University of Calgary
months issue canadian journal psychiatry cjp includes series studies employ epidemiologic methods assess distribution determinants mental illnesses mental healthrelated issues canadian population14 months issue also contains perspective article dr john mclennan5 focusing etiologic attributions fetal alcohol syndrome despite cliche stating correlation equal causation judgments causation central epidemiologic reasoning inevitable judgments often precondition translation epidemiologic knowledge clinical public heath actions group studies demonstrates epidemiology provide insights population health also provide lens health status health services health policy assessed indeed metaphor lens appropriate epidemiologic studies studies use data collected large samples even entire populations bring focus using statistical procedures effects could otherwise discerned