Patterns of use of mental health services and prescriptions, 2011

the Australian Bureau of Statistics has released a new dataset anaysis: Patterns of Use of Mental Health Services and Prescription Medications, 2011.  It explores patterns of use of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subsidised mental health-related services and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidised mental health-related medications in 2011,  

In 2011 there were 3.2 million people (15.0% of all Australians) who accessed at least one MBS or PBS subsidised mental health-related treatment (either a service such as a consultation with a psychologist, or medication, or both). Overall, females were more likely to have used a mental health-related treatment than males: almost one in five females (18.2%) compared with around one in nine males (11.7%).