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Fixed-Effects Models and Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders—Reply

Year: 2014

Type: letter

Abstract: We appreciate having the opportunity to respond to Sonis’ concerns(1) regarding our manuscript on advancing paternal age (APA) at childbearing.(2) It is important to note that the population and within-family estimates respond to different research questions. The population estimates examine how common it is that offspring born to fathers of different ages have psychopathology. The comparison of differentially exposed siblings and cousins using fixed effects models, on the other hand, examine the magnitude of the risk for psychopathology in offspring associated with paternal age while holding other factors constant.

Source: JAMA Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.693

Authors: Brian M. D’Onofrio, Arvid Sjölander, Paul Lichtenstein

Institutions: Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, Karolinska Institutet

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development