Open AccessEstimating the Association Between Mental Health Disorders and Suicide: a Review of Common Sources of Bias and Challenges and Opportunities for US-Based Research
Author(s) -
Josie J Caves Sivaraman,
Rebecca B. Naumann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current epidemiology reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2196-2995
DOI - 10.1007/s40471-020-00250-5
Subject(s) - mental health , association (psychology) , psychology , psychiatry , data science , medicine , computer science , psychotherapist
The purpose of this review is to 1) illuminate prevalent methodological approaches and estimates of association between mental health diagnoses and suicide from the meta-analytic literature; 2) discuss key internal and external validity concerns with these estimates; and 3) highlight some of the unique attributes and challenges in US-based suicide research and opportunities to move the evidence base forward.