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Comment
. 2019 Jan:42:e17.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X18001279.

Neither biological nor symptomatology reductionism: A call for integration in psychopathology research

Benjamin C Nephew  1 , Marcelo Febo  2 , Hudson P Santos  3
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Neither biological nor symptomatology reductionism: A call for integration in psychopathology research

Benjamin C Nephew et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

We agree with Borsboom et al. in challenging neurobiological reductionism, and underscore some specific strengths of a network approach. However, they do not acknowledge that a similar problem is present in current psychosocial frameworks. We discuss this challenge as well as describe valuable parallels between symptom and neurobiological network theories that will substantially augment psychopathological research when integrated.

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  • Reductionism in retreat.
    Borsboom D, Cramer AOJ, Kalis A. Borsboom D, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2019 Jan;42:e32. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X18002091. Behav Brain Sci. 2019. PMID: 30940245

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