Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Jan 10, 2010, at 12:59 PM, James Heartfield wrote:
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> > I would be sceptical about a statistic like the OECD's increasing
> > mental illness, since this would, presumably, reflect greater
> > diagnosis of mental illness.
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> It's a measure of lifetime prevalance, a snapshot, and not a trend.
Any reasonably responsible estimate such as this, even if it is wrong, usually points to something, and while "greater diagnosis of mental illness" is probably one of the factors, there may be others of importance. I just don't think Andy's why yanks are so crazy is a good place to start.
Carrol