“One in four” with a mental health problem: the anatomy of a statistic

Despite a lack of supporting evidence, the claim that one in four people will have a mental health problem at some point in their lives is a popular one. Where does this figure come from, and why does it persist, ask Stephen Ginn and Jamie Horder

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Data Interpretation, Statistical
Estimates
Health Policy
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental health
Mental health care
Morbidity
Psychiatry
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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