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Mental Health

Volume 447: debated on Friday 16 June 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were diagnosed with (a) schizophrenia and (b) catatonia in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. (77363)

The number of people diagnosed with (a) schizophrenia and (b) catatonia in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years is not available as some people with such problems are not in contact with healthcare providers in a hospital setting. However, information is available on the number of in-patients in mental health hospitals in Northern Ireland as at 31 March 2003 and 2004, The following table provides figures on the number of such in-patients who had been diagnosed with (a) schizophrenia and (b) catatonia.

Diagnosis

As at 31 March

(a) schizophrenia

(b) catatonia

2003

111

7

2004

105

6

Source:

Northern Ireland Psychiatric Census of long-stay and detained patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) males and (b) females have suffered from (i) severe depressive illness, (ii) catatonia and (iii) a prolonged or severe manic episode in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which information is available, broken down by age group. (77364)

Information on the total number of people suffering from (i) severe depressive illness, (ii) catatonia and (iii) a prolonged or severe manic episode is not available as some people with such problems are not in contact with healthcare providers in a hospital setting. However, information is available on the number of in-patients in mental health hospitals in Northern Ireland as at 31 March 2003 and 2004. The following table provide figures on the number of such in-patients who had been diagnosed with (i) severe depressive illness, (ii) catatonia and (iii) a prolonged or severe manic episode. The small numbers involved make it unsafe to disclose the age-group and gender of these diagnostic groups without risking patient confidentiality.

As at 31st March

Diagnosis

2003

2004

(i) Severe Depressive Illness

9

8

(ii) Catatonia

7

6

(iii) Prolonged or Severe Manic Episode

<5

5

Source:

Northern Ireland Psychiatric Census of long-stay and detained patients.