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The need for a behavioural science focus in research on mental health and mental disorders

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The need for a behavioural science focus in research on mental health and mental disorders. / Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Knappe, Susanne; Andersson, Gerhard et al.
In: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, Vol. 23, No. S1, 01.01.2014, p. 28-40.

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Harvard

Wittchen, H-U, Knappe, S, Andersson, G, Araya, R, Banos Rivera, RM, Barkham, M, Bech, P, Beckers, T, Berger, TK, Berking, M, Berrocal, C, Botella, CM, Carlbring, P, Chouinard, G, Colom, F, Csillag, C, Cuijpers, P, David, D, Emmelkamp, PMG, Essau, CA, Fava, GA, Goschke, T, Hermans, D, Hofmann, SG, Lutz, W, Muris, P, Ollendick, TH, Raes, F, Rief, W, Riper, H, Tossani, E, Van Der Oord, S, Vervliet, B, Haro, JM & Schumann, G 2014, 'The need for a behavioural science focus in research on mental health and mental disorders', International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, vol. 23, no. S1, pp. 28-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1409

APA

Wittchen, H.-U., Knappe, S., Andersson, G., Araya, R., Banos Rivera, R. M., Barkham, M., Bech, P., Beckers, T., Berger, T. K., Berking, M., Berrocal, C., Botella, C. M., Carlbring, P., Chouinard, G., Colom, F., Csillag, C., Cuijpers, P., David, D., Emmelkamp, P. M. G., ... Schumann, G. (2014). The need for a behavioural science focus in research on mental health and mental disorders. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 23(S1), 28-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1409

Vancouver

Wittchen HU, Knappe S, Andersson G, Araya R, Banos Rivera RM, Barkham M et al. The need for a behavioural science focus in research on mental health and mental disorders. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 2014 Jan 1;23(S1):28-40. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1409

Bibtex

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abstract = "Psychology as a science offers an enormous diversity of theories, principles, and methodological approaches to understand mental health, abnormal functions and behaviours and mental disorders. A selected overview of the scope, current topics as well as strength and gaps in Psychological Science may help to depict the advances needed to inform future research agendas specifically on mental health and mental disorders. From an integrative psychological perspective, most maladaptive health behaviours and mental disorders can be conceptualized as the result of developmental dysfunctions of psychological functions and processes as well as neurobiological and genetic processes that interact with the environment. The paper presents and discusses an integrative translational model, linking basic and experimental research with clinical research as well as population-based prospective-longitudinal studies. This model provides a conceptual framework to identify how individual vulnerabilities interact with environment over time, and promote critical behaviours that might act as proximal risk factors for ill-health and mental disorders. Within the models framework, such improved knowledge is also expected to better delineate targeted preventive and therapeutic interventions that prevent further escalation in early stages before the full disorder and further complications thereof develop. In contrast to conventional {"}personalized medicine{"} that typically targets individual (genetic) variation of patients who already have developed a disease to improve medical treatment, the proposed framework model, linked to a concerted funding programme of the {"}Science of Behaviour Change{"}, carries the promise of improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of health-risk behaviour constellations as well as mental disorders.",
keywords = "Health sciences, Agenda, Behaviour change, Health behaviour, Mental disorder, Mental health, Personalized medicine, Psychology, Translation, Psychology",
author = "Hans-Ulrich Wittchen and Susanne Knappe and Gerhard Andersson and Ricardo Araya and {Banos Rivera}, {Rosa M.} and Michael Barkham and Per Bech and Tom Beckers and Berger, {Thomas K.} and M. Berking and Carmen Berrocal and Botella, {Cristina M.} and Per Carlbring and Guy Chouinard and Francesc Colom and Claudio Csillag and Pim Cuijpers and Daniel David and Emmelkamp, {Paul Maria Gerardus} and Essau, {Cecilia Ahmoi} and Fava, {Giovanni Andrea} and Thomas Goschke and Dirk Hermans and Hofmann, {Stefan G.} and Wolfgang Lutz and Peter Muris and Ollendick, {Thomas H.} and Filip Raes and Winfried Rief and Heleen Riper and Eliana Tossani and {Van Der Oord}, Saskia and Bram Vervliet and Haro, {Josep Maria} and Gunter Schumann",
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AU - Knappe, Susanne

AU - Andersson, Gerhard

AU - Araya, Ricardo

AU - Banos Rivera, Rosa M.

AU - Barkham, Michael

AU - Bech, Per

AU - Beckers, Tom

AU - Berger, Thomas K.

AU - Berking, M.

AU - Berrocal, Carmen

AU - Botella, Cristina M.

AU - Carlbring, Per

AU - Chouinard, Guy

AU - Colom, Francesc

AU - Csillag, Claudio

AU - Cuijpers, Pim

AU - David, Daniel

AU - Emmelkamp, Paul Maria Gerardus

AU - Essau, Cecilia Ahmoi

AU - Fava, Giovanni Andrea

AU - Goschke, Thomas

AU - Hermans, Dirk

AU - Hofmann, Stefan G.

AU - Lutz, Wolfgang

AU - Muris, Peter

AU - Ollendick, Thomas H.

AU - Raes, Filip

AU - Rief, Winfried

AU - Riper, Heleen

AU - Tossani, Eliana

AU - Van Der Oord, Saskia

AU - Vervliet, Bram

AU - Haro, Josep Maria

AU - Schumann, Gunter

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