As social scientists, any research methodology that we use will represent a trade-off in terms of the strengths of the study versus potential limitations. No research is perfect, but it can be valid ...

Introduction Depression is a major global health challenge, with onset commonly occurring in youth. There is an urgent need to better understand the epidemiology of depression to facilitate better ...

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) affects up to 1 in 5 people who try cannabis. In order to develop effective interventions to prevent and treat CUD, it is important to identify the factors that predict it.

The workshop focused on challenges that are specific to the types of longitudinal studies supported by NIA and aimed to identify areas of methodological research that could be pursued in order to ...

Longitudinal studies are required to measure individual differences in human brain aging, but are challenging over short intervals due to measurement error. Using ...