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When does 71 become 25,000?

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What's the prevalence of mental illness among the general population?  Do a growing number of children actually suffer from autism?  Are 1 in 4 people in Britain mentally ill?  These are all legitimate questions - and all are skewed by a number of factors.  The Neuroskeptic has a revealing post on how a survey of 71 so easily becomes the headline that "25,000 women are involved in forced sex trafficking each year."   

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