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To the Editor: Kessler et al. (Feb. 20 issue)¹ found that there was a higher probability of the use of psychiatric outpatient services in the United States than in Ontario among people with less severe mental illness. The authors conclude that any plans to expand insurance coverage for mental illness in the United States must address this problem. The study was population-based but severely limited the number of psychiatric disorders surveyed. Over 90 disorders were omitted, including all psychotic disorders, anorexia nervosa, all dissociative disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and all personality disorders except antisocial personality disorder (the one that is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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