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Conceptualizing neurodevelopmental disorders as networks: Promises and challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Kristien Hens ,
Kris Evers  and
Johan Wagemans
Kristien Hens
Affiliation:
Research Group Psychiatry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), 3000 Leuven, Belgium. kristien.hens@kuleuven.be Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Stadscampus, S.D.409, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. kristien.hens@uantwerpen.behttps://www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/kristien-hens/
Kris Evers
Affiliation:
Parenting and Special Education, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), 3000 Leuven, Belgium. kris.evers@kuleuven.behttps://www.kuleuven.be/laures/
Johan Wagemans
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), 3000 Leuven, Belgium. johan.wagemans@kuleuven.behttp://www.gestaltrevision.be/en/
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Abstract

The target article by Borsboom et al. proposes network models as an alternative to reductionist approaches in the analysis of mental disorders, using mood disorders such as depression and anxiety as examples. We ask how this framework can be applied to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Specifically, we raise a number of promises and challenges when conceptualizing neurodevelopmental disorders as networks.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e10
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