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Australasian Psychiatry Volume 6, 1998 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Surveys Ofmental Health and Wellbeing: Critical Comments

John Snowdon Section in Psychiatry of Old Age C/o Rozelle Hospital, PO Box 1, Rozelle, NSW, 2039
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Brian Draper Section in Psychiatry of Old Age C/o Rozelle Hospital, PO Box 1, Rozelle, NSW, 2039
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Edmond Chiu Section in Psychiatry of Old Age C/o Rozelle Hospital, PO Box 1, Rozelle, NSW, 2039
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David Ames Section in Psychiatry of Old Age C/o Rozelle Hospital, PO Box 1, Rozelle, NSW, 2039
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Henry Brodaty Section in Psychiatry of Old Age C/o Rozelle Hospital, PO Box 1, Rozelle, NSW, 2039
Pages 246-247 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing’ report, released in March 1998 [1], presents a distorted picture of the prevalence of mental disorders in old age in Australia. The study's methodology was flawed, and inappropriate conclusions were drawn from the results. This matters!

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