Beyond Discrete Classifications: A Computational Approach to the Continuum of Cognition and Behavior in Children
Anthony Gagnon,
No information about this author
Virginie Gillet,
No information about this author
Anne-Sandrine Desautels
No information about this author
et al.
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 16, 2025
Abstract
Psychiatry
is
undergoing
a
shift
toward
precision
medicine,
demanding
personalized
approaches
that
capture
the
complexity
of
cognition
and
behavior.
Here,
we
introduce
novel
referential
four
robust,
replicable,
generalizable
cognitive
behavioral
profiles.
These
were
derived
from
most
prominent
pediatric
cohort
(n=10,843)
validated
in
two
independent
cohorts
(n=195
n=271).
We
demonstrate
profiles’
longitudinal
stability
consistency
with
clinical
diagnoses
while
exposing
critical
discrepancies
across
parent-reported,
youth-reported,
expert-derived
diagnoses.
Beyond
validation,
showcase
real-world
utility
our
approach
by
linking
profiles
to
environmental
factors,
revealing
associations
between
parental
influences
youths’
Our
fuzzy
profiling
framework
moves
beyond
discrete
classification,
offering
powerful
tool
refine
psychiatric
evaluation
intervention.
provide
an
open-source
framework,
enabling
researchers
clinicians
fast-track
implementation
foster
data-driven,
domain-based
diagnosis.
findings
advocate
for
broadening
scope
assessment.
Language: Английский
Positive and negative affect, related mental health traits, and cognitive performance: shared genetic architecture and potential causality
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 2, 2024
Altered
affect
and
cognitive
dysfunction
are
transdiagnostic,
burdensome,
pervasive
features
of
many
psychiatric
conditions
which
remain
poorly
understood
have
few
efficacious
treatments.
Research
on
the
genetic
architecture
these
phenotypes
causal
relationships
between
them
may
provide
insight
into
their
aetiology
comorbidity.
Using
data
from
Lifelines
Cohort
Study,
we
conducted
genome-wide
association
studies
(GWAS)
positive
negative
four
domains
(working
memory,
reaction
time,
visual
learning
executive
function).
publicly
available
large
GWAS
related
-
albeit
distinct-phenotypes
(depression,
anxiety,
wellbeing,
general
ability
[GCA])
correlation
Mendelian
randomization
(MR)
analyses
to
examine
overlap
relationships.
We
identified
one
hit
(
Language: Английский