Associations, causation and model in psychiatry Associações, causas e modelos em psiquiatria
This paper discusses models, associations and causation in psychiatry. The different types of association (linear, positive, negative, exponential, partial, U shaped relationship, hidden and spurious) between variables involved in mental disorders are presented as well as the use of multiple regress...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852009000300010 |