The field of psychiatry is in crisis. The case for causal modelling in observational data as a supplement to psychiatric epidemiology and clinical trials
Introduction The field of psychiatry is in a crisis.Developments in pharmacology and psychotherapy, reforms in services, increased spending and reduced treatment-gap have not substantially improved prognosis for patients in psychiatry.Mental disorder remains lethal short-term and disabling long term.In comparison, prognosis has improved dramaticall