§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information his Department has on the differential rates of admission to Scottish hospitals for clinical depression amongst men and women in the age range 15 to 45 years.
§ Mr. John MacKay[pursuant to his reply, 31 March 1983, c. 233]: In 1980, the latest date for which this information is available, the rate of admissions to Scottish mental hospitals and psychiatric units with a diagnosis of depression, per 100,000 of the population, was as follows:
Age group 15–24 Age group 25–44 Male Female Male Female 25 54 62 142