The network approach to psychopathology: a review of the literature 2008-2018 and an agenda for future research.

ABSTRACT: The network approach to psychopathology posits that mental disorders can be conceptualized and studied as causal systems of mutually reinforcing symptoms. This approach, first posited in 2008, has grown substantially over the past decade and is now a full-fledged area of psychiatric research. In this article, we provide an overview and critical analysis of 363 articles produced in the first decade of this research program, with a focus on key theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions. In addition, we turn our attention to the next decade of the network approach and propose critical avenues for future research in each of these domains. We argue that this program of research will be best served by working toward two overarching aims: (a) the identification of robust empirical

SUBMITTER: Robinaugh DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7334828 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature