Anhedonia as a transdiagnostic symptom across psychological disorders: a network approach.

Melissa G GuineauN IkaniM RinckR M CollardP van EijndhovenI TendolkarA H ScheneE S BeckerJ N Vrijsen

Published in: Psychological medicine (2022)

The results suggest that anhedonia may serve as a common underlying transdiagnostic psychopathology feature, predictive of the severity of symptom clusters of depression, AS, ADHD, and ASD. Thus, anhedonia may be associated with the high comorbidity between these symptom clusters and disorders. If our results will be replicated in future studies, it is recommended for clinicians to be more vigilant about screening for anhedonia and/or depression severity in individuals diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, ADHD and/or ASD.

Keyphrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
working memory
intellectual disability
patient reported
machine learning
palliative care
case control
physical activity