Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 12(7), p. e48012, 2012
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048012
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Reliance on national figures may be underestimating the extent of mental ill health in urban communities. This study demonstrates the necessity for local information on common mental disorder (CMD) and substance use by comparing data from the South East London Community Health (SELCoH) study with those from a national study, the 2007 English Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Study (APMS).