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(a) People who had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life.
(b) People who had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life and had sufficient symptoms of that disorder in the 12 months prior to the survey.
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Mental disorder prevalence in the Australian population 2022, by classification
According to a survey conducted between 2020 and 2022 in Australia, just under 43 percent of the population aged between 16 and 85 years had experienced a lifetime mental disorder. Just over 21 percent of the population had a 12-month mental disorder.Â
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