Selection criteria and generalizability within the counterfactual framework: explaining the paradox of antidepressant-induced suicidality?

Title : Selection criteria and generalizability within the counterfactual framework: explaining the paradox of antidepressant-induced suicidality?

Source : PubMed
ID : 19342462
Authors : Weisberg HI, Hayden VC, Pontes VP
Year : 2009
Disease Category : Mental disorder
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Priori
Single-study Generalibility? : Single
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : A counterfactual model is developed to represent the selection process explicitly. This simple extension of the standard counterfactual model is used to explore the implications of restrictive exclusion criteria intended to eliminate high-risk individuals
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : No
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Real-world data sources : patients in a hospital
Target Population Data Type Levels : Hospital