Men and mental health.
Psychological problems were managed at a rate of 11.1 per 100 encounters with male patients in 2006-2008, compared with 12.6 per 100 female encounters. Two-thirds of these encounters were with males aged 45-64 years (34.5%) and 25-44 years (32.9%). Age specific rates show that psychological problems were managed most often among males aged 25-44 years (18.1 per 100 encounters with males in this age group) significantly higher than the equivalent group of females (Figure 1).
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Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Salma
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D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008603:Mental Health; D012737:Sex Factors