On the transience or stability of subthreshold psychopathology.

ABSTRACT: Symptoms of psychopathology lie on a continuum ranging from mental health to psychiatric disorders. Although much research has focused on progression along this continuum, for most individuals, subthreshold symptoms do not escalate into full-blown disorders. This study investigated how the stability of psychopathological symptoms (attractor strength) varies across severity levels (homebase). Data were retrieved from the TRAILS TRANS-ID study, where 122 at-risk young adults (mean age 23.6 years old, 57% males) monitored their mental states daily for a period of six months (± 183 observations per participant). We estimated each individual's homebase and attractor strength using generalized additive mixed models. Regression analyses showed no association between homebases and attractor streng

SUBMITTER: Schreuder MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature