Effective planning and decision-making for improving. the health of a community requires good information. about the current health status and factors that will. influence that health status. This document identifies the metrics â the population. health outcomes and important risk and protective. factors â that, taken together, can describe the health. of a community and drive action. Selection of these. metrics reflects the weight of professional and academic. judgment over the past three decades.
The new disorder is called Cognitive Disorder of Progressives-A dangerous, contagious psychiatric illness, (CDP) characterized by both emotional and cognitive dysfunction, sometimes with psychotic features.
Mental illness itself is not life-threatening. However, up to 15% of people seriously affected by mental illness eventually die by suicide (compared to an approximate figure of 1% for the whole population).Effective, ongoing treatment is essential to minimise the risk of suicide. Nearly half (45%) of the population will experience a mental disorder at some stage in their lives. 2  Almost one in five Australians (20%) will experience a mental illness in a 12-month period. 3  During a one-year period, anxiety disorders will affect 14% of the population and depression will affect 6%.