Applications and Merits of Bayesian Approach in Psychosomatic Medicine

Abstract

Given the application of Bayesian statistics in various scientific disciplines, few researchers in psychosomatic medicine, psychiatry, and psychology have used this approach in their studies. We believe that this gap arises because of scarce literature describing the actual applications and merits of Bayesian statistics in their respective areas of specialization. This article discusses how network analysis and statistical modeling are applied in real-world situations and reviews previous Bayesian statistics research. Further, we enumerate points to consider when conducting a study using Bayesian statistics.