The use of ambulatory assessments (AAs) as an approach to gather self-reported
questionnaires or self-collected biochemical data is constantly increasing to investigate the …

Early warning signals are considered to be generic indicators of a system's accumulating
instability and 'critical slowing down'prior to substantial and abrupt transitions between …

Objective: Recurrent depressive episodes are preceded by changing mean levels of
repeatedly assessed emotions (eg, feeling restless), which can be detected in real time …

Drawing on dynamical systems theory, we investigated whether within-persons-detected
early-warning signals in momentary affect preceded critical transitions toward lower levels of …

Based on dynamical-systems theory, in the current study, we aimed to investigate if
recurrence of depression is systematically preceded by within-persons early warning signals …

BackgroundIncreased autocorrelation (AR) of system-specific measures has been
suggested as a predictor for critical transitions in complex systems. Increased AR of mood …

Background Challenging behaviors like aggression and self-injury are dangerous for clients
and staff in residential care. These behaviors are not well understood and therefore often …

Early warnings signs (EWSs) can anticipate abrupt changes in system state, known as
“critical transitions,” by detecting dynamic variations, including increases in variance …

BackgroundChildhood trauma (CT) may increase vulnerability to psychopathology through
affective dysregulation (greater variability, autocorrelation, and instability of emotional …

BackgroundDiagnosis in psychiatry faces familiar challenges. Validity and utility remain
elusive, and confusion regarding the fluid and arbitrary border between mental health and …