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Conference Paper: The Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey 2010

TitleThe Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey 2010
Authors
Issue Date2014
PublisherFood and Health Bureau, HKSAR .
Citation
Health Research Symposium 2014: Translating Health Research into Policy and Practice for Health of the Population, Hong Kong, China, 15 November 2014.. In Programme Book, 2014, p. 13, abstract no. S4 How to Cite?
AbstractIntroduction: Mental disorders are highly prevalent conditions that constitute substantial disease burdens globally. In particular, common mental disorders (CMDs) including anxiety and depressive disorders pose significant challenge to primary health care. It is recognised that rates and risk factors of mental disorders vary considerably across regions and populations. It is essential to obtain local psychiatric epidemiological data for service planning. The Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey (HKMMS) is the first territory-wide, population-based study in Hong Kong to systematically examine prevalence of CMDs, their associated factors and impacts on psychosocial disability. Methods: A two-phase design was adopted in the HKMMS. In Phase I, 5,719 randomly selected and demographically representative Chinese participants aged 16 – 75 years were interviewed with assessments examining psychological symptoms, psychosocial functioning, alcohol and substance use, history of suicide attempt, physical health, service utilisation, and a comprehensive array of socio-demographic factors between November 2010 and May 2013. Screening for psychosis was also conducted. Phase II comprised clinician-rated diagnostic ascertainment for participants with positive psychosis screen, and evaluation of rate and correlates of self-harm behaviors. Results: The weighted prevalence of any ICD-10 diagnosis of CMDs was 13.3%. The most common mental disorders were mixed anxiety and depressive disorder (6.9%), generalised anxiety disorder (4.2%), and depressive disorder (2.9%). The prevalence of other anxiety disorders including panic disorder, phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder was 1.5%. The prevalence of psychotic disorders, alcohol dependence, substance dependence, and suicide attempt was 2.5%, 2.2%, 2.1% and 0.3%, respectively. CMDs were associated with female gender, worse functioning, poorer quality-of-life, higher degree of physical health burden, and more adverse socio-economic situations. Approximately 30% of participants with CMDs had sought professional help for their mental health problems in the past one year. Service users were significantly more likely to be female, older in age, unemployed, and had lower household income. Conclusions: Findings of the HKMMS concurred with the literature that depressive and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent conditions affecting adult population. Significant relationships of CMDs with poorer functioning and physical health indicating that enhanced social and occupational support as well as optimisation of physical state may facilitate improvement of mental health. Prevalence estimate of psychotic disorders highlights substantial unmet treatment needs for people with psychosis who have not yet received any psychiatric care (estimated as 1.5% of the population with psychosis). In sum, the HKMMS provided valuable data to guide future development of mental health service in Hong Kong.
DescriptionParallel Session 1 – Population Health & Policy - no. S4
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/271666

 

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dc.contributor.authorLam, LCW-
dc.contributor.authorChan, WC-
dc.contributor.authorChen, EYH-
dc.contributor.authorNg, RMK-
dc.contributor.authorHung, SF-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, EFC-
dc.contributor.authorSham, PC-
dc.contributor.authorChiu, HFK-
dc.contributor.authorLam, M-
dc.contributor.authorChang, WC-
dc.contributor.authorLee, EHM-
dc.contributor.authorChiang, TP-
dc.contributor.authorLau, JTF-
dc.contributor.authorLewis, G-
dc.contributor.authorBebbington, P-
dc.contributor.authorvan Os, J-
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-11T02:20:26Z-
dc.date.available2019-07-11T02:20:26Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationHealth Research Symposium 2014: Translating Health Research into Policy and Practice for Health of the Population, Hong Kong, China, 15 November 2014.. In Programme Book, 2014, p. 13, abstract no. S4-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/271666-
dc.descriptionParallel Session 1 – Population Health & Policy - no. S4-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Mental disorders are highly prevalent conditions that constitute substantial disease burdens globally. In particular, common mental disorders (CMDs) including anxiety and depressive disorders pose significant challenge to primary health care. It is recognised that rates and risk factors of mental disorders vary considerably across regions and populations. It is essential to obtain local psychiatric epidemiological data for service planning. The Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey (HKMMS) is the first territory-wide, population-based study in Hong Kong to systematically examine prevalence of CMDs, their associated factors and impacts on psychosocial disability. Methods: A two-phase design was adopted in the HKMMS. In Phase I, 5,719 randomly selected and demographically representative Chinese participants aged 16 – 75 years were interviewed with assessments examining psychological symptoms, psychosocial functioning, alcohol and substance use, history of suicide attempt, physical health, service utilisation, and a comprehensive array of socio-demographic factors between November 2010 and May 2013. Screening for psychosis was also conducted. Phase II comprised clinician-rated diagnostic ascertainment for participants with positive psychosis screen, and evaluation of rate and correlates of self-harm behaviors. Results: The weighted prevalence of any ICD-10 diagnosis of CMDs was 13.3%. The most common mental disorders were mixed anxiety and depressive disorder (6.9%), generalised anxiety disorder (4.2%), and depressive disorder (2.9%). The prevalence of other anxiety disorders including panic disorder, phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder was 1.5%. The prevalence of psychotic disorders, alcohol dependence, substance dependence, and suicide attempt was 2.5%, 2.2%, 2.1% and 0.3%, respectively. CMDs were associated with female gender, worse functioning, poorer quality-of-life, higher degree of physical health burden, and more adverse socio-economic situations. Approximately 30% of participants with CMDs had sought professional help for their mental health problems in the past one year. Service users were significantly more likely to be female, older in age, unemployed, and had lower household income. Conclusions: Findings of the HKMMS concurred with the literature that depressive and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent conditions affecting adult population. Significant relationships of CMDs with poorer functioning and physical health indicating that enhanced social and occupational support as well as optimisation of physical state may facilitate improvement of mental health. Prevalence estimate of psychotic disorders highlights substantial unmet treatment needs for people with psychosis who have not yet received any psychiatric care (estimated as 1.5% of the population with psychosis). In sum, the HKMMS provided valuable data to guide future development of mental health service in Hong Kong. -
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherFood and Health Bureau, HKSAR . -
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Research Symposium 2014-
dc.titleThe Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey 2010-
dc.typeConference_Paper-
dc.identifier.emailChan, WC: waicchan@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChen, EYH: eyhchen@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailSham, PC: pcsham@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChang, WC: changwc@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLee, EHM: edwinlhm@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.spage13, abstract no. S4-
dc.identifier.epage13, abstract no. S4-
dc.publisher.placeHong Kong-

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