Commentary: The dynamic panel model: a promising approach to clarify sources of influence in developmental psychopathology – a commentary on Wichstrøm et al. (2017). (23rd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Klein, Annette M.; Bergmann, Sarah; White, Lars O.
• Is Part Of: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry and allied disciplines. Volume 58:Number 11(2017)
• Page Start: 1248
• Page End: 1250
• Publication Date: 2017-10-23
• Subjects: Child psychology -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; 155.4
• DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12820
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9630

Abstract

Abstract : In their study, Wichstrøm et al. (2017) have proposed a novel groundbreaking approach for developmental psychopathology that undoubtedly will inspire other research. Applying the dynamic panel model (DPM), the authors were able to show that within‐disorder (homotypic) and between‐disorder (heterotypic) continuities of psychiatric symptoms are mostly due to unmeasured time‐invariant factors while only few effects of earlier symptoms on later symptoms remained significant after accounting for these factors. The DPM calls for future applications of this approach to samples across different countries, diverse developmental phases, and in various settings – community samples and clinical samples alike. Abstract : Read the full article at doi:10.1111/jcpp.12754