Most people suffer bouts of depression in their life and have different coping mechanisms...something wrong with that?
One in five Australian citizens experiences a mental or behavioral condition every year. According to findings from a recent national survey of mental health from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 20% of Australians in the younger age groups (between the age of 16-34) experienced varying high levels of mental distress, almost doubling that of elderly people aged 65-85.
The findings also demonstrated that over most age groups, more women experience high psychological distress levels than men by 19%. Meanwhile, only 12% of men were found to be experiencing high psychological distress.
Since 2020, there has been a growing number of people within Australia making use of established mental health services. Around 3.4 million people (between 16-85) have consulted with a mental health professional in the past two years. Of this group, 13% spoke with a GP about their mental health, whilst 8% of people saw a psychologist about their mental health. Furthermore, close to 612,000 Australians made use of online mental health care services (i.e. counselling services, online treatment services, support groups, etc.) for their mental health. The prevalence of major depressive disorder in Australia
The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that 2.1 million Australians, or 9.3 per cent of our population, were suffering from some form of depression. On average, around 1 in 6 people – 1 in 5 women and 1 in 8 men – will experience MDD at some point in their lives.
Problems with anxiety at the same time are also common, for instance involving panic disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) or Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
