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This annual report - Taranaki District Health Board

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Distribution by Ethnicity and GenderCannabis-Related Disorders: In New Zealand during 2009–2011, the number of youngpeople accessing mental health services with cannabis-related disorders was significantlyhigher for males and for Māori > European/Other > Pacific young people. While similargender differences were seen for mental health contacts and inpatient bed nights, bothcontacts and inpatient bed nights were significantly higher for Māori > Pacific >European/Other young people (Table 109).Other Substance-Related Disorders: In New Zealand during 2009–2011, the number ofyoung people accessing mental health services with other substance-related disorderswas significantly higher for males and for Māori > European/Other > Pacific young people.While similar gender and ethnic differences were seen for mental health contacts, inpatientbed nights were significantly higher for Māori > Pacific > European/Other young people(Table 110).Age Distribution of Those Accessing Services with Substance-RelatedDisorders and Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic DisordersWhile there was considerable overlap in the number of young people diagnosed withsubstance-related disorders and schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, the agerelatedincreases in the numbers diagnosed with alcohol and cannabis-related disordersoccurred around two to three years earlier than the age-related increase in the number ofyoung people diagnosed with schizophrenia (Figure 135).Figure 135. Comparison of Age Distribution of Children and Young People AccessingMental <strong>Health</strong> Services with Substance-Related Disorders and Schizophrenia and OtherPsychotic Disorders, New Zealand 2009–2011Number with Diagnosis per 100,00010009008007006005004003002001000Alcohol-Related DisordersCannabis-Related DisordersOther Substance-Related DisordersOther Psychotic DisordersSchizophrenia0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20Average Age (Years)Source: Numerator: PRIMHD (individuals attending Mental <strong>Health</strong> Services who had ever been assigned thesediagnoses); Denominator: Statistics NZ Projected Population (2010 = mid-point of 2009–2011)Access to Mental <strong>Health</strong> Services in Young People - 411

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