3-071 - New Insights into the Structure of Psychopathology: The Dysregulation Profile and the General Factor of Psychopathology

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Integrative Statement

In the past decade, there has been a growing interest in research examining the structure of developmental psychopathology. We are moving away from a narrow view in which specific psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD and anxiety disorders, are seen as entirely unique entities. More and more research is showing that as comorbidity is very high (i.e. psychiatric disorders often co-occur together), we need new ways to look at the structure of psychopathology. This symposium is inspired by recent factor-analytical approaches to examine the structure of common mental disorders, by implying that the propensity to develop any common mental disorder can be summarized by one underlying factor (i.e., the general psychopathology factor or the Dysregulation Profile).

The first paper discusses factorial research of the Child Behavior Checklist - Dysregulation Profile: demonstrating it is best conceptualized as a broad syndrome of dysregulation, associated with a broad range of adverse external criteria. The second paper examined the general factor of psychopathology approach, a latent variable underlying emotional and behavioral problems, demonstrating relations with IQ, temperament, and brain development. The third paper is an investigation into potential overlap and differences between the Dysregulation Profile and the general factor of psychopathology, showing that these two approaches might be more alike than different. All researchers will discuss methodological approaches to examining the structure of psychopathology as well as clinical implications of these models.
Our discussant, an expert in the field of child and adolescent developmental psychopathology, will discuss these findings and lead the audience discussion.

Sub Unit

• Methods, History, Theory

Chair

• Marike H. F. Deutz, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University

Discussant

• Robert Althoff, University of Vermont

Individual Presentations

• The Factor Structure of The Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile: Evidence for a Broad Dysregulation Syndrome - Presenting Author: Sanne Barbara Geeraerts, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University; Marike H. F. Deutz, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University; Maja Deković, Utrecht University; Anneloes L. Van Baar, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University; Peter Prinzie, Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam

• The General Psychopathology Factor in School-Aged Children: Associations with Brain Development, IQ, And Temperament - Presenting Author: Alexander Neumann, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC; Ryan Muetzel, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC; Ben Lahey, Departments of Health Studies and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago; Henning Tiemeier, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC

• Same with a Different Name? Comparing General Psychopathology and Dysregulation Profile in Middle Childhood and Adolescence - Presenting Author: Marike H. F. Deutz, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University; Sanne Barbara Geeraerts, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University; Maja Deković, Utrecht University; Anneloes L. Van Baar, Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University; Peter Prinzie, Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Jay Belsky, University of California, Davis; Praveetha Patalay, University of Liverpool