ArticleInternational journal of methods in psychiatric research2025
IJMPR Didactic Paper: Weighting for Causal Inference in Mental Health Research.
Eric R Cohn, José R Zubizarreta
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Eric R CohnWestat, New York, New York, USA.
José R ZubizarretaDepartment of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Funding
EPIDEMIOLOGY-- NATIONAL COMORBIDITY SURVEY REPLICATIONU01MH060220 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI KESSLER, RONALD C · 1999 to 2010
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6 · The paper itselfAbstract
objectiveInverse probability weighting is a fundamental and general methodology for estimating the causal effects of exposures and interventions, but standard approaches to constructing such weights are often suboptimal.
methodsIn this paper, we describe a recent approach for constructing such weights that directly balances covariates while optimizing the stability of the resulting weighting estimator.
resultsTo illustrate the use of this approach in mental health research, we present an exploratory study of the effects of exposure to violence on the risk of suicide attempt.
conclusionsThe direct balancing approach to weighting should be given strong consideration in empirical research due to its robustness and transparency in building weighting estimators.
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Biomedical ResearchCausalityMental DisordersMental HealthHumansMaleSuicide, AttemptedViolencecausal inferencecovariate balanceinverse probability weightingobservational studiespropensity scoresworld mental health
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PMCPMC11959416
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