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Mental Health: key points

  • Mental Health has a positive and negative dimension.
  • One in ten of Scottish children surveyed in 2004, reported some type of mental disorder.
  • In 2000, prevalence of neurotic disorders in the Scottish population is around 141 cases per 1000 adults
  • Women had a higher prevalence rating than men for any neurotic disorder.