Transdiagnostic Psychopathology in a Help-Seeking Population of an Early Recognition Center for Mental Disorders: Protocol for an Experience Sampling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevention in psychiatry provides a promising way to address the burden of mental illness. However, established approaches focus on specific diagnoses and do not address the heterogeneity and manifold potential outcomes of help-seeking populations that present at early recognition services. Conceptualizing the psychopathology manifested in help-seeking populations from a network perspective of interacting symptoms allows transdiagnostic investigations beyond binary disease categories. Furthermore, modern technologies such as smartphones facilitate the application of the Experience Sampling Method (ESM).

Objective

This study is a combination of ESM with network analyses to provide valid insights beyond the established assessment instruments in a help-seeking popula

SUBMITTER: Rosen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379784 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature