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Moving Forward: Challenges and Directions for Psychopathological Network Theory and Methodology

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Fried, Eiko I., Cramer, Angélique O. J.·2017·Perspectives on Psychological Science
DOI 10.1177/1745691617705892
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Since the introduction of mental disorders as networks of causally interacting symptoms, this novel framework has received considerable attention. The past years have resulted in over 40 scientific publications and numerous conference symposia and workshops. Now is an excellent moment to take stock of the network approach: What are its most fundamental challenges, and what are potential ways forward in addressing them? After a brief conceptual introduction, we first discuss challenges to network theory: (1) What is the validity of the network approach beyond some commonly investigated disorders such as major depression? (2) How do we best define psychopathological networks and their constituent elements? And (3) how can we gain a better understanding of the causal nature and real-life underpinnings of associations among symptoms? Next, after a short technical introduction to network modeling, we discuss challenges to network methodology: (4) heterogeneity of samples studied with network analytic models, and (5) a lurking replicability crisis in this strongly data-driven and exploratory field. Addressing these challenges may propel the network approach from its adolescence into adulthood and promises advances in understanding psychopathology both at the nomothetic and idiographic level.

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Authors
Fried, E. I., & Cramer, A. O. J.
Venue
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2017-09-05
Volume
12
Issue
6
Pages
999-1020
ISSN
  • 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-6924
DOI
10.1177/1745691617705892
OpenAlex
W2601774270
Cited by
938
References
125
FWCI
78.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Funders
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (451-14-002)

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Fried, E. I., & Cramer, A. O. J. (2017). Moving Forward: Challenges and Directions for Psychopathological Network Theory and Methodology. Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617705892

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