Larsson Henrik
School of Medical Sciences Örebro University Örebro Sweden.
JCPP Adv. 2022 Jun 2;2(2):e12086. doi: 10.1002/jcv2.12086. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Improved understanding of causal risk factors for child and adolescent mental health problems are dependent on observational research. Although confounding is a major limitation of observational research, this problem is widely ignored in the reporting and dissemination of findings from observational studies in psychiatric journals. There is clearly a need for improved reporting of confounding and more careful interpretation of observational research in psychiatry.
对儿童和青少年心理健康问题因果风险因素的更深入理解依赖于观察性研究。尽管混杂是观察性研究的一个主要局限,但在精神病学杂志上观察性研究结果的报告和传播中,这个问题却被广泛忽视。显然,在精神病学领域需要改进对混杂因素的报告,并更谨慎地解读观察性研究。