Posted by Jakeman on July 19, 2005, at 21:03:54
In reply to Re: About my post..and Suicide..., posted by linkadge on July 19, 2005, at 20:47:16
> I don't think one can infer from this table that mental illness is universal. The highest regions have like 75/100,000 and the lowest are like 0.
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> If mental illness was univeral I would expect to see much less diversity in the rates.
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>Good point, and I guess these statistics aren't a reliable measure of mental illness. But then, maybe I should consider a trip to the Dominican Republic :-). I do think sociology plays into this, not just biology.
~J
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