The history of psychiatric classification and mental health statistics

Abstract The official collection of mental health data began in the nineteenth-century asylums of England, and debate around classification still rages today. Kevin Matthew Jones shares a fascinating exploration of the historical links between diagnosis and mental health statistics

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Significance
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2025-02-04
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmaf006
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Mental Health and Psychiatry
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The history of psychiatric classification and mental health statistics

Kevin Matthew Jones
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The history of psychiatric classification and mental health statistics

Kevin Matthew Jones
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Abstract The official collection of mental health data began in the nineteenth-century asylums of England, and debate around classification still rages today. Kevin Matthew Jones shares a fascinating exploration of the historical links between diagnosis and mental health statistics

SignificanceVol. 22(2)
University of Nottingham (GB), Hologic (Germany) (DE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Mental Health and Psychiatry
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