SN 3560 -OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Private Household Survey, 1993

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Title:
OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Private Household Survey, 1993

Subject Categories:
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

Depositor(s):
Office for National Statistics

Principal Investigator(s):
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division

Sponsor(s):
Department of Health
Scottish Office
Welsh Office

Project Number: N ; 1361

Other Acknowledgements:
OPCS now forms part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Dr. Rachel Jenkins, Principal Medical Officer, Department of Health.
H. Meltzer and B. Gill of the Office for National Statistics, Social Survey Division, were the principal investigators.

Abstract:
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.

The purpose of the Private Household Survey was to provide good baseline information about mental illness in Britain to help in achieving health of the nation targets. The survey aims were:
1. to estimate prevalence of psychiatric morbidity
2. to identify social disabilities associated with mental illness
3. to examine use of services and receipt of care in relation to diagnosis
4. to investigate recent stressful life events associated with mental illness
5. to look at co-morbidity between mental illness and physical illness and relationships with life-style indicators such as the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol.
Main Topics:
All Respondents:
Background data: socio-demographic and economic characteristics of respondents and their households.
Neurotic symptoms; psychiatric diagnoses; physical illnesses; economic activity; financial circumstances; difficulties with activities of daily living; experience of recent stressful life events; extent of social support from family and friends; participation in leisure activities; cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and problems, drug use and dependence.
Respondents scoring over a threshold score on the assessment for neurotic disorders were also asked questions about use of services and receipt of treatment.
Standard Measures
Clinical Interview Schedule - revised (CIS-R): a battery of questions covering the presence of, and severity of 14 symptoms of neurotic disorder. Responses lead, via algorithms, to diagnosis of neurotic disorders according to ICD-10 criteria. See reports for further details.
Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ): sift questionnaire covering 6 items indicative of psychosis.
SCAN interview (see report for further details).
Perceived social support scale from 1987 Health and Lifestyle Survey: 7 questions; scores grouped to assess whether social support lacking.

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: April 1993-September 1993
Country: England; Scotland; Wales
Spatial Units: (A)Countries; (B)Health Authority Regions/Districts
Observation Units: Individuals

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Adults aged 16-64 years living in private households in Great Britain

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
See report for details
Number of Units: Weighted sample size was 10108. See appendix on weighting in report.
12730 (target) 10108 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; Psychological measurements; Respondents were given a self-completion questionnaire about their use of drugs and alcohol problems. For cases of psychosis, clinicians conducted semi-structured SCAN interviews. See report for details.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk
Recommendations: We recommend that Report 1 associated with this survey is obtained by users of this dataset. Details of the reports can be found in the previous section.

Date of Release:
First Edition: 24 September 1996

Copyright:
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

Documentation:

Format	Name	Size in Kilobytes	Description
PDF	a3560cab.pdf	2349	Codebook
PDF	a3560dab.pdf	7967	Derived Variables
PDF	a3560iab.pdf	10357	Interviewers' Instructions
PDF	a3560qab.pdf	11263	Questionnaires/Showcards
PDF	index.pdf	8	Index File
HTML	UKDA_Study_3560_Information.htm	23	Study information and citation

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