Health Reporting from Different Data Sources: Does it Matter for Mental Health?

• Published in: The journal of mental health policy and economics Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 33
• Main Authors: Mason, Joyce, Laporte, Audrey, McDonald, James T, Kurdyak, Paul, de Oliveira, Claire
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Diabetes Mellitus; Health Surveys; Humans; Mental Health; Ontario - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Ontario

Mental disorders are typically stigmatized conditions associated with negative stereotypes, which may lead individuals to underreport them. Thus, survey data may be subject to biases. Although administrative data has some limitations, it is an alternative data source that may be considered more obje...