Open AccessThe Study of Psychopathology from the Network Analysis Perspective: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Alba Contreras,
Inés Nieto,
Carmen Valiente,
Regina Espinosa,
Carmelo Vázquez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychotherapy and psychosomatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.531
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1423-0348
pISSN - 0033-3190
DOI - 10.1159/000497425
Subject(s) - psychopathology , borderline personality disorder , psychology , anxiety , psycinfo , clinical psychology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , personality disorders , mood disorders , mood , personality , medline , social psychology , political science , law
Network analysis (NA) is an analytical tool that allows one to explore the map of connections and eventual dynamic influences among symptoms and other elements of mental disorders. In recent years, the use of NA in psychopathology has rapidly grown, which calls for a systematic and critical analysis of its clinical utility.