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mhconda

Age told had mental health condition

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
mhconda38 Age told had depression indresp
mhconda39 Age told had psychosis or schizophrenia indresp
mhconda40 Age told had bipolar disorder or manic depression indresp
mhconda41 Age told had an eating disorder indresp
mhconda42 Age told had post-traumatic stress disorder indresp
mhconda54 Mental health conditions: Age told had a phobia indresp
mhconda55 Mental health conditions: Age told had panic attacks indresp
mhconda56 Age told had ADHD or ADD indresp
mhconda57 Mental health conditions: Age told had post-natal depression indresp
mhconda58 Mental health conditions: Age told had dementia (including Alzheimer's) indresp
mhconda59 Mental health conditions: Age told had nervous breakdown indresp
mhconda60 Mental health conditions: Age told had a personality disorder indresp
mhconda61 Mental health conditions: Age told had obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indresp
mhconda62 Mental health conditions: Age told had seasonal affective disorder indresp
mhconda63 Mental health conditions: Age told had alcohol or drug dependence indresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

mentalhealthconditions_w13.mhconda

Question label:

Age told had mental health condition

Question text:

What age were you when you were first told you had MHCondcode?

Question universe:

if MHCONDCODE = 38 thru 42 or 54 thru 63 (Has a diagnosed mental health condition)

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER AGE

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

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