to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity according to diagnostic category in the adult household population of England. The survey included assessment of common mental disorders; psychosis; borderline and antisocial personality disorder; Asperger syndrome, substance misuse and dependency; and suicidal thoughts, attempts and self-harm
to screen for characteristics of eating disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and problem gambling
to examine trends in the psychiatric disorders that have been included in previous survey years (1993 and 2000)
to identify the nature and extent of social disadvantage associated with mental illness
to gauge the level and nature of service use in relation to mental health problems, with an emphasis on primary care
to collect data on key current and lifetime factors that might be associated with mental health problems, such as experience of stressful life events, abusive relationships, and work stress
to collect data on factors that might be protective against poor mental health, such as social support networks and neighbourhood cohesion
Further information can be found on the Information Centre for Health and Social Care survey web page. \n
\nFor the fourth edition (September 2017), three new weighting variables were added to the data, to be used for analysis when combining the 2007 and 2014 APMS datasets (the 2014 survey is not yet available from the UK Data Service). In addition, derived alcohol variables DVAudit1, AUDITgp, SADQCSC, SADQGP, AUDSAD2, AUDSAD3 and DRNKPROB were replaced to correct previous errors. The documentation has also been updated to cover these changes. \n