To the Editor: The report by Scott and colleagues on the “demographic characteristics, diagnostic category, stage of illness, as well as psychosocial and vocational impairment” of 1260 patients presenting to two Sydney headspace centres1 is problematic for several reasons.
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- 1. Scott EM, Hermens DF, Glozier N, et al. Targeted primary care-based mental health services for young Australians. Med J Aust 2012; 196: 136-140. <MJA full text>
- 2. Yap MB, Reavley NJ, Jorm AF. Australian youth still have limited awareness of headspace: results from a national survey. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2012; 46: 28-34.
- 3. Woodhead M. Mental health “one stop shops” preferred over GP. 6 Minutes 2012; Feb 6. http://www.6minutes.com.au/news/latest-news/mental-health--one-stop-shops--preferred-over-gp (accessed May 2012).
- 4. Greenberg SA. How citation distortions create unfounded authority: analysis of a citation network. BMJ 2009; 339: b2680. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2680.
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