Unraveling the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in a large inpatient sample: Network analysis to examine bridge symptoms

• Published in: Depression and anxiety Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 307 - 317
• Main Authors: Kaiser, Tim, Herzog, Philipp, Voderholzer, Ulrich, Brakemeier, Eva‐Lotta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology; Appetite; assessment/diagnosis; Comorbidity; Depression; Female; Humans; Intellectual disabilities; International; Male; measurement/psychometrics; Medical diagnosis; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mood; phobia/phobic disorders; Psychomotor Agitation; depression; measurement/psychometrics; International; assessment/diagnosis; phobia/phobic disorders

Background Comorbidities in mental disorders are often understood by assuming a common cause. The network theory of mental disorders offers an alternative to this assumption by understanding comorbidities as mutually reinforced problems. In this study, we used network analysis to examine bridge symp...