Person—source of information on a mental health issue, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

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Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1   Agency worker

The person appears to the agency worker to have an undiagnosed mental health condition.

CODE 2   Health professional

The person has been diagnosed with a mental health condition by a doctor, nurse or other health professional.

CODE 3   Non-government agency

A non-government agency offering disability support programs, or a local community support program, whose target population includes those with a mental illness.

CODE 4   Family, friends, carers

Family, carers, or friends who know the applicant well, and are concerned that the person may have an undiagnosed mental illness.

CODE 5   Self-identified

The person reports that they have a mental illness but does not have contact with specialised mental health service or other relevant service providers at this point in time.

CODE 6   Other

There is information to indicate the person has a mental health condition but the source of information is not included in the list above.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

The permissible values for this data element are used to form the response categories to the question:

"Is there additional information about the client, either formal or informal, that indicates a mental health condition?"

This data element is based on the PHaMs (Personal Helpers and Mentors Program) screening tool; it is a useful flag for mental health issues where more accurate evidence is not available.

Relational attributes