Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys - Major studies
Health services and medical care - Health
Mental health - Health
Morbidity and mortality - Population, vital statistics and censuses
Use and provision of specific social services - Social welfare policy and systems
The Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain aim to provide up-to-date information about the prevalence of psychiatric problems among people in Great Britain, as well as their associated social disabilities and use of services. The series started in 1993, and so far consists of the following surveys:- OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity: Private Household Survey, 1993 - this covered 10,000 adults aged 16 to 64 years living in private households
- a supplementary sample of 350 people aged 16 to 64 years with psychosis, living in private households, which was conducted in 1993-1994 and then repeated in 2000
- OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity: Institutions Sample, 1994 - this covered 1,200 people aged 16 to 64 years living in institutions specifically catering for people with mental illness
- OPCS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Homeless People, 1994 - this covered 1,100 homeless people aged 16 to 64 years living in hostels for the homeless or other such institutions. The sample also included people sleeping 'rough'
- ONS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Prisoners in England and Wales, 1997
- Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Great Britain, 1999
- Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000 - this survey was a repeat of the 1993 private households survey
- Mental Health of Young People Looked After by Local Authorities in Great Britain, 2001-2002
- Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain, 2004 - this was a repeat of the 1999 survey
- Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007 - this survey was a repeat of the 2000 private households survey. The Information Centre for Health and Social Care took over management of the survey in 2007
The UK Data Archive (UKDA) holds data from all the surveys mentioned above apart from the 1993-1994/2000 supplementary samples of people with psychosis living in private households. Further details can be found on the Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys datasets page.
Further information about the series and links to publications can be found on the Department of Health Mental Health Surveys web page.
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The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007 (APMS 2007) is the third survey of psychiatric morbidity in adults living in private households. The main aim of the survey was to collect data on poor mental health among adults aged 16 and over living in private households in England.
The specific objectives of the survey were:- to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity according to diagnostic category in the adult household population of England. The survey included assessment of common mental disorders; psychosis; borderline and antisocial personality disorder; Asperger syndrome, substance misuse and dependency; and suicidal thoughts, attempts and self-harm
- to screen for characteristics of eating disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and problem gambling
- to examine trends in the psychiatric disorders that have been included in previous survey years (1993 and 2000)
- to identify the nature and extent of social disadvantage associated with mental illness
- to gauge the level and nature of service use in relation to mental health problems, with an emphasis on primary care
- to collect data on key current and lifetime factors that might be associated with mental health problems, such as experience of stressful life events, abusive relationships, and work stress
- to collect data on factors that might be protective against poor mental health, such as social support networks and neighbourhood cohesion
Further information can be found on the Information Centre for Health and Social Care survey web page.
For the third edition (January 2011), variables covering Common Mental Disorders and the calculation of drug dependence were replaced with new versions, and the User Guide and Derived Variable Specifications documentation updated accordingly, to provide details about the changes and amended syntax. The variables replaced are Madd, Phob, Dep, Neurotic, f3200, f3201, f3210, f3211, Sevdep, Milddep, Moddep, Specphob, Diag, ECSTDPSC, ECSTDEP, DRUGDEP, DRUGDEP2 and Noneurot. For a full edition history, please see the study READ file (link below).
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Main Topics:
Topics covered include: general health and health conditions; activities of daily living; caring responsibilities; service use and medication; self-perceived height and weight (for calculation of BMI); common mental disorders; suicidal behaviour and self-harm; psychosis screening questionnaire; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; work related stress; smoking; drinking; drug use; personality disorder and social functioning; problem gambling; Asperger syndrome; post traumatic stress disorder and military experience; domestic violence and abuse; eating disorder; discrimination and sexual identity; intellectual functioning (TICS-M, National Adult Reading Test, Animal naming test); stressful life events; social support networks; parenting; religion and spirituality; social capital and participation; socio-demographics.
Standard Measures
CIS-R: revised Clinical Interview Schedule
SCID-II: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV
AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
SADQ-C: Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire
SF-12: General health
NART: National Adult Reading Test
TICS-m: modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Screening.
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Meltzer, H., Gill, B. and Petticrew, M. (1994) The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among adults aged 16-64, living in private households, in Great Britain, OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain Bulletin No 1, London: OPCS.
Meltzer, H. and Jenkins, R. (1994) 'The national survey of psychiatric morbidity in Great Britain', International Review of Psychiatry 6, pp.349-356.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1994) The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among adults living in institutions, OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain Bulletin No 2, London: OPCS.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1995) OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain: report 1: the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among adults living in private households, London: HMSO.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1995) OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain: report 2: physical complaints, service use and treatment of adults with psychiatric disorders, London: HMSO.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1995) OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain: report 3: economic activity and social functioning of adults with psychiatric disorders, London: HMSO.
Meltzer, H. and Jenkins, R. (1995) 'The national survey of psychiatric morbidity in Great Britain', Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiology 30, pp.1-4.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1996) OPCS surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain: report 4: the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among adults living in institutions, London: HMSO.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1996) OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain: report 5: physical complaints, service use and treatment of residents with psychiatric disorders, London: HMSO.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1996) OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain: report 6: economic activity and social functioning of residents with psychiatric disorders, London: HMSO.
Meltzer, H., Gill, B. and Hinds, K. (1996) The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among homeless adults, OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain Bulletin No 3, London: OPCS.
Gill, B., Meltzer, H. and Hinds, K. (1996) OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain: report 7: psychiatric morbidity among homeless people, London: HMSO.
Singleton, N., et al. (1998) Psychiatric morbidity among prisoners in England and Wales: a survey carried out in 1997 by the Social Survey Division of ONS on behalf of the Department of Health, London: The Stationery Office. ISBN 0116210451.
Singleton, N., et al. (1998) Psychiatric morbidity among prisoners: summary report, London: Government Statistical Service.
Singleton, N. and Meltzer, H. (1998) 'Mental disorders in our prisons', Social Trends Quarterly, Winter 1998.
Meltzer, H., et al. (1999) Non-fatal suicide behaviour among prisoners, London: ONS. ISBN 1857743296.
Singleton, N., Farrell, M. and Meltzer, H. (1999) Substance misuse among prisoners in England and Wales, London: ONS. ISBN 185774330X.
Farrell, M. Singleton, N. and Strang, J. (2000) 'Drugs and prisons: a high risk and high burden environment' IN D. Shewan and J.B. Davies (eds.) Drug use and prisons: an international perspective, The Netherlands: Harwood Academic Publishers.
Lader, D. Singleton, N. and Meltzer, H. (2000) Psychiatric morbidity among young offenders in England and Wales, London: ONS.
Meltzer H., et al. (2000) Mental health of children and adolescents in Great Britain, London: The Stationery Office.
Meltzer H., et al. (2000) The mental health of children and adolescents in Great Britain: summary report, London: The Stationery Office.
Evans, N., et al. (2003) The mental health of older people, London: The Stationery Office.
Meltzer, H. et al. (2003) The mental health of young people looked after by local authorities in England: summary report, London: The Stationery Office.
Meltzer, H. et al. (2003) The mental health of young people looked after by local authorities in Scotland: summary report, London: The Stationery Office.
Meltzer, H. et al. (2003) The mental health of young people looked after by local authorities in Wales: summary report, London: The Stationery Office.
Green H., et al. (2005) The mental health of children and young people in Great Britain, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Green H., et al. (2005) The mental health of children and young people in Great Britain: summary report, London: The Stationery Office.
Links to publications from the series available online can be found on the Department of Health Mental Health Surveys web page.
