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It is estimated that mental health problems and mental illness will affect more than 20% of the adult population in their lifetime and between 10-15% of young people in any one year. Many will recover spontaneously and, of the remainder, the vast majority can be treated and will fully recover. However, a smaller number of people will experience longer periods of distress and disability. Mental disorders accounted for more than 13% of the total burden of disease and injury in Australia in 2003 with anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse and personality disorders accounting for three quarters of that burden. Females were twice as likely to be anxious or depressed as males while men were three times more likely to contribute to the substance abuse burden than females.

The NHMRC has committed to spending more than $55 million on research related to mental health issues in 2008, up from $44 million in 2007.

Calendar Year

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

All Mental Health

$10,929,449

$15,560,245

$20,303,806

$23,934,618

$26,767,989

$34,016,757

$37,883,435

$44,455,977

$55,640,884

Financial Year

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

All Mental Health

$12,332,539

$17,851,637

$23,120,914

$24,625,072

$30,681,971

$35,927,216

$40,216,296

$49,970,880

$52,482,861

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11/Nov/08

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