Where does the oft quoted statistic that 1 in 4 people will, at some point, suffer from a mental illness? The Neuroskeptic does a fine job of explaining how a report by a big name institution can wrongly assert such a fact - citing to studies which do not support that claim - yet nevertheless become gospel in the ensuing years.
But there's more than just getting the empirical studies wrong. As detailed at the Daily Beast by Constantino Diaz-Duran (via Instapundit) it also matters what we're classifying as a mental illness as well.
But there's more than just getting the empirical studies wrong. As detailed at the Daily Beast by Constantino Diaz-Duran (via Instapundit) it also matters what we're classifying as a mental illness as well.
Thanks for the link. As you point out, 1 in 4 is an inaccurate statistic but the real statistics, which are actually higher, are dodgy as well because they rely on classifying mental illness sensibly (which we generally don't do.)