Network analysis of depression, anxiety, and NSSI symptoms in adolescents: a clinical sample study
Xiaoyu Jiang, Zhikun Zhang, Ziyi Wei, Guangde Shi, Miaoyu Yu, Junduan Wu · 2026
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Xiaoyu Jiang and five co-authors present a 2026 study mapping how depression, anxiety, and self-harm symptoms connect in teenagers. Rather than treating each diagnosis as a lump, network analysis treats symptoms as nodes that trigger each other. The team assessed two hundred adolescent patients with depression using standard scales for depression, anxiety, and self-harm. They then built a network and looked for the most central and bridging symptoms.
Uncontrollable worry, excessive worry, restlessness, and suicidal thoughts sat at the network's center. Two symptoms acted as bridges between the mood clusters and self-harm: physical agitation or slowing, and irritability. Stability checks supported the map. The authors suggest these central and bridge symptoms as prime targets for treatment. Easing them might loosen the whole symptom web in depressed teens.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiaoyu Jiang, Zhikun Zhang, Ziyi Wei, Guangde Shi, Miaoyu Yu, Junduan Wu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |