Context v. algorithm: evidence that a transdiagnostic framework of contextual clinical characterization is of more clinical value than categorical diagnosis
van Os J, Pries L, Have M, de Graaf R, van Dorsselaer S, Bak M, Kenis G, Lin B, Gunther N, Luykx J, Rutten B, Guloksuz S. Context v. algorithm: evidence that a transdiagnostic framework of contextual clinical characterization is of more clinical value than categorical diagnosis. Psychological Medicine 2021, 53: 1825-1833. PMID: 37310330, PMCID: PMC10106290, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721003445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical characterizationPolygenic risk scoresClinical valueProspective general population cohortGeneral population cohortUse of medicationsPopulation attributable fractionPrediction of needDSM-IV diagnosisHealth care outcomesSymptom dimensionsTransdiagnostic frameworkClinical factorsAttributable fractionEtiological factorsRisk scoreCare outcomesCategorical algorithmService usePopulation cohortSociodemographic factorsTransdiagnostic symptom dimensionsPhysical healthDiagnosisDSM diagnoses