid interfered 906 970 1 N60_1A 0-1,5
Pers paranoid onset 907 971 1 N60_1BNS 0-6
Pers paranoid recency 908 972 1 N60_1BEC 0-6
Pers schizoid all adult life 909 973 1 N60_2 0-1,5
Pers schizoid interfered 910 974 1 N60_2A 0-1,5
Pers schizoid onset 911 975 1 N60_2BNS 0-6
Pers schizoid recency 912 976 1 N60_2BEC 0-6
Pers dissocial all adult life 913 977 1 N60_3 0-1,5
Pers dissocial interfered 914 978 1 N60_3A 0-1,5
Pers dissocial onset 915 979 1 N60_3BNS 0-6
Pers dissocial recency 916 980 1 N60_3BEC 0-6
Pers impulsive all adult life 917 981 1 N60_4 0-1,5
Pers impulsive interfered 918 982 1 N60_4A 0-1,5
Pers impulsive onset 919 983 1 N60_4BNS 0-6
Pers impulsive recency 920 984 1 N60_4BEC 0-6
Pers borderline all adult life 921 985 1 N60_5 0-1,5
Pers borderline interfered 922 986 1 N60_5A 0-1,5
Pers borderline onset 923 987 1 N60_5BNS 0-6
Pers borderline recency 924 988 1 N60_5BEC 0-6
Pers histrionic all adult life 925 989 1 N60_6 0-1,5
Pers histrionic interfered 926 990 1 N60_6A 0-1,5
Pers histrionic onset 927 991 1 N60_6BNS 0-6
Pers histrionic recency 928 992 1 N60_6BEC 0-6
Pers anankastic all adult life 929 993 1 N60_7 0-1,5
Pers anankastic interfered 930 994 1 N60_7A 0-1,5
Pers anankastic onset 931 995 1 N60_7BNS 0-6
Pers anankastic recency 932 996 1 N60_7BEC 0-6
Pers anxious all adult life 933 997 1 N60_8 0-1,5
Pers anxious interfered 934 998 1 N60_8A 0-1,5
Pers anxious onset 935 999 1 N60_8BNS 0-6
Pers anxious recency 936 1 000 1 N60_8BEC 0-6
Pers dependent all adult life 937 1 001 1 N60_9 0-1,5
Pers dependent interfered 938 1 002 1 N60_9A 0-1,5
Pers dependent onset 939 1 003 1 N60_9BNS 0-6
Pers dependent recency 940 1 004 1 N60_9BEC 0-6
Pers doctor consultancies 941 1 005 1 N61 0-2
Pers total days out of role 942 1 006 2 N62 0-10
Pers partial days out of role 943 1 008 2 N63 0-10
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G.............................................................................................
.............................................................................................A B S • M E N T A L H E A L T H & W E L L B E I N G : C O N F I D E N T I A L I S E D U N I T R E C O R D F I L E • 1 9 9 7 41
DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Bdq limit vigorous activity 944 1 010 1 Q1A 1-3
Bdq limit moderate activity 945 1 011 1 Q1B 1-3
Bdq limit climbing stairs 946 1 012 1 Q1C 1-3
Bdq limit bending or lifting 947 1 013 1 Q1D 1-3
Bdq limit walking distances 948 1 014 1 Q1E 1-3
Bdq limit self care activities 949 1 015 1 Q1F 1-3
Bdq cut down any activity because of illness 950 1 016 1 Q2 1-3
Bdq daily routine reduced activity 951 1 017 1 Q3 1-3
Bdq motivation for work decreased 952 1 018 1 Q4 1-3
Bdq personal efficiency decreased 953 1 019 1 Q5 1-3
Bdq social relations deteriorated 954 1 020 1 Q6 1-3
Bdq total days out of role 955 1 021 2 Q7 0-99
Bdq total days stayed in bed 956 1 023 2 Q8 0-99
Bdq problem troubles most 957 1 025 2 Q9 0-27
Bdq how limited in activities 958 1 027 1 Q9A 1-3
Hlth one night any hosp 959 1 028 1 R1 1,5
Hlth overnight general hosp 960 1 029 1 R2 0-1,5
Hlth admission to general for physical condition 961 1 030 1 R2A 0-1,5
Hlth times in general for physical condition 962 1 031 2 R2A_1 0-99
Hlth nights in general for physical condition 963 1 033 3 R2A_2 0-999
Hlth admission in general for mental problem 964 1 036 1 R2B 0-1,5
Hlth times in general for mental problem 965 1 037 2 R2B_1 0-99
Hlth nights in general for mental problem 966 1 039 2 R2B_2 0-99
Hlth public or private general hospital 967 1 041 1 R2B_3 0-1,5
Hlth admission to psychiatric 968 1 042 1 R3 0-1,5
Hlth times in psychiatric 969 1 043 2 R3A_1 0-99
Hlth nights in psychiatric 970 1 045 3 R3A_2 0-999
Hlth public or private psychiatric 971 1 048 1 R3A_3 0-1,5
Hlth admission to drug unit 972 1 049 1 R4 0-1,5
Hlth times in drug unit 973 1 050 2 R4A_1 0-99
Hlth nights in drug unit 974 1 052 2 R4A_2 0-99
Hlth public or private drug unit 975 1 054 1 R4A_3 0-1,5
Hlth other hospital 976 1 055 1 R4A_4 0,5
Hlth any health practitioners 977 1 056 1 R5 1,5
Hlth general practitioner (GP) 978 1 057 1 R5A_1 0-1,5
Hlth radiologist 979 1 058 1 R5A_2 0-1,5
Hlth pathologist 980 1 059 1 R5A_3 0-1,5
Hlth physician 981 1 060 1 R5A_4 0-1,5
Hlth surgical specialist 982 1 061 1 R5A_5 0-1,5
Hlth psychiatrist 983 1 062 1 R5A_6 0-1,5
Hlth psychologist 984 1 063 1 R5A_7 0-1,5
Hlth social worker 985 1 064 1 R5A_8 0-1,5
Hlth drug counsellor 986 1 065 1 R5A_9 0-1,5
Hlth other counsellor 987 1 066 1 R5A_10 0-1,5
Hlth nurse 988 1 067 1 R5A_11 0-1,5
Hlth mental health team 989 1 068 1 R5A_12 0-1,5
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G..............................................................................................
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Hlth chemist 990 1 069 1 R5A_13 0-1,5
Hlth ambulance officer 991 1 070 1 R5A_14 0-1,5
Hlth other health professional 992 1 071 1 R5A_15 0-1,5
Hlth times GP 993 1 072 2 R6_1 0-20
Hlth times GP for mental problem 994 1 074 2 R7_1 0-14
Hlth where GP 995 1 076 1 R8_1 0-5
Hlth times radiologist 996 1 077 1 R6_2 0-8
Hlth times radiologist for mental problem 997 1 078 1 R7_2 0-2
Hlth where radiologist 998 1 079 1 R8_2 0-5
Hlth times pathologist 999 1 080 1 R6_3 0-8
Hlth times pathologist for mental problem 1 000 1 081 1 R7_3 0-2
Hlth where pathologist 1 001 1 082 1 R8_3 0-5
Hlth times physician 1 002 1 083 1 R6_4 0-8
Hlth times physician for mental problem 1 003 1 084 1 R7_4 0-2
Hlth where physician 1 004 1 085 1 R8_4 0-5
Hlth times surgical specialist 1 005 1 086 1 R6_5 0-8
Hlth times surgical specialist for mental problem 1 006 1 087 1 R7_5 0-2
Hlth where surgical specialist 1 007 1 088 1 R8_5 0-5
Hlth times psychiatrist 1 008 1 089 1 R6_6 0-8
Hlth times psychiatrist for mental problem 1 009 1 090 1 R7_6 0-8
Hlth where psychiatrist 1 010 1 091 1 R8_6 0-5
Hlth times psychologist 1 011 1 092 1 R6_7 0-8
Hlth times psychologist for mental problem 1 012 1 093 1 R7_7 0-8
Hlth where psychologist 1 013 1 094 1 R8_7 0-5
Hlth times social worker 1 014 1 095 1 R6_8 0-7
Hlth times social worker for mental problem 1 015 1 096 1 R7_8 0-7
Hlth where social worker 1 016 1 097 1 R8_8 0-5
Hlth times drug counsellor 1 017 1 098 1 R6_9 0-2
Hlth times drug counsellor for mental problem 1 018 1 099 1 R7_9 0-2
Hlth where drug counsellor 1 019 1 100 1 R8_9 0-5
Hlth times other counsellor 1 020 1 101 1 R6_10 0-7
Hlth times other counsellor for mental problem 1 021 1 102 1 R7_10 0-7
Hlth where other counsellor 1 022 1 103 1 R8_10 0-5
Hlth times nurse 1 023 1 104 1 R6_11 0-8
Hlth times nurse for mental problem 1 024 1 105 1 R7_11 0-2
Hlth where nurse 1 025 1 106 1 R8_11 0-5
Hlth times mental health team 1 026 1 107 1 R6_12 0-2
Hlth times mental health team for mental problem 1 027 1 108 1 R7_12 0-2
Hlth where mental health team 1 028 1 109 1 R8_12 0-5
Hlth times chemist 1 029 1 110 1 R6_13 0-8
Hlth times chemist for mental problem 1 030 1 111 1 R7_13 0-2
Hlth where chemist 1 031 1 112 1 R8_13 0-5
Hlth times ambulance 1 032 1 113 1 R6_14 0-2
Hlth times ambulance for mental problem 1 033 1 114 1 R7_14 0-2
Hlth where ambulance 1 034 1 115 1 R8_14 0-5
Hlth times other professional 1 035 1 116 1 R6_15 0-8
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G.............................................................................................
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Hlth times other professional for mental problem 1 036 1 117 1 R7_15 0-7
Hlth where other professional 1 037 1 118 1 R8_15 0-5
Hlth help information 1 038 1 119 1 R9_1 0-1,5
Hlth help medicine 1 039 1 120 1 R9_2 0-1,5
Hlth help psychotherapy 1 040 1 121 1 R9_3 0-1,5
Hlth help cognitive behaviour therapy 1 041 1 122 1 R9_4 0-1,5
Hlth help counselling 1 042 1 123 1 R9_5 0-1,5
Hlth help house money problems 1 043 1 124 1 R9_6 0-1,5
Hlth help ability work 1 044 1 125 1 R9_7 0-1,5
Hlth help look after self 1 045 1 126 1 R9_8 0-1,5
Hlth help meet people 1 046 1 127 1 R9_9 0-1,5
Hlth help other 1 047 1 128 1 R9_10 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help information 1 048 1 129 1 R9A_1 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help medicine 1 049 1 130 1 R9A_2 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help psychotherapy 1 050 1 131 1 R9A_3 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help cognitive behaviour therapy 1 051 1 132 1 R9A_4 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help counselling 1 052 1 133 1 R9A_5 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help house money 1 053 1 134 1 R9A_6 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help ability to work 1 054 1 135 1 R9A_7 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help look after self 1 055 1 136 1 R9A_8 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help meet people 1 056 1 137 1 R9A_9 0-1,5
Hlth main problem help other 1 057 1 138 1 R9A_10 0-1,5
Hlth most help main problem 1 058 1 139 2 R9B 0-11
Hlth information - get enough help 1 059 1 141 1 R10_1A 0-1,5
Hlth information - get more help 1 060 1 142 1 R10_1B 0-7
Hlth information - needed help 1 061 1 143 1 R10_2A 0-1,5
Hlth information - why didnt get 1 062 1 144 1 R10_2B 0-7
Hlth medicine - get enough help 1 063 1 145 1 R11_1A 0-1,5
Hlth medicine - get more help 1 064 1 146 1 R11_1B 0-7
Hlth medicine - needed help 1 065 1 147 1 R11_2A 0-1,5
Hlth medicine - why didnt get 1 066 1 148 1 R11_2B 0-7
Hlth therapy - get enough help 1 067 1 149 1 R12_1A 0-1,5
Hlth therapy - get more help 1 068 1 150 1 R12_1B 0-7
Hlth therapy - needed help 1 069 1 151 1 R12_2A 0-1,5
Hlth therapy - why didnt get 1 070 1 152 1 R12_2B 0-7
Hlth practical issues - get enough help 1 071 1 153 1 R13_1A 0-1,5
Hlth practical issues - get more help 1 072 1 154 1 R13_1B 0-7
Hlth practical issues - needed help 1 073 1 155 1 R13_2A 0-1,5
Hlth practical issues - why didnt get 1 074 1 156 1 R13_2B 0-7
Hlth self care ability - get enough help 1 075 1 157 1 R14_1A 0-1,5
Hlth self care ability - get more help 1 076 1 158 1 R14_1B 0-7
Hlth self care ability - needed help 1 077 1 158 1 R14_2A 0-1,5
Hlth self care ability - why didnt get 1 078 1 160 1 R14_2B 0-7
Hlth needed information 1 079 1 161 1 R15 0-1,5
Hlth why didnt get information 1 080 1 162 1 R15A 0-7
Hlth needed medicine 1 081 1 163 1 R16 0-1,5
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Hlth why didnt get medicine 1 082 1 164 1 R16A 0-7
Hlth needed counselling therapy 1 083 1 165 1 R17 0-1,5
Hlth why didnt get counselling therapy 1 084 1 166 1 R17A 0-7
Hlth needed practical issues help 1 085 1 167 1 R18 0-1,5
Hlth why didnt get practical issues help 1 086 1 168 1 R18A 0-7
Hlth needed improve self care ability 1 087 1 169 1 R19 0-1,5
Hlth why didnt get help self care ability 1 088 1 170 1 R19A 0-7
Ghq able to concentrate 1 089 1 171 1 S1 1-4
Ghq lost sleep over worry 1 090 1 172 1 S2 1-4
Ghq playing useful part 1 091 1 173 1 S3 1-4
Ghq capable of decisions 1 092 1 174 1 S4 1-4
Ghq under strain 1 093 1 175 1 S5 1-4
Ghq can not overcome difficulties 1 094 1 176 1 S6 1-4
Ghq enjoy normal activities 1 095 1 177 1 S7 1-4
Ghq face problems 1 096 1 178 1 S8 1-4
Ghq depressed 1 097 1 179 1 S9 1-4
Ghq losing confidence in self 1 098 1 180 1 S10 1-4
Ghq felt worthless person 1 099 1 181 1 S11 1-4
Ghq reasonably happy 1 100 1 182 1 S12 1-4
Any potential diagnosis 1 101 1 183 1 LIKDIAG0 0-1
Tiredness 1 102 1 184 1 LIKDIAG1 0-1
Social fears 1 103 1 185 1 LIKDIAG2 0-1
Fear travelling 1 104 1 186 1 LIKDIAG3 0-1
Fear of panic 1 105 1 187 1 LIKDIAG4 0-1
Months of worry 1 106 1 188 1 LIKDIAG5 0-1
Sad 2+ years 1 107 1 189 1 LIKDIAG6 0-1
Sad 2+ weeks 1 108 1 190 1 LIKDIAG7 0-1
Happy/irritable 1 109 1 191 1 LIKDIAG8 0-1
Unusual ideas 1 110 1 192 1 LIKDIAG9 0-1
Memory failure 1 111 1 193 1 LIKDIA10 0-1
Recurrent thoughts 1 112 1 194 1 LIKDIA11 0-1
Traumatic event 1 113 1 195 1 LIKDIA12 0-1
Nature/personality 1 114 1 196 1 LIKDIA13 0-1
Drug use 1 115 1 197 1 LIKDIA14 0-1
Drinking 1 116 1 198 1 LIKDIA15 0-1
DATA ITEM GROUP : SCORED ITEMS: ICD_10
Neurasthenia 1 117 1 199 1 F48_0 0-1,3,5
Neurasthenia - onset 1 118 1 200 1 F48_0A 0-6
Neurasthenia - recency 1 119 1 201 1 F48_0C 0-6
Neurasthenia - duration 1 120 1 202 2 DURF480 0-99
Dependence syndrome - alcohol 1 121 1 204 1 F10_2 0-1,3,5
Dependence syndrome - alcohol - duration 1 122 1 205 2 DURF102 0-99
Harmful use - alcohol 1 123 1 207 1 F10_1 0-1,3,5
Harmful use - alcohol - onset 1 124 1 208 1 F10_1A 0-6
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G.............................................................................................
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Harmful use - alcohol - recency 1 125 1 209 1 F10_1C 0-6
Harmful use - alcohol - duration 1 126 1 210 2 DURF101 0-99
Dependence syndrome - opioids 1 127 1 212 1 F11_2 0-1,3,5
Dependence syndrome - opioids - duration 1 128 1 213 2 DURF112 0-99
Dependence syndrome - cannabinoids 1 129 1 215 1 F12_2 0-1,3,5
Dependence syndrome - cannabinoids - duration 1 130 1 216 2 DURF122 0-99
Dependence syndrome - sedatives 1 131 1 218 1 F13_2 0-1,3,5
Dependence syndrome - sedatives - duration 1 132 1 219 2 DURF132 0-99
Dependence syndrome - stimulants 1 133 1 221 1 F15_2 0-1,3,5
Dependence syndrome - stimulants - duration 1 134 1 222 2 DURF152 0-99
Harmful use - opioids 1 135 1 224 1 F11_1 0-1,3,5
Harmful use - opioids - duration 1 136 1 225 2 DURF111 0-99
Harmful use - cannabinoids 1 137 1 227 1 F12_1 0-1,3,5
Harmful use - cannabinoids - duration 1 138 1 228 2 DURF121 0-99
Harmful use - sedatives or hypnotics 1 139 1 230 1 F13_1 0-1,3,5
Harmful use - sedatives - duration 1 140 1 231 2 DURF131 0-99
Harmful use - stimulants 1 141 1 233 1 F15_1 0-1,3,5
Harmful use - stimulants - duration 1 142 1 234 2 DURF151 0-99
Hypomania 1 143 1 236 1 F30_0 0-1,3,5
Hypomania - onset 1 144 1 237 1 F30_0A 0-6
Hypomania - recency 1 145 1 238 1 F30_0C 0-6
Mania - duration 1 146 1 239 2 DURF300 0-99
Mania without psychotic symptoms 1 147 1 241 1 F30_1 0-1,3,5
Mania without psychotic symptoms - onset 1 148 1 242 1 F30_1A 0-6
Mania without psychotic symptoms - recency 1 149 1 243 1 F30_1C 0-6
1 150 1 244 2 FILLER
Mania with psychotic symptoms 1 151 1 246 1 F30_2 0-1,3,5
Mania with psychotic symptoms - onset 1 152 1 247 1 F30_2A 0-6
Mania with psychotic symptoms - recency 1 153 1 248 1 F30_2C 0-6
1 154 1 249 2 FILLER
Mild depressive episode 1 155 1 251 1 F32_0 0-1,3,5
Mild depressive episode - onset 1 156 1 252 1 F32_0A 0-6
Mild depressive episode - recency 1 157 1 253 1 F32_0C 0-6
Depressive episode - duration 1 158 1 254 2 DURF320 0-99
Moderate depressive episode 1 159 1 256 1 F32_1 0-1,3,5
Moderate depressive episode - onset 1 160 1 257 1 F32_1A 0-6
Moderate depressive episode - recency 1 161 1 258 1 F32_1C 0-6
Drugs cannabinoids - any symptoms - duration 1 162 1 259 2 DURF321 0-99
Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms 1 163 1 261 1 F32_2 0-1,3,5
Severe depressive episode w/out psychotic symptoms - onset 1 164 1 262 1 F32_2A 0-6
Severe depressive episode w/out psychotic symptoms - recency 1 165 1 263 1 F32_2C 0-6
Drugs stimulants - any symptoms - duration 1 166 1 264 2 DURF322 0-99
Mild depressive episode without somatic syndrome 1 167 1 266 1 F32_00 0-1,3,5
Mild depressive episode w/out somatic syndrome - onset 1 168 1 267 1 F32_00A 0-6
Mild depressive episode without somatic syndrome - recency 1 169 1 268 1 F32_00C 0-6
Drugs sedatives - any symptoms - duration 1 170 1 269 2 DURF3200 0-99
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Mild depressive episode with somatic syndrome 1 171 1 271 1 F32_01 0-1,3,5
Mild depressive episode with somatic syndrome - onset 1 172 1 272 1 F32_01A 0-6
Mild depressive episode with somatic syndrome - recency 1 173 1 273 1 F32_01C 0-6
Drugs opioids - any symptoms - duration 1 174 1 274 2 DURF3201 0-99
Moderate depressive episode without somatic syndrome 1 175 1 276 1 F32_10 0-1,3,5
Moderate depressive episode w/out somatic syndrome - onset 1 176 1 277 1 F32_10A 0-6
Moderate depressive episode w/out somatic syndrome - recency 1 177 1 278 1 F32_10C 0-6
Alcohol - usual drinks - duration 1 178 1 279 2 DURF3210 0-99
Moderate depressive episode with somatic syndrome 1 179 1 281 1 F32_11 0-1,3,5
Moderate depressive episode with somatic syndrome - onset 1 180 1 282 1 F32_11A 0-6
Moderate depressive episode with somatic syndrome - recency 1 181 1 283 1 F32_11C 0-6
Alcohol - 1 or more symptoms - duration 1 182 1 284 2 DURF3211 0-99
Recurrent depressive episode - mild - without somatic syndrome 1 183 1 286 1 F33_00 0-1,3,5
Recurrent depressive episode - mild - w/out somatic syndrome -onset
1 184 1 287 1 F33_00A 0-6
Recurrent depressive episode - mild - w/out somatic syndrome -recency
1 185 1 288 1 F33_00C 0-6
1 186 1 289 2 FILLER
Recurrent depressive episode - mild - with somatic syndrome 1 187 1 291 1 F33_01 0-1,3,5
Recurrent depressive episode - mild - with somatic syndrome -onset
1 188 1 292 1 F33_01A 0-6
Recurrent depressive episode - mild - with somatic syndrome -recency
1 189 1 293 1 F33_01C 0-6
1 190 1 294 2 FILLER
Recurrent depressive episode - moderate - without somaticsyndrome
1 191 1 296 1 F33_10 0-1,3,5
Recurrent depressive episode - moderate - w/out somatic syndrome- onset
1 192 1 297 1 F33_10A 0-6
Recurrent depressive episode - moderate - w/out somatic syndrome- recency
1 193 1 298 1 F33_10C 0-6
1 194 1 299 2 FILLER
Recurrent depressive episode - moderate - with somatic syndrome 1 195 1 301 1 F33_11 0-1,3,5
Recurrent depressive episode - moderate - with somatic syndrome- onset
1 196 1 302 1 F33_11A 0-6
Recurrent depressive episode - moderate - with somatic syndrome- recency
1 197 1 303 1 F33_11C 0-6
1 198 1 304 2 FILLER
Recurrent depressive episode - severe - without psychoticsymptoms
1 199 1 306 1 F33_2 0-1,3,5
Recurrent depressive episode - severe - w/out psychotic symptoms- onset
1 200 1 307 1 F33_2A 0-6
Recurrent depressive episode - severe - w/out psychotic symptoms- recency
1 201 1 308 1 F33_2C 0-6
1 202 1 309 2 FILLER
Bipolar affective disorder 1 203 1 311 1 F31 0-1,3,5
Bipolar affective disorder - onset 1 204 1 312 1 F31A 0-6
Bipolar affective disorder - recency 1 205 1 313 1 F31C 0-6
Bipolar affective disorder - duration 1 206 1 314 2 DURF31 0-99
Dysthymia 1 207 1 316 1 F34_1 0-1,3,5
Dysthymia - recency 1 208 1 317 1 F34_1C 0-6
A P P E N D I X 1B • D A T A I T E M D E T A I L E D L I S T I N G.............................................................................................
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Dysthymia - duration 1 209 1 318 2 DURF341 0-99
Panic disorder 1 210 1 320 1 F41_0 0-1,3,5
Panic disorder - onset 1 211 1 321 1 F41_0A 0-6
Panic disorder - recency 1 212 1 322 1 F41_0C 0-6
1 213 1 323 2 FILLER
Panic disorder - moderate 1 214 1 325 1 F41_00 0-1,3,5
Panic disorder - moderate - onset 1 215 1 326 1 F41_00A 0-6
Panic disorder - moderate - recency 1 216 1 327 1 F41_00C 0-6
Panic disorder - moderate - duration 1 217 1 328 2 FILLER
Panic disorder - severe 1 218 1 330 1 F41_01 0-1,3,5
Panic disorder - severe - onset 1 219 1 331 1 F41_01A 0-6
Panic disorder - severe - recency 1 220 1 332 1 F41_01C 0-6
Panic disorder - duration 1 221 1 333 2 DURF4101 0-99
Agoraphobia 1 222 1 335 1 F40_0 0-1,3,5
Agoraphobia - onset 1 223 1 336 1 F40_0A 0-6
Agoraphobia - recency 1 224 1 337 1 F40_0C 0-6
Agoraphobia - duration 1 225 1 338 2 DURF400 0-99
Agoraphobia without panic disorder 1 226 1 340 1 F40_00 0-1,3,5
Agoraphobia without panic disorder - onset 1 227 1 341 1 F40_00A 0-6
Agoraphobia without panic disorder - recency 1 228 1 342 1 F40_00C 0-6
1 229 1 343 2 FILLER
Agoraphobia with panic disorder 1 230 1 345 1 F40_01 0-1,3,5
Agoraphobia with panic disorder - onset 1 231 1 346 1 F40_01A 0-6
Agoraphobia with panic disorder - recency 1 232 1 347 1 F40_01C 0-6
1 233 1 348 2 FILLER
Social phobia 1 234 1 350 1 F40_1 0-1,3,5
Social phobia - onset 1 235 1 351 1 F40_1A 0-6
Social phobia - recency 1 236 1 352 1 F40_1C 0-6
Social phobia - duration 1 237 1 353 2 DURF401 0-99
Generalised anxiety disorder 1 238 1 355 1 F41_1 0-1,3,5
Generalised anxiety disorder - onset 1 239 1 356 1 F41_1A 0-6
Generalised anxiety disorder - recency 1 240 1 357 1 F41_1C 0-6
Generalised anxiety disorder - duration 1 241 1 358 2 DURF411 0-99
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - predominantly obsessionalthoughts or ruminations
1 242 1 360 1 F42_0 0-1,3,5
Ocd - thoughts - onset 1 243 1 361 1 F42_0A 0-6
Ocd - thoughts - recency 1 244 1 352 1 F42_0C 0-6
Ocd - thoughts - duration 1 245 1 363 2 DURF420 0-99
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - predominantly compulsivebehaviours
1 246 1 365 1 F42_1 0-1,3,5
Ocd - behaviours - onset 1 247 1 366 1 F42_1A 0-6
Ocd - behaviours - recency 1 248 1 367 1 F42_1C 0-6
Ocd - behaviours - duration 1 249 1 368 2 DURF421 0-99
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - mixed thoughts and behaviours 1 250 1 370 1 F42_2 0-1,3,5
Ocd - mixed 1 251 1 371 1 F42_2A 0-6
Ocd - mixed - recency 1 252 1 372 1 F42_2C 0-6
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................1 253 1 373 2 FILLER
Post-traumatic stress disorder 1 254 1 375 1 F43_1 0-1,3,5
Post-traumatic stress disorder - onset 1 255 1 376 1 F43_1A 0-6
Post-traumatic stress disorder - recency 1 256 1 377 1 F43_1C 0-6
Post-traumatic stress disorder - duration 1 257 1 378 2 DURF431 0-99
DATA ITEM GROUP : SCORED ITEMS DSM_IV
Alcohol dependence 1 258 1 380 1 D303_90 0-1,3,5
Alcohol harmful use 1 259 1 381 1 D305_00 0-1,3,5
Alcohol harmful - onset 1 260 1 382 1 D305_00A 0-6
Alcohol harmful - recency 1 261 1 383 1 D305_00C 0-6
Opioid dependence 1 262 1 384 1 D304_00 0-1,3,5
Cannabis dependence 1 263 1 385 1 D304_30 0-1,3,5
Sedative dependence 1 264 1 386 1 D304_10 0-1,3,5
Amphetamine dependence 1 265 1 387 1 D304_40 0-1,3,5
Opioid harmful use 1 266 1 388 1 D305_50 0-1,3,5
Cannabis harmful 1 267 1 389 1 D305_20 0-1,3,5
Sedative harmful 1 268 1 390 1 D305_40 0-1,3,5
Amphetamine harmful 1 269 1 391 1 D305_70 0-1,3,5
Major depressive disorder - single episode - mild 1 270 1 392 1 D296_21 0-1,3,5
Major depressive disorder - single episode - mild - onset 1 271 1 393 1 D296_21A 0-6
Major depressive disorder - single episode - mild - recency 1 272 1 394 1 D296_21C 0-6
Major depressive disorder - single episode - moderate 1 273 1 395 1 D296_22 0-6
Major depressive disorder - single episode - moderate - onset 1 274 1 396 1 D296_22A 0-6
Major depressive disorder - single episode - moderate - recency 1 275 1 397 1 D296_22C 0-6
Major depressive disorder - single episode - severe withoutpsychotic features
1 276 1 398 1 D296_23 0-1,3,5
Major depressive disorder - single episode - severe w/out psychoticfeatures - onset
1 277 1 399 1 D296_23A 0-6
Major depressive disorder - single episode - severe w/out psychoticfeatures - recency
1 278 1 400 1 D296_23C 0-6
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - mild 1 279 1 401 1 D296_31 0-1,3,5
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - mild - onset 1 280 1 402 1 D296_31A 0-6
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - mild - recency 1 281 1 403 1 D296_31C 0-6
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - moderate - 1 282 1 404 1 D296_32 0-1,3,5
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - moderate - onset 1 283 1 405 1 D296_32A 0-6
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - moderate - recency 1 284 1 406 1 D296_32C 0-6
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - severe without psychoticfeatures
1 285 1 407 1 D296_33 0-1,3,5
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - severe w/out psychoticfeatures - onset
1 286 1 408 1 D296_33A 0-6
Major depressive disorder - recurrent - severe w/out psychoticfeatures - recency
1 287 1 409 1 D296_33C 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - single manic episode - mild 1 288 1 410 1 D296_01 0-1,3,5
Bipolar I disorder - single manic episode - mild - onset 1 289 1 411 1 D296_01A 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - single manic episode - mild - recency 1 290 1 412 1 D296_01C 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - single manic episode - moderate 1 291 1 413 1 D296_02 0-1,3,5
Bipolar I disorder - single manic episode - moderate - onset 1 292 1 414 1 D296_02A 0-6
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Bipolar I disorder - single manic episode - moderate - recency 1 293 1 415 1 D296_02C 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - single man episode - severe 1 294 1 416 1 D296_03 0-1,3,5
Bipolar I disorder - single man episode - severe - onset 1 295 1 417 1 D296_03A 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - single man episode - severe - recency 1 296 1 418 1 D296_03C 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - manic - mild 1 297 1 419 1 D296_41 0-1,3,5
Bipolar I disorder - manic - mild - onset 1 298 1 420 1 D296_41A 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - manic - mild - recency 1 299 1 421 1 D296_41C 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - manic - moderate 1 300 1 422 1 D296_42 0-1,3,5
Bipolar I disorder - manic - moderate - onset 1 301 1 423 1 D296_42A 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - manic - moderate - recency 1 302 1 424 1 D296_42C 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - manic - severe 1 303 1 425 1 D296_43 0-1,3,5
Bipolar I disorder - manic - severe - onset 1 304 1 426 1 D296_43A 0-6
Bipolar I disorder - manic - severe - recency 1 305 1 427 1 D296_43C 0-6
Bipolar II disorder 1 306 1 428 1 D296_89 0-1,3,5
Bipolar II disorder - onset 1 307 1 429 1 D296_89A 0-6
Bipolar II disorder - recency 1 308 1 430 1 D296_89C 0-6
Dysthymic disorder 1 309 1 431 1 D300_4 0-1,3,5
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 1 310 1 432 1 D300_3 0-1,3,5
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - onset 1 311 1 433 1 D300_3A 0-6
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - recency 1 312 1 434 1 D300_3C 0-6
Post-traumatic stress disorder 1 313 1 435 1 D309_81 0-1,3,5
Post-traumatic stress disorder - onset 1 314 1 436 1 D309_81A 0-6
Post-traumatic stress disorder - recency 1 315 1 437 1 D309_81C 0-6
Panic disorder without agoraphobia 1 316 1 438 1 D300_01 0-1,3,5
Panic disorder w/out agoraphobia - onset 1 317 1 439 1 D300_01A 0-6
Panic disorder w/out agoraphobia - recency 1 318 1 440 1 D300_01C 0-6
Panic disorder with agoraphobia 1 319 1 441 1 D300_21 0-1,3,5
Panic disorder with agoraphobia - onset 1 320 1 442 1 D300_21A 0-6
Panic disorder with agoraphobia - recency 1 321 1 443 1 D300_21C 0-6
Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder 1 322 1 444 1 D300_22 0-1,3,5
Agoraphobia w/out history of panic disorder - onset 1 323 1 445 1 D300_22A 0-6
Agoraphobia w/out history of panic disorder - recency 1 324 1 446 1 D300_22C 0-6
Social phobia 1 325 1 447 1 D300_23 0-1,3,5
Social phobia - onset 1 326 1 448 1 D300_23A 0-6
Social phobia - recency 1 327 1 449 1 D300_23C 0-6
DATA ITEM GROUP : SCORED ITEMS - OTHER
Generalised anxiety disorder 1 328 1 450 1 D300_02 0-1,3,5
Generalised anxiety disorder - onset 1 329 1 451 1 D300_02A 0-6
Generalised anxiety disorder - recency 1 330 1 452 1 D300_02C 0-6
Sf-12 physical summary scale score 1 331 1 453 5 PCS_12 0-99999
Sf-12 mental summary scale score 1 332 1 458 5 MCS_12 0-99999
Score on Kendler's neuroticism items from the EPQ 1 333 1 463 2 EPQ12 0-12
Score on Kessler's psychological distress scale 1 334 1 465 2 KESLR10 10-50
Number of medical conditions present 1 335 1 467 2 MEDCON 0-10
Psychosis screener questions 1 336 1 469 1 PSYCH 1,5
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STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................Score on Mini Mental State Exam 1 337 1 470 2 MMSE 0-30,99
Paranoid personality disorder 1 338 1 472 1 F60_0 0-1,3-5
Paranoid personality disorder - onset 1 339 1 473 1 F60_0A 0-6
Paranoid personality disorder - recency 1 340 1 474 1 F60_0C 0-6
Paranoid personality disorder - duration 1 341 1 475 2 DURF600 0-99
Schizoid personality disorder 1 342 1 477 1 F60_1 0-1,3-5
Schizoid personality disorder - onset 1 343 1 478 1 F60_1A 0-6
Schizoid personality disorder - recency 1 344 1 479 1 F60_1C 0-6
Schizoid personality disorder - duration 1 345 1 480 2 DURF601 0-99
Dissocial personality disorder 1 346 1 482 1 F60_2 0-5
Dissocial personality disorder - onset 1 347 1 483 1 F60_2A 0-6
Dissocial personality disorder - recency 1 348 1 484 1 F60_2C 0-6
Dissocial personality disorder - duration 1 349 1 485 2 DURF602 0-99
Impulsive personality disorder 1 350 1 487 2 F60_30 0,10,20,30,35,40
Impulsive personality disorder - onset 1 351 1 489 1 F60_30A 0-6
Impulsive personality disorder - recency 1 352 1 490 1 F60_30C 0-6
Impulsive personality disorder - duration 1 353 1 491 2 DURF6030 0-99
Borderline personality disorder 1 354 1 493 1 F60_31 0-1,3-5
Borderline personality disorder - onset 1 355 1 494 1 F60_31A 0-6
Borderline personality disorder - recency 1 356 1 495 1 F60_31C 0-6
Borderline personality disorder - duration 1 357 1 496 2 DURF6031 0-99
Histrionic personality disorder 1 358 1 498 1 F60_4 0-1,3-5
Histrionic personality disorder - onset 1 359 1 499 1 F60_4A 0-6
Histrionic personality disorder - recency 1 360 1 500 1 F60_4C 0-6
Histrionic personality disorder - duration 1 361 1 501 2 DURF604 0-99
Anankastic personality disorder 1 362 1 503 1 F60_5 0-1,3-5
Anankastic personality disorder - onset 1 363 1 504 1 F60_5A 0-6
Anankastic personality disorder - recency 1 364 1 505 1 F60_5C 0-6
Anankastic personality disorder - duration 1 365 1 506 2 DURF605 0-99
Anxious personality disorder 1 366 1 508 1 F60_6 0-1,3-5
Anxious personality disorder - onset 1 367 1 509 1 F60_6A 0-6
Anxious personality disorder - recency 1 368 1 510 1 F60_6C 0-6
Anxious personality disorder - duration 1 369 1 511 2 DURF606 0-99
Dependent personality disorder 1 370 1 513 1 F60_7 0-1,3-5
Dependent personality disorder - onset 1 371 1 514 1 F60_7A 0-6
Dependent personality disorder - recency 1 372 1 515 1 F60_7C 0-6
Dependent personality disorder - duration 1 373 1 516 2 DURF607 0-99
Total BDQ score (WHO) 1 374 1 518 2 BDQWHO 0-22
Total BDQ score (MOS) 1 375 1 520 2 BDQMOS 0-16
Number of days effected by disability 1 376 1 522 2 BDQALD 0-31,99
BDQ score for main problem/positive diagnosis 1 377 1 524 3 BDQMAIN 0-999
Likert score on the GHQ 1 378 1 527 2 GHQLIK 0-36
GHQ score on the GHQ 1 379 1 529 2 GHQGHQ 0-12
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................DATA ITEM GROUP : TRAUMA DATING
Trauma event and anxiety symptoms 1 381 1 539 1 TR_ANX 0,1-3
Trauma event and affective symptoms 1 382 1 540 1 TR_AFF 0,1-3
Trauma event and substance use symptoms 1 383 1 541 1 TR_SUBS 0,1-3
Trauma event and any mental symptoms 1 384 1 542 1 TR_MENT 0,1-3
Other phobia described 1 385 1 543 1 SOCPHOB 0-7
Other traumatic event described 1 386 1 544 2 TRAUM 0-12
DATA ITEM GROUP : WEIGHT
Person weight (needs dividing by 10000) 1 380 1 531 8 WEIGHT 0-99999999
DATA ITEM GROUP : REPLICATE WEIGHTS
Replicate person weight 1 (divide by 10000) 1 387 1 546 8 WTJK1 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 2 (divide by 10000) 1 388 1554 8 WTJK2 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 3 (divide by 10000) 1 389 1 562 8 WTJK3 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 4 (divide by 10000) 1 390 1 570 8 WTJK4 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 5 (divide by 10000) 1 391 1 578 8 WTJK5 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 6 (divide by 10000) 1 392 1 586 8 WTJK6 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 7 (divide by 10000) 1 393 1 594 8 WTJK7 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 8 (divide by 10000) 1 394 1 602 8 WTJK8 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 9 (divide by 10000) 1 395 1 610 8 WTJK9 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 10 (divide by 10000) 1 396 1 618 8 WTJK10 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 11 (divide by 10000) 1 397 1 626 8 WTJK11 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 12 (divide by 10000) 1 398 1 634 8 WTJK12 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 13 (divide by 10000) 1 399 1 642 8 WTJK13 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 14 (divide by 10000) 1 400 1 650 8 WTJK14 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 15 (divide by 10000) 1 401 1 658 8 WTJK15 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 16 (divide by 10000) 1 402 1 666 8 WTJK16 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 17 (divide by 10000) 1 403 1 674 8 WTJK17 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 18 (divide by 10000) 1 404 1 682 8 WTJK18 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 19 (divide by 10000) 1 405 1 690 8 WTJK19 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 20 (divide by 10000) 1 406 1 698 8 WTJK20 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 21 (divide by 10000) 1 407 1 706 8 WTJK21 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 22 (divide by 10000) 1 408 1 714 8 WTJK22 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 23 (divide by 10000) 1 409 1 722 8 WTJK23 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 24 (divide by 10000) 1 410 1 730 8 WTJK24 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 25 (divide by 10000) 1 411 1 738 8 WTJK25 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 26 (divide by 10000) 1 412 1 746 8 WTJK26 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 27 (divide by 10000) 1 413 1 754 8 WTJK27 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 28 (divide by 10000) 1 414 1 762 8 WTJK28 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 29 (divide by 10000) 1 415 1 770 8 WTJK29 0-99999999
Replicate person weight 30 (divide by 10000) 1 416 1 778 8 WTJK30 0-99999999
DATA ITEM GROUP: REVISED WEIGHT
Revised person weight - use with rep weights (divide by 10000) 1 417 1 786 8 WEIGHT2 0-99999999
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A P P E N D I X 1C DURATION VARIABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................DATA ITEM GROUP : DURATION VARIABLES
Substance abuse
Harmful use
Alcohol 1 126 1 210 2 DURF101 0-99
Drugs opioids 1 136 1 225 2 DURF111 0-99
Drugs cannabinoids 1 138 1 228 2 DURF121 0-99
Drugs sedatives 1 140 1 231 2 DURF131 0-99
Drugs stimulants 1 142 1 234 2 DURF151 0-99
Dependence syndrome
Alcohol 1 122 1 205 2 DURF102 0-99
Drugs opioids 1 128 1 213 2 DURF112 0-99
Drugs cannabinoids 1 130 1 216 2 DURF122 0-99
Drugs sedatives 1 132 1 219 2 DURF132 0-99
Drugs stimulants 1 134 1 222 2 DURF152 0-99
Affective disorders
Mania 1 146 1 239 2 DURF300 0-99
Depression 1 158 1 254 2 DURF320 0-99
Bipolar affective disorder 1 206 1 314 2 DURF31 0-99
Dysthymia 1 209 1 318 2 DURF341 0-99
Anxiety disorders
Panic disorder 1 221 1 333 2 DURF4101 0-99
Agoraphobia 1 225 1 338 2 DURF400 0-99
Social phobia 1 237 1 353 2 DURF401 0-99
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) 1 241 1 358 2 DURF411 0-99
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - thoughts 1 245 1 363 2 DURF420 0-99
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - behaviours 1 249 1 368 2 DURF421 0-99
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 1 257 1 378 2 DURF431 0-99
Other disorders
Neurasthenia 1 120 1 202 2 DURF480 0-99
Paranoid personality disorder 1 341 1 475 2 DURF600 0-99
Schizoid personality disorder 1 345 1 480 2 DURF601 0-99
Dissocial personality disorder 1 349 1 485 2 DURF602 0-99
Impulsive personality disorder 1 353 1 491 2 DURF6030 0-99
Borderline personality disorder 1 357 1 496 2 DURF6031 0-99
Histrionic personality disorder 1 361 1 501 2 DURF604 0-99
Anankastic personality disorder 1 365 1 506 2 DURF605 0-99
Anxious personality disorder 1 369 1 511 2 DURF606 0-99
Dependent personality disorder 1 373 1 516 2 DURF607 0-99
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DATA ITEM GROUP / FIELD DESCRIPTION LABEL FIELDNUMBER
STARTPOSITION
LENGTH(BYTES)
FIELD NAME RANGE OF CODES
............................................................................................DATA ITEM GROUP : DURATION VARIABLES
Other substance use symptoms
Alcohol - 1 or more symptoms 1 182 1 284 2 DURF3211 0-99
Drugs cannabinoid - any symptoms 1 162 1 259 2 DURF321 0-99
Drugs stimulant - any symptoms 1 166 1 264 2 DURF322 0-99
Drugs sedative - any symptoms 1 170 1 269 2 DURF3200 0-99
Drugs opioid - any symptoms 1 174 1 274 2 DURF3201 0-99
Time since any problems due to alcohol 555 599 2 DURJ20 0-21
Use of substances
Drugs marijuana 677 729 1 DURL7C1 0-2
Drugs stimulants 682 734 1 DURL7C2 0-2
Drugs sedatives 687 739 1 DURL7C3 0-2
Drugs opioids 692 744 1 DURL7C4 0-2
Alcohol - usual drinks 1 178 1 279 2 DURF3210 0-99
Duration of disorder
Durations of symptoms in years have been provided, and where the duration is less
than one year a Code of 97 has been assigned. Duration variables have a field name of
DURF and are the result of comparing the age of onset with the age of recency. Onset
was calculated on the earliest symptom and recency on the latest symptom. The
duration of disorder has not been provided on the file but can be obtained by
cross-classifying the population with a disorder by duration of their symptoms.
Additional information has been provided for the drugs and alcohol section of the
survey. Extra symptoms identified in the interview were allocated a duration - see
Other substance use symptoms.
Many conditions have different levels of severity, for example, depression and panic
disorder. The duration variable is calculated on the earliest and latest symptom for the
disorder as a whole so, for example, depressive and recurrent depressive disorders can
only be diagnosed with one duration of depression, i.e., DURF320.
The DURJ and DURL variables (see Use of substances) are similar in construction to
the DURF variables. The DURJ has been supplied to provide information about the last
time any problems were experienced through use of alcohol. The DURL has been
created to provide information on the last time a substance was used.
The codes 98 and 99 used in the duration variable refer to 98 'Indeterminate' and 99
'Age unknown'. When the respondent cannot provide a specific age (for onset or
recency), then either a code 98 or 99 may be applied. If the respondent provides an
age range, the median of the range is used to calculate duration. Where the median is
greater than the current age a code 98 'Indeterminate' is used. Otherwise, a code 99
'Age unknown' is used for duration.
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For reasons of confidentiality and/or statistical integrity the detail available for the
following items on the SMHWB data file has been reduced to the categories shown.
DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS
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SEIFA—index of relativesocio-economicdisadvantage
Lowest decile
Second decile
Third decile
Fourth decile
Fifth decile
Sixth decile
Seventh decile
Eighth decile
Highest decile
Age Single years 18–24
25–29
30–34
35–39
40–44
45–49
50–54
55–59
60–64
65–69
70–74
75 and over
Rural, remote andmetropolitan areasclassification
Capital city/other metropolitan
Large/small rural centres
Other rural areas
Number of children 0
1–5 (single numbers)
6 or more children
Person description
Country of birth Australia
Main English-Speaking Countries
All other
Age when only childborn
Not applicable
Less than 19
19–35 (single years)
36 years or more
Year of arrival Not applicable
1980 or before
1981–85
1986–90
1991–95
1996 or later
Age when eldest childborn
Not applicable
Less than 19
19–35 (single years)
36 years or more
Number of timesmarried/defacto
0
1–4 (single numbers)
5 or more marriages
Age when youngestchild born
Not applicable
Less than 19
19–35 (single years)
36 years or more
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DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS
........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Language Labour force
Usual language spokenat home
English
Other language
Labour force status(derived item)
Employed full time
Employed part time
Not employed short term
Not employed long term
Not in labour force
Education
Highest qualification Not applicable
Bachelor degree or higher
Undergraduate diploma
Associate diploma
Skilled vocational qualification
Basic vocational qualification
Inadequate description
No higher qualification
Usual hours workedeach week in all jobs
Not applicable
1–14 hours
15–19 hours
20–24 hours
25–29 hours
30–34 hours
35–39 hours
40–49 hours
50 hours or more
Income
Main source of income Not applicable
Wage or salary
Government pension, allowance orbenefit
Child support
Superannuation/annuity
Own business or share inpartnership
Rental investment
Dividends or interest
Other
Occupation Not applicable
Managers/administrators
Professionals
Associate professionals
Tradespersons and related workers
Advanced clerical and serviceworkers
Intermediate clerical, sales andservice workers
Intermediate production andtransport workers
Elementary clerical, sales andservice workers
Labourers and related workers
Dwelling details
Tenure type Owner
Purchaser
Renter
Other
Length ofunemployment
Not applicable
1–4 weeks
5–8 weeks
9–12 weeks
13–26 weeks
27–52 weeks
53 weeks or more
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DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS
........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Household description SF–12—service utilisation and days out of role
Household type Person living alone
Married/de facto couple only
Married/de facto couple living onlywith their unmarried child(ren)aged 15 or over
Married/de facto couple living onlywith their child(ren) aged 0–14only
Married/de facto couple living onlywith their child(ren) aged 0-14and their unmarried child(ren)aged 15 or over
One person living only with his/herunmarried children aged 15 orover
One person living only with his/herchildren aged 0-14
One person living only with his/herchildren aged 0-14 and his/herunmarried child(ren) aged 15 orover
Other family households
All other households
SF–12 : doctor
consultations
SF–12 : total days
out of role
SF–12 : partial daysout of role
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Number of persons inhousehold
1–7 (single numbers)
8 or more persons
Number of children inhousehold
0
1–4 (single numbers)
5 or more
Number of elderly 65 +over in household
0
1–3 (single numbers)
4 or more
Number of males inhousehold
0
1–4 (single numbers)
5 or more
Number of females inhousehold
0
1–4 (single numbers)
5 or more
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DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS
........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Physical—service utilisation and days out of role Anxiety—service utilisation and days out of role
Physical : doctorconsultations
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Anxiety : doctorconsultancies
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Physical : total days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Anxiety : total days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Physical : partial daysout of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Anxiety : partial daysout of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Neurasthenia—service utilisation and days out of role Depression—service utilisation and days out of role
Neurasthenia : doctorconsultations
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Depression : doctorconsultancies
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Neurasthenia : totaldays out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Depression : total days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Neurasthenia : partialdays out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Depression : partialdays out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
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DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS DATA ITEMS AGGREGATIONS
........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Mania—main episode OCD—service utilisation and days out of role
Mania : longest periodwith symptoms
0
1–28 (single days)
29 or more days
OCD : doctorconsultations
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Mania : number ofperiods of 4 days
0
1 episode
2 or more episodes
OCD : total days out ofrole
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Mania : number ofperiods of a week or more
0
1 episode
2 or more episodes
OCD : partial days outof role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Mania—service utilisation and days out of role PTSD—service utilisation and days out of role
Mania : doctorconsultations
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
PTSD : doctorconsultations
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Mania : total days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
PTSD : total days out ofrole
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Mania : partial days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
PTSD : partial days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
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........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Alcohol use Amount and type of drug use
Alcohol : usual numberof drinks per day
Not applicable
1–20 drinks (single values)
21 or more drinks
(Range, if unsure of exact number)
1–3 drinks
4–8 drinks
More than 9 drinks
Drugs : marijuana—duration
0
Less than 1 year
1 year or more
Alcohol : most drinks on a single day
Not applicable
1–20 drinks (single values)
21 or more drinks
(Range, if unsure of exact number)
1–3 drinks
4–8 drinks
More than 9 drinks
Drugs : stimulants—duration
0
Less than 1 year
1 year or more
Alcohol : time since anyproblems due toalcohol
0
1–20 (single years)
21 or more years
Drugs : sedatives—duration
0
Less than 1 year
1 year or more
Drugs : opioids—duration
0
Less than 1 year
1 year or more
Alcohol —service utilisation and days out of role Drugs—service utilisation and days out of role
Alcohol : doctorconsultations
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Drugs : doctorconsultations
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Alcohol : total days outof role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Drugs : total days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Alcohol : partial daysout of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Drugs : partial days outof role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
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........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Personality—service utilisation and days out of role Hospital admissions
Personality : doctorconsultancies
0
1–8 (single visits)
9 or more visits
Hospital : times ingeneral hospital forphysical condition
Not applicable
1–8 (single admissions)
9 or more admissions
Personality : total days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Hospital : nights ingeneral hospital forphysical condition
Not applicable
1–28 (single nights)
29 or more nights
Personality : partial days out of role
0
1–7 (single days)
8–14 days
15–21 days
22–28 days
Hospital : times ingeneral hospital formental problem
Not applicable
1–8 (single admissions)
9 or more admissions
Hospital : nights ingeneral hospital formental problem
Not applicable
1–28 (single nights)
29 or more nights
Hospital : times inpsychiatric hospital
Not applicable
1–5 (single admissions)
6 or more admissions
Hospital : nights inpsychiatric hospital
Not applicable
1–28 (single nights)
29 or more nights
Hospital : times in drug and alcohol unit in a hospital
Not applicable
1–5 (single admissions)
6 or more admissions
Hospital : nights indrug and alcohol unit in a hospital
Not applicable
1–28 (single nights)
29 or more nights
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........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Health professional consultations Health professional consultations continued
Professional : timesgeneral practitioner
0
1–15 (single visits)
16–20 visits
21–25 visits
26–30 visits
31 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesphysician or othermedical specialist for mental problem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timesgeneral practitionerfor mental problem
0
1–10 (single visits)
11–15 visits
16–20 visits
21 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timessurgical specialist or gynaecologist
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesradiologist
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timessurgical specialist or gynaecologist formental problem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timesradiologist for mental problem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timespsychiatrist
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timespathologist
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timespsychiatrist formental problem
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timespathologist for mental problem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timespsychologist
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesphysician or othermedical specialist
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timespsychologist formental problem
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
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........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Health professional consultations continued Health professional consultations continued
Professional : timessocial worker orwelfare officer
0
1–5 (single visits)
6 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesmental health team
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timessocial worker orwelfare officer formental problem
0
1–5 (single visits)
6 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesmental health teamfor mental problem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timesdrug and alcoholcounsellor
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timeschemist
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesdrug and alcoholcounsellor for mental problem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timeschemist for mentalproblem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timesother counsellor
0
1–5 (single visits)
6 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesambulance
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timesother counsellor formental problem
0
1–5 (single visits)
6 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesambulance formental problem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timesnurse
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesother professional
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
Professional : timesnurse for mentalproblem
0
1 visit
2 or more visits
Professional : timesother professional for mental problem
0
1–5 (single visits)
6–10 visits
11 or more visits
Don't know
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........................................................................................... ...........................................................................................Trauma dating Social Phobia -Recoding of other phobia
Trauma event andanxiety symptoms
0 = Not applicable
1 = Trauma occurred before onsetof symptoms
2 = Trauma occurred same asonset of symptoms
3 = Trauma occurred after onsetof symptoms
Other phobia described 0 = Not applicable
1 = Eating or drinking in public
2 = Talking and sounding foolish
3 = Writing while watched
Trauma event andaffective symptoms
0 = Not applicable
1 = Trauma occurred before onsetof symptoms
2 = Trauma occurred same asonset of symptoms
3 = Trauma occurred after onsetof symptoms
4 = Taking part in a meeting or class
5 = Going to a party or social event
6 = Giving a speech
7 = Other
Trauma event andsubstance symptoms
0 = Not applicable
1 = Trauma occurred before onsetof symptoms
2 = Trauma occurred same asonset of symptoms
3 = Trauma occurred after onsetof symptoms
PTSD - Recoding of other event
Trauma event and anymental symptoms
0 = Not applicable
1 = Trauma occurred before onsetof symptoms
2 = Trauma occurred same asonset of symptoms
3 = Trauma occurred after onsetof symptoms
Other traumatic eventdescribed
0 = Not applicable
1 = War experience
2 = Life threatening accident
3 = Natural disaster
4 = Witness to killing
5 = Rape
6 = Sexual molestation
7 = Physical assault
8 = Held captive or tortured
10 = Other
11 = Happened to
someone else
12 = Potentially not applicable
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A P P E N D I X 3 D I S O R D E R S A N D C O N D I T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This Appendix provides information on the mental disorders and chronic physical
conditions included in the SMHWB. The survey included questions to produce both
ICD–10 and DSM–IV diagnoses of mental disorders. In addition, it included
questions which screened for personality disorders and psychosis, the Mini Mental
State Examination (MMSE), and questions on selected physical conditions.
MENTAL DISORDER
The SMHWB provided CIDI diagnoses for selected major mental disorders according
to the ICD–10 and DSM–IV classifications. Disorders included in the SMHWB were
chosen taking into consideration:
disorders expected to affect more than one per cent of the population;
the capacity of the CIDI to diagnose specific mental disorders;
the limitations of a household survey in identifying relevant population groups.
ICD–10 and DSM–IV estimates for the overall prevalence of mental disorder, as well
as for specific disorders, differ due to variations in the diagnostic criteria (see
Appendixes 4 and 5). For this survey, the prevalence of mental disorders relates to
any occurrence during the 12 months prior to interview. Output categories are
limited according to the prevalence of individual disorders. In some cases disorders
must be grouped together in order to obtain reliable prevalence estimates.
Probe questions
At certain points in the CIDI, respondents could be asked a series of probe questions
about symptoms, problems or experiences in order to establish whether these were
clinically significant and whether they were due to medication, drugs, alcohol or a
physical illness/injury.
The questions on clinical significance assessed whether the symptoms were
sufficiently severe for the person to seek professional help, or whether the
symptoms interfered with their life or activities a lot. The symptoms were
considered below clinical significance if the person did not tell a doctor or other
health professional about the symptoms, did not take medication for them more
than once and did not feel that they interfered with his or her life a lot. These
symptoms did not count towards a diagnosis of mental disorder. Some symptoms
are inherently of clinical significance because of their grave nature, e.g. a suicide
attempt. In such cases, the clinical significance questions were not asked.
Further questions sought to establish whether symptoms were always the result of
the person's use of medication, drugs or alcohol; or of physical illness or injury. If
either of these explanations, or some combination of the two, explained all of the
occurrences of the symptoms, they did not count towards a diagnosis of mental
disorder.
If the respondent had told a doctor, a further set of questions was asked to
determine from the doctor's diagnosis whether or not the symptoms were possible
psychiatric symptoms.
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Other exclusions
The probe questions exclude symptoms on the grounds of psychoactive substance
use, or physical illness/injury.
Some disorders are excluded by the presence of other mental disorder(s). For
example, neurasthenia is not recorded in the presence of a depressive episode,
hypomania, mania, bipolar affective disorder, panic disorder or generalised anxiety
disorder. Not all exclusion criteria specified in the ICD–10 and DSM–IV were able to
be addressed in the survey. Exclusion criteria are detailed in Appendixes 4 and 5.
Psychotic symptoms
For disorders involving mania or hypomania, the presence or absence of psychotic
symptoms was measured by an item on delusions of grandiosity. For all other
disorders, no attempt was made to assess the presence or absence of psychotic
symptoms. In some instances, individuals were allocated to 'without psychotic
symptoms/features' by default:
F32.2 Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms (ICD–10)
F33.2 Recurrent depressive disorder, severe without psychotic symptoms
(ICD–10)
296.23 Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic
features (DSM–IV)
296.33 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe without psychotic features
(DSM–IV)
ICD–10 DIAGNOSES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
The following ICD–10 diagnoses (each indicated by mnemonic and name) were
covered by the SMHWB.
Substance use disorders
F10.1 Harmful use - alcohol
F11.1 Harmful use - opioids
F12.1 Harmful use - cannabinoids
F13.1 Harmful use - sedatives or hypnotics
F15.1 Harmful use - stimulants
F10.2 Dependence syndrome - alcohol
F11.2 Dependence syndrome - opioids
F12.2 Dependence syndrome - cannabinoids
F13.2 Dependence syndrome - sedatives or hypnotics
F15.2 Dependence syndrome - stimulants
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ICD–10 DIAGNOSES OF MENTAL DISORDERS continued
Affective disorders
F30.0 Hypomania
F30.1 Mania without psychotic symptoms
F30.2 Mania with psychotic symptoms
F31 Bipolar affective disorder
F32.0 Mild depressive episode
F32.1 Moderate depressive episode
F32.2 Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms
F32.00 Mild depressive episode without somatic syndrome
F32.01 Mild depressive episode with somatic syndrome
F32.10 Moderate depressive episode without somatic syndrome
F32.11 Moderate depressive episode with somatic syndrome
F33.00 Recurrent depressive disorder, mild without somatic syndrome
F33.01 Recurrent depressive disorder, mild with somatic syndrome
F33.10 Recurrent depressive disorder, moderate without somatic syndrome
F33.11 Recurrent depressive disorder, moderate with somatic syndrome
F33.2 Recurrent depressive disorder, severe without psychotic symptoms
F34.1 Dysthymia
Anxiety disorders
F40.0 Agoraphobia
F40.00 Agoraphobia without panic disorder
F40.01 Agoraphobia with panic disorder
F40.1 Social phobia
F41.0 Panic disorder
F41.00 Panic disorder - moderate
F41.01 Panic disorder - severe
F41.1 Generalised anxiety disorder
F42.0 Obsessive-compulsive disorder - predominantly obsessional thoughts or
ruminations
F42.1 Obsessive-compulsive disorder - predominantly compulsive acts
F42.2 Obsessive-compulsive disorder - mixed obsessional thoughts and acts
F43.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder
Neurasthenia
F48.0 Neurasthenia
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DSM–IV DIAGNOSES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
The following DSM–IV diagnoses (each indicated by mnemonic and name) were
covered by the SMHWB.
Substance related disorders
305.00 Alcohol abuse
305.50 Opioid abuse
305.20 Cannabis abuse
305.40 Sedative abuse
305.70 Amphetamine abuse
303.90 Alcohol dependence
304.00 Opioid dependence
304.30 Cannabis dependence
304.10 Sedative dependence
304.40 Amphetamine dependence
Mood (affective) disorders
296.21 Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild
296.22 Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate
296.23 Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic
features
296.31 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild
296.32 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
296.33 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe without psychotic features
300.4 Dysthymic disorder
296.01 Bipolar I disorder, single manic episode, mild
296.02 Bipolar I disorder, single manic episode, moderate
296.03 Bipolar I disorder, single manic episode, severe without psychotic
symptoms
296.41 Bipolar I disorder, manic, mild
296.42 Bipolar I disorder, manic, moderate
296.43 Bipolar I disorder, manic, severe without psychotic symptoms
296.89 Bipolar II disorder
Anxiety disorders
300.01 Panic disorder without agoraphobia
300.21 Panic disorder with agoraphobia
300.22 Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder
300.23 Social phobia
300.3 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
309.81 Post-traumatic stress disorder
300.02 Generalised anxiety disorder
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ONSET AND RECENCY
Questions on onset (first time) and recency (last time) were asked for each group of
symptoms corresponding to a diagnosis of mental disorder. With the exception of
dysthymia, responses were categorised as:
current (within last two weeks)
two weeks to less than one month ago
one month to less than six months ago
six months to less than one year ago
in the last 12 months (not sure when)
more than one year ago.
Duration
If the response to the question on either onset or recency was 'more than one year
ago', the respondent was asked how old they were the (first or last) time they had
the symptoms. The duration of the disorder was derived from these data.
Dysthymia however, requires a duration of at least two years. Respondents who
indicated that they had experienced symptoms of dysthymia in the 12 months prior
to interview were asked their age of onset. Recency was defined as current if they
still had dysthymia; otherwise it was determined by comparing the month of
interview with the month the most recent episode had ended.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
A subset of items from Belloc, Breslow & Hochstim (1971) was used as a measure of
physical conditions in general. Respondents were asked about the presence of any
of the following chronic (long-lasting) and current conditions:
asthma
chronic bronchitis
anaemia
high blood pressure
heart trouble
arthritis
kidney disease
diabetes
cancer
stomach or duodenal ulcer
chronic gall bladder or liver trouble
hernia or rupture.
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COMORBIDITY
Comorbidity refers to the occurrence of more than one disorder at the same time.
The existence of some conditions predisposes individuals to others. For example,
severe social phobia may cause depression and alcohol dependence. Further, the
presence of mental and/or physical conditions in combination is likely to compound
the difficulties people face. The SMHWB enables analysis of comorbidity, both in
terms of the number of disorders, and combinations of different types.
PSYCHOSIS SCREENER
Psychoses are mental disorders in which people have strange ideas (e.g. that they
are being spied on by aliens) or experiences (e.g. hearing voices when there is no
one there). These strange ideas or experiences are unaffected by rational argument
and are out of keeping with the views of any culture or group to which the person
belongs. The survey included 4 items (7 questions) designed to screen for the likely
presence of psychosis. There is no standard output from these items, but output
may be tailored to users' specifications.
PERSONALITY DISORDERS SCREENER
The SMHWB included screening questions for nine ICD–10 personality disorders
(listed below). It is important to note that these provide indicators of possible
presence only. The screener included only two general criteria which apply to all
personality disorders, plus those criteria relating to specific personality disorders
that could be assessed as 'true' or 'false'. Most respondents were not required to
answer all the questions in this section; respondents were only required to answer
sufficient questions to determine whether the required number of criteria had been
met. No probe questions were asked regarding symptoms of personality disorder.
F60.0 Paranoid personality disorder
F60.1 Schizoid personality disorder
F60.2 Dissocial personality disorder
F60.30 Emotionally unstable personality disorder - impulsive type
F60.31 Emotionally unstable personality disorder - borderline type
F60.4 Histrionic personality disorder
F60.5 Anankastic personality disorder
F60.6 Anxious (avoidant) personality disorder
F60.7 Dependent personality disorder
Specific screening criteria for each of these disorders are presented in Appendix 6.
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MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION
The Mini-Mental State Examination was adapted by the WHO Centre from Folstein,
Folstein & McHugh (1975) and included a number of items to test orientation,
registration, calculation and attention, recall and language and visual construction.
The MMSE screens for the presence of cognitive impairment, but does not identify
any particular organic mental disorders. The MMSE was asked of all respondents
aged 65 years or over.
The MMSE has a maximum score of 30 points. A score of 23 or less is generally
accepted as indicating the presence of cognitive impairment. The severity of
cognitive impairment may be classified as:
no cognitive impairment (24-30)
mild cognitive impairment (18-23)
severe cognitive impairment (17 or less).
Where respondents could not complete tasks due to physical impediments, their
MMSE score was prorated.
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A P P E N D I X 4 I C D – 1 0 D I A G N O S E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This Appendix presents descriptions of the CIDI diagnostic criteria according to the
ICD–10. Note that not all exclusions specified in the ICD–10 were able to be addressed
in the SMHWB.
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Questions about alcohol were only asked if the person had at least 12 alcoholic
drinks in the 12 months prior to interview. Questions about specific drugs were
only asked if the person: used that drug more than five times; used it without a
prescription; or, if the drug was prescribed, overused it.
Harmful use (F1x.1) A pattern of use of psychoactive substances causing damage to physical or mental
health. A diagnosis was achieved if this pattern occurred in the 12 months prior
to interview. Harmful patterns may lead to disability and are often associated
with adverse social consequences. Harmful use should not be diagnosed if
dependence syndrome is present.
This survey collected information on:
Harmful use - alcohol (F10.1)
Harmful use - opioids (F11.1)
Harmful use - cannabinoids (F12.1)
Harmful use - sedatives or hypnotics (F13.1)
Harmful use - stimulants (F15.1).
Dependence syndrome (F1x.2) A maladaptive pattern of substance use in which the use of the substance takes
on a much higher priority for a person than other behaviours that once had
greater value. The central characteristic is the strong, sometimes overpowering,
desire to take the substance despite significant substance-related problems. A
diagnosis was achieved if three or more of the following occurred in the 12
months prior to interview:
strong desire or compulsion to take the substance
difficulties in controlling substance-taking behaviour
withdrawal
tolerance
neglect of alternative interests because of substance use
continued use despite knowing it is causing significant problems.
This survey collected information on:
Dependence syndrome - alcohol (F10.2)
Dependence syndrome - opioids (F11.2)
Dependence syndrome - cannabinoids (F12.2)
Dependence syndrome - sedatives or hypnotics (F13.2)
Dependence syndrome - stimulants (F15.2).
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AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
Hypomania (F30.0) A lesser degree of mania, characterised by elevated or irritable mood to a degree
that is abnormal for the individual concerned and sustained for at least four
consecutive days. It leads to some interference with daily living. At least three of
the following must be present:
increased activity or restlessness
increased talkativeness
distractibility
decreased need for sleep
increased sexual energy
overspending or other types of reckless or irresponsible behaviour
over familiarity or increased sociability.
Hypomania is not accompanied by psychotic symptoms and the episode does
not meet the criteria for mania, bipolar affective disorder or a depressive episode.
Mania without psychotic Mood is elevated, expansive or irritable out of keeping with the person's
symptoms (F30.1) circumstances leading to severe disruption with daily living. The episode lasts
for at least seven days and is characterised by at least three of the following
(four if the mood is merely irritable):
increased activity or restlessness
increased talkativeness
flight of ideas or the feeling that thoughts are racing
loss of normal social inhibitions
decreased need for sleep
inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
distractibility
reckless behaviour
marked sexual energy or sexual indiscretions.
There are no psychotic symptoms.
Mania with psychotic The episode meets the criteria for mania (above) but psychotic symptoms are
symptoms (F30.2) present.
Bipolar affective disorder (F31) Characterised by two or more episodes in which the person's mood and activity
levels are significantly disturbed—on some occasions lowered (depression) and
on some occasions elevated (mania or hypomania). For this survey, a diagnosis
of Bipolar affective disorder was given if the person met criteria for mania or
hypomania and had more than one episode of hypomania or mania, or if the
person met criteria for mania or hypomania and also for a depressive episode.
The survey does not allow differentiation according to the type of the current
episode.
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Depressive episode A depressive episode lasts for at least two weeks and is only diagnosed if the
person has never had a hypomanic or manic episode.
At least two of the following are present:
depressed mood
loss of interest in activities
lack of energy or increased fatigue.
Additional symptoms from the following list must be present, to give a total of at
least four:
loss of confidence or self esteem
feelings of worthlessness or guilt
thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts
diminished ability to concentrate, think or make decisions
change in psychomotor activity; agitation or retardation
sleep disturbance
change in appetite.
The survey collected information to differentiate the following disorders based
on the number of symptoms the person experienced:
Mild depressive episode (F32.0) - two symptoms from the first list, and an
additional symptom or symptoms from the second list above to give a total
of at least four.
Moderate depressive episode (F32.1) - two symptoms from the first list, and
additional symptoms from the second list above to give a total of at least six.
Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms (F32.2) - all three
symptoms from the first list and additional symptoms from the second list
above to give a total of at least eight.
Somatic syndrome To qualify for somatic syndrome four of the following must be present
loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities
lack of emotional reactions
waking early in the morning
depression worse in the morning
objective evidence of psychomotor retardation or agitation
loss of appetite
weight loss
loss of libido.
The survey was designed to collect information to enable differentiation of:
Mild depressive episode without somatic syndrome (F32.00)
Mild depressive episode with somatic syndrome (F32.01)
Moderate depressive episode without somatic syndrome (F32.10)
Moderate depressive episode with somatic syndrome (F32.11).
In the ICD–10, the presence or absence of the somatic syndrome is not specified
for severe depressive episode.
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Recurrent depressive disorder The person has had at least one previous depressive episode and has not had a
hypomanic or manic episode.
The survey collected information on the following:
Recurrent depressive disorder, mild without somatic syndrome (F33.00)
Recurrent depressive disorder, mild with somatic syndrome (F33.01)
Recurrent depressive disorder, moderate without somatic syndrome
(F33.10)
Recurrent depressive disorder, moderate with somatic syndrome (F33.11)
Recurrent depressive disorder, severe without psychotic symptoms (F33.2).
Dysthymia (F34.1) A disorder characterised by constant (or constantly recurring) chronic depression
of mood lasting at least two years, which is not sufficiently severe, or whose
episodes are not sufficiently prolonged, to qualify as recurrent depressive
disorder. Intervening periods of normal mood last less than two months. The
person feels tired and depressed, sleeps badly and feels inadequate, but is usually
able to cope with the basic demands of everyday life. There are no episodes of
hypomania.
During some of the periods of depression at least three of the following are
present:
reduced energy or activity
insomnia
loss of self-confidence or feeling inadequate
difficulty in concentrating
frequent tearfulness
loss of interest in enjoyment of sex and other pleasurable activities
feeling of hopelessness or despair
feeling unable to cope with everyday responsibilities
pessimism about the future or brooding over the past
social withdrawal
reduced talkativeness.
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ANXIETY DISORDERS
Agoraphobia (F40.0) Characterised by marked and consistently manifest fear in, or avoidance of, at
least two of the following:
crowds
public places
travelling alone
travelling away from home.
The person experiences distress about the avoidance or anxiety symptoms and
recognises that these are excessive or unreasonable.
At least two of the following anxiety symptoms must have been present together
in the feared situation, and one of these symptoms must be from the first four
listed:
pounding heart
sweating
trembling or shaking
dry mouth
difficulty breathing
feeling of choking
chest pain
nausea
dizziness
feelings of unreality
fear of losing control
fear of dying
hot flushes or cold chills
numbness or tingling sensations.
Symptoms are restricted to, or predominate in, the feared situations or
contemplation of the feared situations. They are not the result of a depressive
episode, hypomania, mania, bipolar affective disorder or obsessive-compulsive
disorder.
The survey collected information to differentiate the presence of absence of
panic disorder (F41.0):
Agoraphobia without panic disorder (F40.00)
Agoraphobia with panic disorder (F40.01)
Note, for a diagnosis of Agoraphobia with panic disorder (F40.00), this survey did
not restrict the panic-like symptoms to the feared situation. This was in order to
resolve the logical inconsistency between panic-like symptoms being restricted to
the feared situation and Panic disorder symptoms not being associated with a
specific situation.
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Social phobia (F40.1) Characterised by fears in social situations such as eating or drinking in public,
encountering known individuals in public, or being in small group situations such
as parties, meetings or classrooms.
Either of the following must be present:
fear of being the focus of attention or fear of behaving in a way that will be
embarrassing or humiliating
avoidance of being the focus of attention, or of situations where there is fear
of behaving in an embarrassing or humiliating way.
At least two of the anxiety symptoms defined in Agoraphobia (F40.0) must be
manifest in the feared situation at some time since the onset of the disorder,
together with at least one of the following:
blushing or shaking
nausea or fear of vomiting
urgency or fear of losing control of bowels or bladder.
Symptoms are restricted to, or predominate in, the feared situations or
contemplation of the feared situations. The person experiences distress about
the avoidance or the anxiety symptoms and recognises that these are excessive or
unreasonable. The symptoms are not due to a depressive episode, hypomania,
mania, bipolar affective disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Panic disorder (F41.0) The essential feature of this disorder is recurrent panic (anxiety) attacks that are
not consistently associated with a specific situation or object. A panic attack is a
discrete episode of intense fear or discomfort that starts abruptly and reaches a
peak within a few minutes. Panic attacks are not associated with marked exertion
or with exposure to dangerous or life-threatening situations. At least four of the
following symptoms are present, including one of the first four:
pounding heart
sweating
trembling or shaking
dry mouth
difficulty breathing
feeling of choking
chest pain
nausea
dizziness
feelings of unreality
fear of losing control
fear of dying
hot flushes or cold chills
numbness or tingling sensations.
The symptoms are not due to a depressive episode, hypomania, mania or bipolar
affective disorder.
Panic disorder - moderate At least four panic attacks in a four week period.
(F41.00)
Panic disorder - severe (F41.01) At least four panic attacks per week over a four week period.
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Generalised anxiety disorder Characterised by a period of at least six months with tension, worry and
(GAD) (F41.1) apprehension about everyday events and problems that does not meet criteria
for Panic disorder, phobic disorders or Obsessive-compulsive disorder. At least
four of the following symptoms must be present, with at least one of the first
four:
pounding heart
sweating
trembling or shaking
dry mouth
difficulty breathing
feeling of choking
chest pain
nausea, stomach pain or discomfort
dizziness
feelings of unreality
fear of losing control
fear of dying
hot flushes or cold chills
numbness or tingling sensations.
muscle tension or aches and pains
restlessness
feeling on edge
a sensation of a lump in the throat
exaggerated response to minor surprises
difficult concentrating
irritability
trouble falling or staying asleep.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder Either obsessions or compulsions (or both) are present on most days for at least
(OCD) (F42) two weeks. Obsessions (thoughts, ideas or images) and compulsions (acts) share
the following features, all of which must be present:
acknowledged as originating in the mind of the respondent
repetitive and unpleasant, and at least one obsession or compulsion is
acknowledged as excessive or unreasonable
the person tries to resist them, and at least one obsession or compulsion
that is unsuccessfully resisted must be present
the person derives no pleasure from the obsessive thought or compulsive
act.
The obsessions or compulsions cause distress or interference with the person's
functioning, usually by wasting time. They are not the result of a depressive
episode, hypomania, mania or bipolar affective disorder.
The survey collected information to differentiate the following disorders:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder—predominantly obsessional thoughts or
ruminations (F42.0)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder—predominantly compulsive acts (F42.1)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder—mixed obsessional thoughts and acts
(F42.2).
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Post-traumatic stress disorder Characterised by symptoms experienced within six months of exposure to
(PTSD) (F43.1) an extremely traumatic event which would be likely to cause distress in almost
anyone:
had direct combat experience in a war
involved in a life-threatening accident
involved in a fire, flood or other natural disaster
witnessed someone being badly injured or killed
raped
sexually molested
seriously physically attacked or assaulted
threatened with a weapon, held captive or kidnapped
tortured or the victim of terrorists
any other extremely stressful or upsetting experience of this sort excluding
bereavement, chronic illness, business loss, marital or family conflict, book,
movie or television.
The traumatic event is persistently remembered or relived e.g. flashbacks,
dreams, or distress when reminded of the event. The person exhibits avoidance
of circumstances resembling or associated with the event and exhibits either an
inability to recall some or all aspects of the trauma or two or more of the
following symptoms of increased sensitivity and arousal:
difficulty in falling or staying asleep
irritability
difficulty concentrating
hypervigilance
exaggerated startle response.
NEURASTHENIA (F48.0)
Either complaints of fatigue after minor mental effort, or complaints of fatigue
and weakness after minor physical effort lasting at least three months. The
person is unable to recover by means of rest, relaxation, or entertainment. These
indications are accompanied by a variety of other physical symptoms such as
muscular aches and pains, dizziness, tension headaches, sleep disturbance,
inability to relax and irritability. The disorder does not occur in the presence of a
depressive episode, hypomania, mania, bipolar affective disorder, panic disorder
or generalised anxiety disorder.
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This Appendix presents descriptions of the CIDI diagnostic criteria according to the
DSM–IV. Note that not all exclusions specified in the DSM–IV were able to be addressed
in the SMHWB.
SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS
Questions about alcohol were only asked if the person had at least 12 alcoholic
drinks in the 12 months prior to interview. Questions about specific drugs were
only asked if the person: used that drug more than five times; used it without a
prescription; or, if the drug was prescribed, overused it.
Substance abuse A maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to impairment or distress
occurring over a 12 month period. This pattern is manifest by failure to fulfil role
obligations, use in situations which are dangerous, legal problems or continued
substance use despite social and interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated
by the effects of substance use. The symptoms have never met the criteria for
substance dependence for this class of substance. This survey collected
information on:
Alcohol abuse (305.00)
Opioid abuse (305.50)
Cannabis abuse (305.20)
Sedative abuse (305.40)
Amphetamine abuse (305.70).
Substance dependence A maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to impairment or distress. Three
or more of the following problems occur in the same 12 month period:
tolerance
withdrawal
taking more of the substance or for longer than intended
desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down
a great deal of time obtaining, using or recovering from the effects of the
substance
reduction in important activities because of substance use
continued use despite knowing it is causing significant problems.
This survey collected information on:
Alcohol dependence (303.90)
Opioid dependence (304.00)
Cannabis dependence (304.30)
Sedative dependence (304.10)
Amphetamine dependence (304.40).
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Major depressive episode Five or more of the following symptoms, including one of the first two, have
been present for at least two weeks:
depressed mood
loss of interest and pleasure
weight change or appetite disturbance
sleep disturbance
psychomotor changes
low energy
feelings of worthlessness or guilt
poor concentration or difficulty making decisions
recurrent thoughts of death or suicidal ideation, plans or attempts.
These symptoms must represent a change from previous functioning, and are not
better accounted for by bereavement. In addition, the episode must be
accompanied by significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or
other important areas of functioning. A diagnosis of depressive disorder is only
achieved if the person has never had a hypomanic, manic or mixed episode.
Recurrence is indicated by the occurrence of separate episodes with an
intervening period of at least two consecutive months.
Severity The survey collected information to differentiate the following disorders based
on the number of symptoms the person experienced:
Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild (296.21)
Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate (296.22)
Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features
(296.23)
Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild (296.31)
Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate (296.32)
Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe without psychotic features
(296.33).
The episode is categorised as mild if five or six symptoms are present, moderate
if seven are present, or severe if more than seven are present.
Dysthymic disorder (300.4) Characterised by chronically depressed mood that occurs most of the day more
days than not for at least two years, without a break of two months or more. A
diagnosis of dysthymia can only be made if the initial two year period of
symptoms is free of major depressive episodes and the person has never had a
hypomanic, manic or mixed episode.
At least two of the additional symptoms are present
appetite disturbance
sleep disturbance
low energy
low self-esteem
poor concentration or difficulty making decisions
feelings of hopelessness.
The episode must be accompanied by significant distress or impairment in social,
occupational or other important areas of functioning.
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Manic episode Characterised by abnormally elevated, expansive or irritable mood lasting at least
seven days (or any duration if hospitalisation is required). Three or more of the
following symptoms (four if the mood is only irritable) are present:
inflated self esteem or grandiosity
decreased need for sleep
increased talkativeness
flight of ideas or the feeling that thoughts are racing
distractibility
increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation
excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for
painful consequences.
The episode causes marked impairment in occupational functioning or
relationships. Psychotic features may be present. The person does not meet
criteria for a mixed episode.
Hypomanic episode Characterised by abnormally elevated, expansive or irritable mood lasting at least
four days. Three or more of the following symptoms (four if the mood is only
irritable) are present:
inflated self esteem or grandiosity
decreased need for sleep
increased talkativeness
flight of ideas or the feeling that thoughts are racing
distractibility
increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation
excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for
painful consequences.
While the episode is associated with a change in functioning that is not
characteristic of the person, it is not severe enough to cause marked impairment
in occupational functioning or relationships. There are no psychotic features.
Mixed episode Criteria are met for both a major depressive episode and a manic episode for at
least seven days.
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Bipolar I disorder Characterised by the occurrence of one or more manic episodes. Often
(296.0x/296.4x) individuals have also had one or more major depressive episodes. Recurrence is
indicated by either a shift in the polarity of the episode or an interval between
episodes of at least two months without manic symptoms.
Severity The survey collected information to differentiate the following disorders based
on the number of symptoms the person experienced:
Bipolar I disorder, single manic episode, mild (296.01)
Bipolar I disorder, single manic episode, moderate (296.02)
Bipolar I disorder, single manic episode, severe without psychotic symptoms
(296.03)
Bipolar I disorder, mild (296.41)
Bipolar I disorder, moderate (296.42)
Bipolar I disorder, severe without psychotic symptoms (296.43).
Since the survey did not allow assessment of the nature of the most recent
episode 296.4x is used as a label for recurrent manic episodes, manic and
depressive episodes or manic and mixed episodes. The episode is categorised as
mild if three or four symptoms are present, moderate if five or six are
present, or severe if more than six are present.
Bipolar II disorder (296.89) Characterised by one or more major depressive episode accompanied by at leastone hypomanic episode. The person has never had a manic or mixed episode.
ANXIETY DISORDERS
Panic attack A period of intense fear or discomfort which begins suddenly and reaches a peak
within a few minutes. At least four of the following symptoms are present:
pounding heart
sweating
trembling or shaking
shortness of breath
feeling of choking
chest pain
nausea
dizziness
feelings of unreality
fear if losing control
fear of dying
numbness or tingling sensations.
hot flushes or cold chills.
Agoraphobia Characterised by anxiety about being in situations from which escape might be
difficult or in which help may not be available if the person has a panic attack.
Such situations include being outside the home alone, being in a crowd,
travelling in trains, buses or cars and being in a public place. The person avoids
the situations, endures them with distress or requires the presence of a
companion. These symptoms are not better accounted for by Social phobia,
Obsessive-compulsive disorder or Post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Panic disorder The essential feature of this disorder is recurrent panic (anxiety) attacks that
occur suddenly and unpredictably. At least one of the attacks has been followed
by one month or more of at least one of the following:
concern about having additional attacks
worry that the attack means that the person is "going crazy", losing control or
having a heart attack
change in behaviour because of the attacks.
These symptoms cannot be better accounted for by Social phobia,
Obsessive-compulsive disorder or Post-traumatic stress disorder.
The survey collected information to differentiate the presence of absence of
Agoraphobia:
Panic disorder without agoraphobia (300.01)
Panic disorder with agoraphobia (300.21).
Agoraphobia without history of Characterised by the presence of Agoraphobia related to fear of developing
panic disorder (300.22) panic-like symptoms, without the criteria for Panic disorder ever being met.
Social phobia (300.23) Characterised by a persistent fear of one or more social or performance
situations. The person fears that he or she will act in a way (or show anxiety
symptoms) that will be embarrassing or humiliating. Exposure to the feared
situation almost always provokes anxiety which may take the form of a panic
attack. For this survey, the presence of two or more symptoms of a panic attack
was required. The feared situations are avoided, or endured with distress and
the person recognises that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. The disorder is
accompanied by distress and interference with normal routine and functioning.
For those who were less than 18 years when the phobia ended, the duration
must be at least 6 months The fear or avoidance are not better accounted for by
Panic disorder with or without Agoraphobia.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder Either obsessions or compulsions are present.
(OCD) (300.3) Obsessions are defined by the following:
recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses or images that are experienced
as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety
the thoughts, impulses or images are not simply excessive worries about
real-life problems
the person tries to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses or images or
to neutralise them
the person realises that the thoughts, impulses or images come from his or
her own mind, and are not imposed from without.
Compulsions are defined by the following:
repetitive behaviours or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform
the behaviours or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or
some dreaded event or situation, but are not realistic or are clearly excessive.
The content of the obsessions or compulsions is not exclusively a preoccupation
with another disorder in the form of feelings of guilt, body shape, weight or
eating, drugs, a serious illness, or some combination of these. The obsessions or
compulsions cause distress, are time consuming or interfere with the person's
normal routine or functioning. The person realises that the obsessions or
compulsions are excessive or unreasonable.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder Characterised by symptoms lasting more than one month following exposure to
(PTSD) (309.81) an extremely traumatic event in which the person experienced or witnessed an
event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the
physical integrity of self or others. Further, the person's response involved
intense fear, helplessness or horror.
The traumatic event is persistently re-experienced in one or more of the
following ways:
recollections
dreams
acting or feeling as if the event were recurring
distress when reminded of the event
physiological reactivity when reminded of the event.
The person exhibits avoidance of things associated with the event evidenced by
three or more of the following:
efforts to avoid thinking, feeling or talking about the event
efforts to avoid activities, places or people that arouse recollections of the
event
inability to recall aspects of the trauma
diminished interest or participation in significant events
feelings of estrangement from others
restricted range of affect
sense of a foreshortened future.
Two or more of the following symptoms of increased arousal are present
difficulty falling or staying asleep
irritability
difficulty concentrating
hypervigilance
exaggerated startle response.
The disturbance causes significant distress or impairment in functioning.
Generalised anxiety disorder Characterised by excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events or
(GAD) (300.02) activities, occurring more days than not for at least six months. Three or more ofthe following symptoms are present (with at least some present for more days
that not for the past six months):
restlessness
fatigue
difficulty concentrating
irritability
muscle tension
sleep disturbance.
The person finds it difficult to control the worry, and it causes significant distress
or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.
The anxiety and worry are not confined to the features of another disorder (e.g.
Panic disorder, Social phobia, Obsessive-compulsive disorder or Post-traumatic
stress disorder), and the disturbance does not occur exclusively during a mood
disorder.
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Personality disorders are characterised by evidence that the person's
characteristic and enduring patterns of inner experience and behaviour deviate
markedly from the cultural norm. This survey included screening questions for
nine ICD–10 personality disorders.
Assessment of the general criteria for personality disorders was limited to the
following two criteria:
the symptoms cause personal distress, or adverse impact on the social
environment, or both
the deviation is stable and of long duration, having its onset in late childhood
or adolescence.
The specific criteria for each personality disorder in this survey are presented
below.
Paranoid personality disorder At least four of the following must be present:
(F60.0) screener � excessive sensitivity to setbacks and rebuffs
tendency to bear grudges persistently
suspiciousness and a pervasive tendency to distort experience by
misconstruing the neutral or friendly actions of others
combative and tenacious sense of personal rights out of keeping with the
actual situation
recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of sexual partner
persistent self-referential attitude
preoccupation with unsubstantiated conspiratorial explanations of events.
Schizoid personality disorder At least four of the following must be present:
(F60.1) screener � few, if any, activities provide pleasure
emotional coldness, detachment
a limited capacity to express either warm feelings or anger
apparent indifference to either praise or criticism
little interest in having sexual experiences with another person
consistent choice of solitary activities
preoccupation with fantasy and introspection
no desire for, or possession of close friends or confiding relationships (or
only one)
insensitivity to prevailing social norms and conventions.
Dissocial personality disorder At least three of the following must be present:
(F60.2) screener � callous unconcern for the feelings of others
attitude of irresponsibility and disregard for social norms, rules and
obligations
incapacity to maintain enduring relationships
low tolerance to frustration, and a low threshold for aggressive behaviour
incapacity to experience guilt, or to learn from adverse experience.
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Emotionally unstable personality At least three of the following must be present:
disorder - impulsive type � tendency to act impulsively and without consideration of consequences
(F60.30) screener � tendency to quarrelsome behaviour and to conflict with others
liability to outbursts of anger or violence
difficulty in maintaining any course of action that offers no immediate reward
unstable and changeable mood.
Emotionally unstable personality At least three of the following must be present:
disorder - borderline type � disturbances in and uncertainty about self-image, aims and preferences
(F60.31) screener � liability to become involved in intense and unstable relationships
excessive efforts to avoid abandonment
recurrent threats or acts of self-harm
chronic feelings of emptiness.
Histrionic personality disorder At least four of the following must be present:
(F60.4) screener � self-dramatisation, theatricality or exaggerated expression of emotions
suggestibility
shallow and unstable affectivity
seeking excitement and activities in which the person is the centre of
attention
inappropriate seductiveness
over concern with physical attractiveness.
Anankastic personality disorder At least four of the following must be present:
(F60.5) screener � feelings of excessive doubt and caution
preoccupations with details
perfectionism that interferes with task completion
excessive conscientiousness and
preoccupation with productivity to the exclusion of pleasure and
interpersonal relationships
excessive formality and adherence to social conventions
rigidity and stubbornness
insistence by the person that others submit to his or her way of doing things,
or reluctance to allow others to do things.
Anxious (avoidant) personality At least four of the following must be present:
disorder (F60.6) screener � persistent and pervasive feelings of tension and apprehension
belief that one is socially inept
excessive preoccupation with being criticised or rejected
unwillingness to become involved with people unless certain of being liked
restrictions in lifestyle because of need for physical security
avoidance of social or occupational activities that involve significant
interpersonal contact.
Dependent personality disorder At least four of the following must be present:
(F60.7) screener � allowing others to make one's important life decisions
subordination of one's own needs to those of others on whom one is
dependent
unwillingness to make reasonable demands on the people one depends on
feeling uncomfortable or helpless when alone
fears about being left alone and having to care for oneself
limited capacity to take everyday decisions without advice and reassurance
from others.
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