Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report

Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.

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Table 1.5 CIS-R anxiety and depression scores, attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm, 2008/2009 combined to

Aged 16 and over and participated in nurse visit (2008-2011) or biological module (2012-2015) 2008/2009 combined to 2014/2015 combined
Mental health problem 2008/2009 combined 2010/2011 combined 2012/2013 combined 2014/2015 combined
% % % %
Men
Depression symptom score
0 89 89 84 81
1 4 4 7 9
2 or more symptoms a 7 7 9 10
Anxiety symptom score
0 87 87 85 80
1 6 5 8 10
2 or more symptoms b 7 8 7 9
Suicide attempts
No 97 96 97 95
Yes 3 4 3 5
Deliberate self-harm
No 98 98 96 94
Yes 2 2 4 6
Women
Depression symptom score
0 84 85 82 79
1 6 6 10 11
2 or more symptoms a 10 9 8 10
Anxiety symptom score
0 78 81 74 71
1 11 9 14 14
2 or more symptoms b 11 10 12 15
Suicide attempts
No 94 94 94 93
Yes 6 6 6 7
Deliberate self-harm
No 96 97 94 91
Yes 4 3 6 9
All adults
Depression symptom score c
0 86 87 83 80
1 5 5 8 10
2 or more symptoms a 8 8 9 10
Anxiety symptom score d
0 83 84 79 76
1 9 7 11 12
2 or more symptoms b 9 9 9 12
Suicide attempts
No 96 95 95 94
Yes 4 5 5 6
Deliberate self-harm
No 97 98 95 93
Yes 3 2 5 7
Bases (weighted):
Men 1066 972 1051 992
Women 1154 1059 1129 1069
All adults 2220 2031 2179 2061
Bases (unweighted):
Men 974 875 971 900
Women 1246 1155 1214 1177
All adults 2220 2030 2185 2077

a Two or more symptoms indicate depression of moderate to high severity
b Two or more symptoms indicate anxiety of moderate to high severity
c Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on depression section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults
d Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on anxiety section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults

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