Mental Health

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Jan - Dec 06

Jan - Dec 05

Jan -Dec 04

Jan -Dec 03

Jan -Dec 02

Jan -Dec 01

Emails	Newsletter	Subject of graph of the month	Attachments
Oct 07	Issue 69	Overall score in the Goodman strengths and difficulties questionnaire by alcohol and drug use: 15 year old pupils (Source: Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey 2006 (SALSUS)).
Aug 07	Issue 68	Number of readmissions into psychiatric hospitals
May 07	Issue 67	Top 5 antipsychotic drugs by defined daily dose^1,2: millions of defined daily doses in Scotland; 1996/97 to 2005/06
April 07	Issue 66	Depressive illness presenting to GPs/ practice teams: annual prevalence rates^1,2,3 per 1 000 population, by age and sex; years ending 31 Mar, 2003/04 to 2005/06
Mar 07	Issue 65	Whole-time equivalent of consultant psychiatrists¹ in NHS Scotland, by specialty, at 30th Sep 1997-2006
Feb 07	Issue 64	Whole-time equivalent of all Clinical Staff in Psychology Services in NHS Scotland at 30th September 2001-2006
Jan 07	Issue 63	Gross ingredient costs^1,2, and number of defined daily doses^3,4 per 1000 population (age 15+) per day, of antidepressants in Scotland; 1996/97 to 2005/06.
Dec 06	Issue 62	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Workforce in NHS Scotland by professional group, 2005
Nov 06	Issue 61	Reasons for Mental Health calls to NHS24¹ by category, Jun to Sep 2006
Oct 06	Issue 60	Number of defined daily doses^1,2 per 1000 population (age 60+) per day for drugs for dementia in Scotland; 1996/97 to 2004/05
Sep 06	Issue 59	Deaths due to intentional self-harm or undetermined intent, Scotland 1996-2005
Aug 06	Issue 58	Prevalence of severe mental health problems^1,2,3 per 100 people registered with a GP, Apr 04 - Mar 05 and Apr 05 - Mar 06
Jul 06	Issue 57	Psychiatric 999 calls by Time of Week, Scotland 2005-2006.
Jun 06	Issue 56	Average available staffed beds^1,2,3 in general psychiatry and psychiatry of old age; all Scotland, years ending 31 March
May 06	Issue 55	Typical and atypical antipsychotics: number of prescribed items and gross ingredient cost^1,2,3; 2001/02 to 2004/05
Apr 06	Issue 54	Discharges from Scottish acute hospitals with a diagnosis of deliberate self harm in years ending December 1999-2004^1,2,3
Mar 06	Issue 53	Psychiatrists working in NHS Scotland hospitals and community services at 30 Sep 05: percentages (bars) and numbers (headcount) by age group¹
Feb 06	Issue 52	Annual prevalence rates for Depression and Anxiety per 1000 population for Scotland¹; years ending 31 March 2004 and 2005^2,3; by sex and deprivation quintile, standardised for age.
Jan 06	Issue 51	Gross ingredient costs^1,2 and number of defined daily doses^3,4 of antidepressants in Scotland; 1995/96 to 2004/05.
Dec 05	Issue 50	Composition of the Scottish Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) workforce, May 05
Nov 05	Issue 49	Mean stay in Scottish psychiatric hospitals, by speciality, years ending March 1998 - 2005
Oct 05	Issue 48	Rates of deaths due to intentional self-harm or undetermined intent, Scotland1995-2004
Sep 05	Issue 47	Psychiatric 999 calls per 1000 population by NHS Board, Scotland 2004-2005
Aug 05	Issue 46	Number of callers to Scotlands Breathing Space Support Line, May 2005; by age and sex	iMHIP: what, why, how, who, when
Jul 05	Issue 45	Prevalence of severe mental health problems per 100 people registered with a GP, Apr 04 - Mar 05.
Jun 05	Issue 44	Hospital and community psychiatric nurses
May 05	Issue 43	Numbers of consultant psychiatrists (whole-time-equivalents) in Scotland, by specialty, at 30 Sep; 1994 to 2004
Apr 05	Issue 42	Number of residents in psychiatric units on specific dates (31 Mar 1991-2001), by length of stay at those dates
Mar 05	Issue 41	Numbers and gross ingredient costs of prescriptions for anti-depressants, hypnotics/anxiolytics and antipsychotics dispensed in the community: Scotland; 1994/95 to 2003/2004
Feb 05	Issue 40	Anxiety and depression presenting to GP practice teams in Scotland (03-04)
Jan 05	Issue 39	Prevalence rates of depression/anxiety in Scottish women
Dec 04	Issue 38	Cost per attendance for community psychiatric teams
Nov 04	Issue 37	General hospital records that mention psychological problems
Oct 04	Issue 36	Clinical psychology staff
Sep 04	Issue 35	Old age psychiatry beds per head of 65+ population	iMHIP04: why come; programme; booking form
Aug 04	Issue 34	Suicides, by social class
Jul 04	Issue 33	Delayed discharges
Jun 04	Issue 32	Top 5 reasons to see GP	Report on 'Lessons learned from England'
May 04	Issue 31	Cross boundary flow: inpatients
Apr 04	Issue 30	Numbers of psychiatrists
Mar 04	Issue 29	Prescriptions of anti-depressants, anxiolytics and anti-psychotics
Feb 04	Issue 28	Emergency readmission
Jan 04	Issue 27	Depression in primary care
Dec 03	Issue 26	Cost of anti-depressants by HB	iMHIP 2003 Annual Conference report
Nov 03	Issue 25	Trends in rates of suicide	Finding old favourites at our new website/ Workshops with Service users and care providers on information sharing
Oct 03	Issue 24	Clinical staff in psychology	Aberdeen meeting report
Sep 03	Issue 23	Number of folk with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Aug 03	Issue 22	Numbers and costs of community presriptions of selected anti-depressants (non SSRIs)	IMHIP 2003 provisional programme/ Who, where, when, and why?/ Application form
Jul 03	Issue 21	[no graph: paternity leave!]
Jun 03	Issue 20	% spent in the community
May 03	Issue 19	Rates of bipolar disorder
Apr 03	Issue 18	Numbers and costs of community prescriptions of SSRIs
Mar 03	Issue 17	Beds in general and old age psychiatry	White Paper highlights
Feb 03	Issue 16	Delayed discharges	ECR meeting note
Dec 2002	Dec 2002; Issue 15	Depression in primary care	Little Wing report
Nov 2002	Nov 2002; Issue 14	% of general hospital records that mention psychological issues	IMHIP 2002 Report/ Summary
Oct 2002	Oct 2002; Issue 13	Formal and informal admissions
Sep 2002	Sep 2002; Issue 12	Numbers of psychiatrists and psychologists
Aug 2002	Aug 2002; Issue 11	Self-harm and psychiatric history
Jul 2002	Jul 2002; Issue 10	Community prescribing of novel antispychotics	'Insights' Executive Summary
Jun 2002	Jun 2002; Issue 9	Rates of self-harm resulting in admission
May 2002	May 2002; Issue 8	Rate of community prescribing of methylphenidate
Apr 2002	Apr 2002; Issue 7	Reasons to consult GP
Mar 2002	Mar 2002; Issue 6	Prescriptions of anti-depressants, anxiolytics and anti-psychotics	IMHIP One page Aims & Themes
Feb 2002	Feb 2002; Issue 5	Rates of those with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Dec 2001	Dec 2001; Issue 4	Numbers of folk with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia	SDC report Executive Summary
Nov 2001	Nov 2001; Issue 3
Oct 2001	Oct 2001; Issue 2
Sep 2001	Sep 2001; Issue 1