Term: Cumulative Mental Illness / Cumulative Mental Health Disorders

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-06-21

Definition:

The grouping "Cumulative Mental Illness" was created (Fransoo et al., 2009) to provide an overall indicator of the prevalence of mental illness, accounting for the co-occurrence among mental illnesses. Cumulative prevalence was defined as the proportion of the population who received treatment for any of the following five conditions: depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, personality disorders, or schizophrenia. See the individual glossary terms listed below for more detailed information on each of these five conditions.

NOTE:

• In Chartier et al. (2012), the term Cumulative Mental Health Disorder was used to describe these conditions.
  
• In the Health Inequities deliverable (Martens et. al, 2010), the definitions for identifying cumulative mental illness did not include prescriptions from the DPIN (drug) data. The reason for this is to maintain consistency in the definition across time, because the earliest analysis time frame (1984) pre-dated the availability of the DPIN data (1995). For an illustration of the difference of the crude rate for cumulative mental illness with and without DPIN (drug) data over time, please see the LINKS section below.

Related concepts 

• Depression - Defining in Administrative Data
• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use
• Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) / Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) - Measuring Prevalence
• Mental Disorder / Mental Health Disorder / Mental Health Illness Classification
• Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Measuring Prevalence
• Personality Disorders - Measuring Prevalence
• Schizophrenia - Measuring Prevalence
• Substance Use Disorders / Substance Abuse - Measuring Prevalence

Related terms 

• All Cause Five-Year Mortality Rates for Individuals with Cumulative Mental Illness
• Anxiety /Anxiety States
• Any Mental Disorder / Any Mental Health Disorder / Any Mental Illness
• Cumulative Mental Illness-Mortality
• Cumulative Treatment Prevalence (Cumulative Mental Illnesses)
• Depression
• Mental Health Disorder / Mental Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Substance Use Disorders / Substance Abuse

Links 

• MCHP Documentation - Crude Rate of Cumulative Mental Health Illness With and Without DPIN (Drug) Data By Rural Income Quintile Over Time
• MCHP Documentation - Crude Rate of Cumulative Mental Health Illness With and Without DPIN (Drug) Data By Urban Income Quintile Over Time

References 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, Burland E, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C. Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Martens P, Brownell M, Au W, MacWiliam L, Prior H, Schultz J, Guenette W, Elliott L, Buchan S, Anderson M, Caetano P, Metge C, Santos R, Serwonka K. Health Inequities in Manitoba: Is the Socioeconomic Gap in Health Widening or Narrowing Over Time? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens PJ, Bartlett J, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Huq S, Romphf L, Sanguins J, Carter S, Bailly A. Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)