In 2022, approximately 285 thousand individuals were treated in mental health wards in Italy for the first time during that year. This statistic shows the average age of new patients diagnosed with severe mental health problems, by diagnosis. The average age for all disorders was over 40 years. In particular, new patients diagnosed with depression were on average 53.2 years old. It comes with no surprise that the most represented age group among new mental health patients was the one comprising people between 45 and 54 years old.
Average age of new patients treated in mental health wards for severe problems in Italy in 2022, by diagnosis
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Ministero della Salute. (October 12, 2023). Average age of new patients treated in mental health wards for severe problems in Italy in 2022, by diagnosis [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332483/average-age-of-new-patients-in-mental-health-wards-in-italy-by-diagnosis/
Ministero della Salute. "Average age of new patients treated in mental health wards for severe problems in Italy in 2022, by diagnosis." Chart. October 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332483/average-age-of-new-patients-in-mental-health-wards-in-italy-by-diagnosis/
Ministero della Salute. (2023). Average age of new patients treated in mental health wards for severe problems in Italy in 2022, by diagnosis. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332483/average-age-of-new-patients-in-mental-health-wards-in-italy-by-diagnosis/
Ministero della Salute. "Average Age of New Patients Treated in Mental Health Wards for Severe Problems in Italy in 2022, by Diagnosis." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332483/average-age-of-new-patients-in-mental-health-wards-in-italy-by-diagnosis/
Ministero della Salute, Average age of new patients treated in mental health wards for severe problems in Italy in 2022, by diagnosis Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332483/average-age-of-new-patients-in-mental-health-wards-in-italy-by-diagnosis/ (last visited October 14, 2024)
Average age of new patients treated in mental health wards for severe problems in Italy in 2022, by diagnosis [Graph], Ministero della Salute, October 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332483/average-age-of-new-patients-in-mental-health-wards-in-italy-by-diagnosis/
