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Using epidemiologic methods to test hypotheses regarding causal influences on child and adolescent mental disorders.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Jan 2009
Lahey Benjamin B, D'Onofrio Brian M, Waldman Irwin D
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiology uses strong sampling methods and study designs to test refutable hypotheses regarding the causes of important health, mental health, and social outcomes. Epidemiologic methods are increasingly being used to move developmental psychopathology from studies that catalogue correlates of child and adolescent mental health to designs that can test rival hypotheses regarding causal genetic and environmental...
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