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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Benjamin C. Nephew ,
Marcelo Febo  and
Hudson P Santos Jr.
Benjamin C. Nephew
Affiliation:
Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01605. bcnephew@aol.comhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Benjamin_Nephe Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
Marcelo Febo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610. febo@ufl.eduhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcelo_Febo
Hudson P Santos Jr.
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. hsantos@unc.eduhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hudson_Santos_Jr
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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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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e17
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