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Title: | The Structure of Psychopathology: Toward an Expanded Quantitative Empirical Model | Contributor(s): | Wright, Aidan G C (author); Krueger, Robert F (author); Hobbs, Megan J (author) ; Markon, Kristian E (author); Eaton, Nicholas R (author); Slade, Tim (author) | Publication Date: | 2013-02 | Early Online Version: | 2012-10-15 | DOI: | 10.1037/a0030133 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28777 | Abstract: | There has been substantial recent interest in the development of a quantitative, empirically based model of psychopathology. However, the majority of pertinent research has focused on analyses of diagnoses, as described in current official nosologies. This is a significant limitation because existing diagnostic categories are often heterogeneous. In the current research, we aimed to redress this limitation of the existing literature, and to directly compare the fit of categorical, continuous, and hybrid (i.e., combined categorical and continuous) models of syndromes derived from indicators more fine-grained than diagnoses. We analyzed data from a large representative epidemiologic sample (the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing; N = 8,841). Continuous models provided the best fit for each syndrome we observed (distress, obsessive compulsivity, fear, alcohol problems, drug problems, and psychotic experiences). In addition, the best fitting higher-order model of these syndromes grouped them into three broad spectra: Internalizing, Externalizing, and Psychotic Experiences. We discuss these results in terms of future efforts to refine emerging empirically based, dimensional-spectrum model of psychopathology, and to use the model to frame psychopathology research more broadly. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122(1), p. 281-294 | Publisher: | American Psychological Association | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1939-1846 0021-843X |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy) 111706 Epidemiology 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320221 Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy) 420299 Epidemiology not elsewhere classified 520108 Testing, assessment and psychometrics |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920410 Mental Health | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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