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Comorbidity: The case of developmental psychopathology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2010

Aribert Rothenberger
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany. arothen@gwdg.deabecker4@gwdg.de
Tobias Banaschewski
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mannheim Central Institute of Mental Health, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. tobias.banaschewski@zi-mannheim.de
Andreas Becker
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany. arothen@gwdg.deabecker4@gwdg.de
Veit Roessner
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Dresden, 01187 Dresden, Germany. Veit.Roessner@uniklinikum-dresden.de

Abstract

In developmental psychopathology, differentiating between the coexistence and the clinical entity of two problem areas is of utmost importance. So far, logistic regression analysis has already provided helpful answers, as shown in studies on comorbidity of tic disorders. While the concept of bridging symptoms may be investigated adequately by both logistic regression and the network approach, the former (latent variable) seems to be of advantage with regard to the problems of multiple comorbidities and development.

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Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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