Study participants get more mental health care than general population

Finns who joined a long-term health study used psychiatric services at higher rates than non-participants, raising questions about selection bias in research. The finding matters to policymakers and researchers designing health studies: enrollment itself may signal underlying health differences, potentially skewing what we learn about population mental health needs.

Originaltitel: Association between participation in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study and use of psychiatric care services