Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Medication for mental health disorder indicator |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 376081 |
Registration status:![]() | Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 |
Definition:![]() | A self-reported indicator of whether a person is currently taking a legally prescribed medication for a mental health disorder, including drug and alcohol abuse, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Person—medication for mental health disorder indicator |
Value Domain:![]() | Yes/no code N |
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Representational attributes | ||
Representation class:![]() | Code | |
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Data type:![]() | Boolean | |
Format:![]() | N | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values:![]() | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | This data element should be used in conjunction with the data element: Person—mental health disorder indicator, yes/no code N to capture instances of mental illness that are formally diagnosed and medicated. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Person—medication for mental health disorder indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N Health!, Standard 28/04/2016 See also Person—mental health disorder indicator, yes/no code N Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Prison entrants DSS Health!, Superseded 28/04/2016 Conditional obligation: Conditional on prison entrant being told by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse that they have a mental health disorder (including drug and alcohol abuse). DSS specific information: This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who are currently taking medication for a mental health disorder. |