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. 2023 Apr;64(4):503-505.
doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13766. Epub 2023 Feb 17.

Modeling the malleable mental health trajectory - a commentary on Oldehinkel and Ormel (2023)

Henning Tiemeier  1
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Modeling the malleable mental health trajectory - a commentary on Oldehinkel and Ormel (2023)

Henning Tiemeier. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

In their Annual Research Review titled 'Stability of psychopathology: Lessons learned from longitudinal population surveys' (Oldehinkel & Ormel, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2022) argue that psychological and psychiatric researchers should not only compare groups but also focus on the within-person variability using repeated measurements in longitudinal studies to advance our understanding of emotional and behavioral problems. I argue adopting such within-person approaches might also change how we think about causality and might lead us to more successful intervention research.

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