Mental health epidemiology is
A) the study of epidemics in mental disorders among the general population.
B) the study of organic brain diseases among different ethnic populations of a defined geographic region.
C) the study of the distribution of mental disorders in a given population.
D) a sociological study of psychological disorders.

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Mental health epidemiology is focused on understanding the distribution (prevalence, incidence) and determinants of mental disorders within a given population. Option A is not entirely accurate as mental disorders are not necessarily epidemics. Option B is too narrow and specific, and not a complete definition of mental health epidemiology. Option D is incorrect as it does not reference the systematic study of mental health in a population.

Mental Health Epidemiology Is