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

T. Kaiser,P. Herzog,U. Voderholzer,E. Brakemeier

2021 · DOI: 10.1002/da.23136
Depression and Anxiety · 198 Citations

TLDR

Network analysis is used to examine bridge symptoms between anxiety and depression in a large sample to understand comorbidities as mutually reinforced problems.

Abstract

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 symptoms between anxiety and depression in a large sample.