Can we predict the direction of sudden shifts in symptoms? Transdiagnostic implications from a complex systems perspective on psychopathology

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 380-387

  Wichers, Marieke ^a   Schreuder, Marieke J ^a   Goekoop, Rutger ^b   Groen, Robin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Parnassia Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex systems; psychopathology; transdiagnostic approach

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMS THEORY;

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 85052660426     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291718002064     Document Type: Review

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